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| Secretary Ridge appoints Thomas J. Lockwood as the Director of the Office of National Capital Region Coordination |
| Friday, Apr 30, 2004 |
| Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge appointed Thomas J. Lockwood as the Director of the Office of National Capital Region Coordination, April 30, 2004. Mr. Lockwood has served as the Homeland Security Advisor to Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. from January 2003 through July 2003 and as the Deputy Director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security since July 2003. |
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| Secretary Ridge Addresses Federation of State Medical Boards |
| Thursday, Apr 29, 2004 |
| Secretary Ridge speaks on preparedness and the role of the medical community in homeland security at the Federation of State Medical Boards meeting. |
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| Secretary Ridge's Remarks at the Senior Executive Association Recognition Dinner |
| Thursday, Apr 29, 2004 |
| Secretary Ridge's remarks at the Senior Executive Association Recognition Dinner at the State Department in Washington, DC. |
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| Fact Sheet: President Bush Signs Biodefense for the 21st Century |
| Wednesday, Apr 28, 2004 |
| President Bush has made strengthening the nation's defenses against biological weapons a critical national priority from the outset of the administration -- investing over $10 billion since 2001. While significant progress has been made to protect America, President Bush instructed Federal departments and agencies to review their efforts and find new and better ways to secure America from bioattacks. |
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| Homeland Security Selects Texas A&M; University and University Of Minnesota to Lead New Centers of Excellence on Agro-Security |
| Tuesday, Apr 27, 2004 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today announces that Texas A&M; University and the University of Minnesota have been chosen to lead two new Homeland Security Centers of Excellence (HS-Centers) on agro-security. |
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| Fact Sheet: Partnering with the Nation's Universities |
| Tuesday, Apr 27, 2004 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is harnessing the nation's scientific knowledge to protect America and our way of life from terrorists and their weapons of mass destruction. The Office of University Programs is furthering this mission by engaging the academic community to create learning and research environments in areas critical to Homeland Security. |
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| Under Secretary Dr. Charles McQueary's Remarks at the Centers of Excellence Announcement Ceremony in Washington, DC |
| Tuesday, Apr 27, 2004 |
| Under Secretary Dr. Charles McQueary's speech announcing that the Department of Homeland Security has selected Texas A&M; University and the University of Minnesota to lead Homeland Security Centers of Excellence in the area of agricultural and food security. |
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| Deputy Secretary James Loy's Remarks at Kent State Symposium on Democracy |
| Monday, Apr 26, 2004 |
| Deputy Secretary Loy's Speech at the Kent State Symposium on Democracy in Kent, Ohio |
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| Homeland Security First to Define Interoperability Requirements for Nation's First Responder Community |
| Monday, Apr 26, 2004 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate today announced the release of the first comprehensive Statement of Requirements (SoR) document outlining future technology requirements for public safety wireless communications and interoperability. |
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| Fact Sheet: Homeland Security Establishes Its First Government "Think Tank" Homeland Security Institute |
| Friday, Apr 23, 2004 |
| In April 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate established the Homeland Security Institute, this is the Department's first government "think tank" or Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) |
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| Homeland Security Establishes Its First Government "Think Tank" |
| Friday, Apr 23, 2004 |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate today announced that Analytic Services Incorporated (ANSER) has been selected to operate the Homeland Security Institute, which is the Department's first Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). |
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| European Community and Department of Homeland Security Sign Landmark Agreement to Improve Container Security and Expand CSI |
| Thursday, Apr 22, 2004 |
| The European Community and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today signed an agreement that among other things, calls for the prompt expansion of Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Container Security Initiative throughout the European Community. |
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| Department of Homeland Security Announces Major Expansion of Minor League Baseball Partnership |
| Thursday, Apr 22, 2004 |
| Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge today announced that 52 Minor League Baseball teams in communities all across America - more than double the number that participated last year - have committed to featuring Ready public service announcements in their ballparks this spring and summer. |
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| Fact Sheet: "Ready" Campaign Update |
| Thursday, Apr 22, 2004 |
| Launched on February 19, 2003, the "Ready" Campaign is a national public service advertising campaign designed to educate and empower American citizens to prepare for and respond to potential terrorist attacks and other emergencies. The Ad Council declared it one of the most successful campaign launches in its 62-year history. |
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| U.S. Department of Homeland Security and National Science Foundation Partner to Increase the Ranks of America's Skilled Cyberdefenders |
| Thursday, Apr 22, 2004 |
| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced an agreement to co-sponsor and expand the existing NSF Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program. |
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| U.S. Department of Homeland Security and National Security Agency Elevate Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education Program to National Level |
| Thursday, Apr 22, 2004 |
| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Security Agency (NSA), a Department of Defense Agency, today announced an agreement to expand the NSA Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education to the national level, renaming the program the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. |
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| Testimony of Secretary Tom Ridge Before The House Judiciary Committee |
| Wednesday, Apr 21, 2004 |
| Secretary Ridge appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on April 21, 2004 to discuss the Department of Homeland Security's request of the Congress to extend the deadlines of two sections of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002. |
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| Secretary Ridge's Remarks at Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation |
| Monday, Apr 19, 2004 |
| Secretary Ridge's speech at Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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| U.S. Department of Homeland Security Announces Development of the Homeland Secure Data Network |
| Monday, Apr 12, 2004 |
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| Department of Homeland Security Announces Exercise Participants |
| Monday, Apr 5, 2004 |
| U. S. Department of Homeland Security today announced that the next Congressionally-mandated Top Officials (TOPOFF) exercise will take place in April 2005. Scenarios in the exercise will take place in Connecticut and New Jersey. Additional TOPOFF activities will be conducted within the United Kingdom as part of a partnership to strengthen security in both nations. |
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| Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at the Port of Portland |
| Monday, Apr 5, 2004 |
| Secretary Ridge speaks on port security in Portland, OR. |
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| Departments of Homeland Security and State Request Extension for Biometric Passport Requirement, Visa Waiver Program Travelers to Be Enrolled in US-VISIT |
| Friday, Apr 2, 2004 |
| The Department of Homeland Security and Department of State today announced that the Administration has asked Congress to pass legislation that would extend for two years, the October 26, 2004 deadline for Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to have machine readable passports which include biometric identifiers, and also for DHS to have readers for these biometric passports at all ports of entry. In the context of this request, Homeland Security announced that it will begin processing visitors traveling under the VWP in US-VISIT beginning by September 30, 2004, at air and sea ports of entry. |
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| Fact Sheet: US-VISIT |
| Friday, Apr 2, 2004 |
| Updated Fact Sheet on US-VISIT Program |
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| Department of Homeland Security Selects Contractors for New Biological Detection Systems |
| Thursday, Apr 1, 2004 |
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| Department of Homeland Security Exceeds Government Goals for Small Business Contracts in FY 2003 |
| Thursday, Apr 1, 2004 |
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