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| Remarks by Secretary Tom Ridge at the Center for Homeland Security's 2004 Homeland and Global Security Summit |
| Wednesday, Mar 31, 2004 |
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| Department of Homeland Security Awards Billions in Grants to State and Local Governments |
| Tuesday, Mar 30, 2004 |
| In the coming weeks, the Department of Homeland Security will award $2.2 billion from the State Homeland Security Grant Program and $725 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative to state and local governments to help first responders across the nation better protect their communities. |
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| Secretary Tom Ridge Announces Appointment of Two New Members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council's State and Local Senior Advisory Committee |
| Tuesday, Mar 30, 2004 |
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| Swearing in Remarks by Clark Kent Ervin, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security |
| Monday, Mar 29, 2004 |
| Swearing in Remarks by Clark Kent Ervin, Inspector General, Monday, March 29, 2004 |
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| Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center |
| Thursday, Mar 25, 2004 |
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| Fact Sheet: Protecting the Nation's Ports |
| Tuesday, Mar 23, 2004 |
| As a member of the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard continues to play an integral role in maintaining the operations of our ports and waterways by providing a secure environment in which mariners and the American people can safely go about the business of living and working freely. Fact sheet offers highlights of Coast Guard's port security efforts. |
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| Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at the American Association of Port Authorities Spring Conference |
| Tuesday, Mar 23, 2004 |
| Secretary Ridge speaks on port security at AAPA conference in Washington, D.C. |
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| Fact Sheet: Rail and Transit Security Initiatives |
| Monday, Mar 22, 2004 |
| The responsibility of securing our nation's rail and mass transit systems is a shared one. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Transportation (DOT) and other federal agencies have taken significant steps to enhance rail and transit security in the last two years in partnership with the public and private entities that own and operate the nation's transit and rail systems. Efforts the past two years have focused on greater information sharing between the industry and all levels of government, assessing vulnerabilities in the rail and transit sector to develop new security measures and plans, increasing training and public awareness campaigns and providing greater assistance and funding for rail transit activities. |
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| Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at a Press Conference on Rail Security |
| Monday, Mar 22, 2004 |
| Remarks at press conference including questions. March 22, 2004 |
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| Department of Homeland Security Announces Arizona Border Control Initiative |
| Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 |
| In a first -of- its- kind effort to achieve an even safer and more secure Southwest border, Department of Homeland Security unveiled the "Arizona Border Control (ABC) Initiative." This landmark program supports the priority mission of Homeland Security agencies to detect and deter terrorist activities and cross-border illegal trafficking of people and drugs. |
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| Department of Homeland Security Announces Homeland Security Funding Task Force |
| Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 |
| A Homeland Security Funding Task Force composed of state, county, city, and tribal representatives will examine the funding process and ensure that Department of Homeland Security funds move quickly to local first responders. Members of Task Force attached. |
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| Fact Sheet: Arizona Border Control Initiative |
| Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 |
| Fact Sheet includes information on program goals and important metrics and processes. |
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| US-Visit Fact Sheet: U.S. Land Borders |
| Thursday, Mar 11, 2004 |
| US-VISIT entry procedures are currently in place at 115 airports and 14 seaports. This year,
US-VISIT will be expanded to the 50 busiest land ports of entry. This Fact Sheet provides more information on the expansion to land ports. |
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| Remarks for Secretary Tom Ridge on Fighting Global Terrorism: Security and Cooperation in the 21st Century |
| Tuesday, Mar 9, 2004 |
| Secretary Ridge addresses the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore. |
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| Secretary Tom Ridge Announces Appointment of New Member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council |
| Monday, Mar 8, 2004 |
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| Remarks of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge at Media Availability with Governor Linda Lingle |
| Friday, Mar 5, 2004 |
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| Remarks of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee |
| Thursday, Mar 4, 2004 |
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| Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at the National Association of Counties Annual Legislative Conference |
| Wednesday, Mar 3, 2004 |
| SECRETARY RIDGE: Thank you. It's a pleasure to speak to the leaders of the nation's counties once again, as we celebrate the Department of Homeland Security's first anniversary. The last time we met formally was when the Department was a few days old. Of course, that was hardly the last time we spoke with one another. |
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| Department of Homeland Security Announces Opening of Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Application Period |
| Tuesday, Mar 2, 2004 |
| The Department of Homeland Security opened the application period for the Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program on Monday, March 1, 2004. It will be open through Friday, April 2, 2004. The Department invites fire departments throughout the United States to apply for assistance under this program. |
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| Remarks by the President on the One-Year Anniversary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| Tuesday, Mar 2, 2004 |
| "Many of you were here from day one. Others have come aboard in the days since. Yet, from the President to the Secretary to the newest employee, all of us here are tasked with a single, vital mission: to secure the American homeland and to protect the American people. There is no duty more important. We're meeting that duty together, and on behalf of a grateful nation, I thank you all for what you do to defend our country." |
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| Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Approves National Incident Management System (NIMS) |
| Monday, Mar 1, 2004 |
| U. S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge today announced approval of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the Nation's first standardized management plan that creates a unified structure for Federal, state, and local lines of government for incident response. "NIMS gives all of our Nation's responders the same framework for incident management and fully puts into practice the concept of, 'One mission, one team, one fight,'" Ridge said. |
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| Fact Sheet: National Incident Management System (NIMS) |
| Monday, Mar 1, 2004 |
| National Incident Management System (NIMS) establishes standardized incident management processes, protocols, and procedures that all responders--Federal, state, tribal, and local--will use to coordinate and conduct response actions. Learn about NIMS and download the document. |
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