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Archive for May, 2011
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
As part of the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to assisting the long-term recovery efforts of communities affected by recent severe weather, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), Hackleburg Mayor Douglas Gunnin, Alabama Emergency Management Agency Director Art Faulkner, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Coordinating Officer Mike Byrne in Hackleburg, Ala. to survey the progress made in response and recovery efforts in the month following the storms and tornadoes that struck the Southeast region this spring.
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined Indianapolis Mayor Gregory Ballard, Indiana State Homeland Security Advisor and Emergency Manager Joe Wainscott, and Indianapolis Director of Public Safety Frank Straub to announce a new partnership to bring the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) "If You See Something, Say Something™" public awareness campaign to the Indianapolis 500 - an effort that will help ensure the safety and security of fans, employees, and race crews by identifying and reporting suspicious activity.
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
Secretary Napolitano visited New Delhi on May 25-27 to launch the first-ever U.S.-India Homeland Security Dialogue—a critical step forward in the ongoing partnership between the United States and India to strengthen homeland security and counterterrorism collaboration and ensure the safety and security of both nations.
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Testimony of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Director Sean McGurk, NPPD, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, "Cybersecurity: Assessing the Immediate Threat to The United States"
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Allen Gina testified before the before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) trade enforcement role, specifically in detecting and preventing the circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on imported goods.
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited Mumbai on May 24-25 to meet with her Indian counterparts and law enforcement officials - a critical step forward in the ongoing U.S.-India strategic partnership to coordinate counterterrorism and law enforcement efforts between the two countries and ensure the safety and security of U.S. and Indian citizens.
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, while traveling in India to launch the U.S.-India Homeland Security Dialogue, this morning called Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin to express her condolences on behalf of the federal family and to offer support for the communities affected by last night’s deadly tornados.
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
J. Scott Ballman, Jr. testified before the before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to discuss the efforts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to combat illegal trade practices and investigate commercial fraud activities, including the evasion of anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD).
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Gary Mead discussed non-removable aliens and the impact of Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 121 S. Ct. 2491 (2001), on the day-to-day operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
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