The Department of Homeland Security held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new headquarters in Washington, D.C., with remarks from a number of officials, including Acting Secretary Kevin…
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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen outlined her 2019 priorities for the agency at an event hosted by Auburn University in Washington, D.C. Following her speech, Secretary Nielsen spoke with…
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President Trump made brief remarks after Vice President Pence ceremonially swore in retired Marine General John Kelly as the new homeland security secretary at the agency’s headquarters.…
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke to reporters about updates to the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS). This revision added an “intermediate” threat advisory level called a…
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke to reporters about travel safety and security before boarding an Amtrak train at Washington D.C.'s Union Station for the Thanksgiving holiday. He…
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson joined U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy at a press conference at U.S. Secret Service Headquarters to thank Secret Service personnel and other…
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke to reportersthe need for Congress to pass a full-year appropriations bill to fund the agency beyond the February 27 deadline. He was joined by…
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Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano spoke at a farewell ceremony. The former New Mexico governor was preparing to become the president of the University of California system…
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Janet Napolitano gave her farewell speech as secretary of the Homeland Security Department (DHS) at the National Press Club. She highlighted the accomplishments of DHS during her four-and-a-half years tenure and…
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President George Bush, Secretary Michael Chertoff, and former Secretary Tom Ridge spoke to department staff to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.…
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Secretary Chertoff and other department officials announced the Bush administration’s proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Homeland Security, including protection from…
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Secretary Chertoff announced the fiscal year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program and the new rules for distributing the grants. Topics included incentive grants, funds for state and local…
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Secretary Michael Chertoff spoke to reporters about a new rail security package targeting high risk hazardous materials in transit. He also responded to questions from reporters.
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Secretary Chertoff presented a review of the Department of Homeland Security, talking about the accomplishments of the past year and his goals and priorities for 2007. Topics included…
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Secretary Chertoff was joined by senior officials from the Department of Energy, the Department of State, and the Ambassador to Pakistan to speak to the press about cargo security. The…
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Secretary Chertoff spoke to reporters about the fiscal year 2007 federal budget for the Department of Homeland Security, which was released earlier in the day. He talked about Hurricane…
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Secretary Ridge announced a change in the terror threat level. He noted that information about specific threats against financial sectors in New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C.…
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Secretary Ridge announced an update on both the status of terrorist attack threats this summer and on the efforts of law enforcement and homeland security professionals across the U.S. to…
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This public meeting of the Homeland Security Advisory Council focused on the funding of homeland security programs.
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Following a closed-door meeting, Secretary Ridge and Commissioner Vitorino talked about joint U.S.-European efforts to combat terrorism and provide security. Among the specific issues…
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