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Archive for July, 2011
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Testimony of Rear Admiral David Callahan, USCG, before the House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, "The Reserve Components as an Operational Force: Potential Legislative and Policy Changes"
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Testimony of Rear Admiral Frederick Kenney, USCG, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, "How to Improve Operations and Implement Efficiencies for the United States Coast Guard" (The U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act for 2011)
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Testimony of Acting Deputy Under Secretary Greg Schaffer, NPPD, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, "Ten Years After 9/11: Emergency Communications"
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Testimony of Commandant Admiral Robert Papp, USCG, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, "Defending U.S. Economic Interests in the Changing Arctic: Is There a Strategy?"
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign today announced a new partnership with Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) America — an initiative that will help protect millions of children from online threats by encouraging Internet safety.
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
DNDO Director Warren Stern discussed nuclear detection and talked about the challenges faced by DNDO and the path forward for enhancing and implementing the architecture domestically.
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Frederick Kenney appeared before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to discuss the Coast Guard's proposed legislative program.
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of today's attacks in Norway. The United States stands in solidarity with the Norwegian people, and we offer our deepest condolences. These attacks are a sobering reminder that extremist threats continue to persist in our world, and we all must work together to defeat them wherever they arise. The United States will provide our full support to our Norwegian counterparts to help assist in the investigation of today's attacks and to prevent further harm."
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today met with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to highlight the strategic partnership between the United States and New Zealand to strengthen aviation security, protect critical cyber networks and infrastructure, and make the global supply chain system stronger, smarter and more resilient through programs such as the Secure Supply Chain Initiative - an international effort to enlist other nations, international bodies and the private sector to strengthen the security and resiliency of the global supply chain.
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
To address the demands and challenges of emergency management, the work of FEMA is interconnected with all our partners and stakeholders in an effort we call the "Whole Community." As part of this effort, FEMA and its partners at the federal level; state, local, and tribal governments; non-governmental organizations in the non-profit, faith-based, and private sector communities; as well as individuals and communities work together to leverage our strengths to support emergency management efforts in communities across the country.
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