Below please find daily updates and press releases from the Department of Homeland Security:
Private Sector Preparedness and Response in Boston: DHS for a Day X
Posted: Thu Aug 09 07:45:00 PDT 2012By Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector Douglas A. SmithThe Private Sector Office hosted the tenth DHS for a Day on August 1st, in Boston, Massachusetts. This ongoing initiative is one example of DHS? commitment to collaborating with the private sector to share best practices and build valuable partnerships to keep our communities and businesses safer. The event highlighted op...
Preview the Next Generation of www.DHS.gov
Posted: Thu Aug 02 12:30:00 PDT 2012- Posted by Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Pia CarusoneThe Department of Homeland Security just redesigned its website and now you can take a look and offer your feedback before we officially launch the new website within the next two weeks and retire the old one. Here are tips to start your site tour of http://preview.dhs.gov/Visit the new Topics pages, with their own Resource Dir...
FLETC Conducts Women in Law Enforcement Leadership Training Program in Peru
Posted: Thu Aug 02 05:22:00 PDT 2012-Posted by Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Director Connie PatrickThe Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) recently completed its latest iteration of the Women in Law Enforcement Leadership Training Program in Lima, Peru where 38 female police officials from Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay participated in a five-day program on topics such as work-life balance, lead...
DHS Employee Elected to Prominent Post in Prestigious National Organization
Posted: Fri Jul 27 12:24:00 PDT 2012-Posted by Public AffairsThe Transportation Security Administration?s (TSA) Dr. Cedric Alexander, Federal Security Director at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, was recently elected 2nd Vice President to the National Organization for Black Law Enforcement (NOBLE). This is the first time a Department of Homeland Security employee has held this distinctive honor.Dr. Alexander, who celebrat...
Pia Carusone Named Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Posted: Fri Jul 27 06:28:00 PDT 2012-Posted by Public AffairsDHS announced that Pia Carusone, former Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has been appointed as the new Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Pia brings a wealth of experience in communications and homeland security issues in Congress and in her new role, will advise the Secretary on all matters related to public affairs, as well as oversee strategic...
Combating Human Trafficking, One Step at a Time
Posted: Wed Jul 25 12:48:00 PDT 2012-Posted by the Blue CampaignEvery year, millions of men, women, and children are enslaved in countries around the world, including the United States. Victims are lured with false promises of well-paying jobs or are manipulated by people they trust, ending up forced or coerced into prostitution, domestic servitude, farm or factory labor, or other types of forced labor. According to the Internati...
2012 Summer Olympics: Go for the Gold in Cybersecurity
Posted: Tue Jul 17 13:29:00 PDT 2012Posted by the Stop.Think.Connect.? CampaignFew events attract more online clicks, views, and downloads than the Olympics, but athletes aren?t the only ones getting ready for London. With the 2012 Summer Olympic Games just around the corner, cyber criminals and online scammers are sure to be on the prowl, hoping to take advantage of Internet users who let their guard down with offers of di...
The Truth About BioWatch: The Importance of Early Detection of a Potential Biological Attack
Posted: Thu Jul 12 11:34:00 PDT 2012-Posted by Dr. Alexander Garza, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for DHS We all know the importance of early detection in the treatment of diseases and medical emergencies. Routine screenings and monitoring as well as rapid response save thousands of lives every year. The same principles apply when mitigating the effects of biological threats, whi...
Building a World-Class Cybersecurity Team
Posted: Fri Jul 06 10:27:00 PDT 2012By Mark Weatherford, Deputy Under Secretary for CybersecurityToday, we are more connected to the Internet than ever before. We depend on a vast array of interdependent networks for communication, travel, powering our homes, running our economy, and obtaining government services. With so much of our daily lives dependent on cyberspace, cybersecurity has become an increasingly importa...
DHS Earns Third Consecutive ?A? in Annual Small Business Scorecard
Posted: Tue Jul 03 13:36:00 PDT 2012Posted by: Rafael Borras, Under Secretary for ManagementThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was recognized today with an ?A? rating by the Small Business Scorecard for its success in contracting with small businesses. This is the third year in a row DHS has received an ?A? rating.Each year, the Small Business Administration (SBA) releases its annual Small Business Procurement ...
