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| Under Secretary Brown Returns To California As FEMA Ramps Up Response Capabilities; Assistance to Victims Already Being Distributed |
| Thursday, Oct 30, 2003 |
| The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Michael D. Brown, returned to California late yesterday to continue to oversee federal assistance to the state following President Bush's disaster declaration on Monday. |
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| FEMA Engaged in Significant Response and Recovery Activity for California Wildfires |
| Wednesday, Oct 29, 2003 |
| Following President Bush's disaster declaration for the wildfires burning in California, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has begun significant federal response and recovery activity to assist the state, impacted local communities and individual Californians. |
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| Department of Homeland Security Unveils US-VISIT Program |
| Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 |
| The US-VISIT program -- United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology -- is a cornerstone of the Department's goals to improve border management at our ports of entry. |
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| Remarks by Secretary Tom Ridge to Elcano Royal Institute |
| Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 |
| Spain has long stood at the apex of history?and certainly knows well the two first "isms" of our time. It took a world war to defeat fascism, a war against enemies who dehumanized life. |
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| US-VISIT Fact Sheet |
| Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 |
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| Department of Homeland Security Provides Substantial Resources to Assist California In Fighting Current Wildfires |
| Monday, Oct 27, 2003 |
| The Department of Homeland Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided the state of California with substantial resources to fight the current wildfires and others that have threatened the state this year. |
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| Secretary Ridge Announces Significant Steps in Enhancing Maritime Security |
| Thursday, Oct 23, 2003 |
| Within one year of President Bush's signing of the Maritime Transportation Security Act on November 25, 2002 U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge today announced approval and publication of the final maritime industry security rules which are designed to significantly improve protection of America's ports, waterways, and ships from a terrorist attack. |
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| Fact Sheet: Maritime Security Requirements |
| Thursday, Oct 23, 2003 |
| The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA), the new security amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS), and its complementary International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) strengthen and add additional protective layers of defense to our Nation's port security. |
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| Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Employment Investigation Yields Hundreds of Arrests |
| Thursday, Oct 23, 2003 |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers today arrested hundreds of illegal aliens at Wal-Mart stores in more than 20 U.S. states as part of an ongoing investigation into the illegal employment of unauthorized workers in this country. |
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| Remarks by Secretary Tom Ridge to the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference |
| Thursday, Oct 23, 2003 |
| Today, law enforcement officers must do much more than keep ?watch.? You?re asked to go into dangerous places and face hardened criminals every day. |
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| Statement from Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on the Retirement of General Bruce Lawlor |
| Friday, Oct 17, 2003 |
| Major General Bruce Lawlor has served our country admirably for twenty-nine years in leadership roles at the White House, in the military and most recently as my Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security. |
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| Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge Announces Duncan Campbell as Chief of Staff |
| Friday, Oct 17, 2003 |
| Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge today announced he is appointing longtime aide Duncan Campbell as the new Chief of Staff for the Department of Homeland Security. |
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| Homeland Security Secretary Ridge Approves Initial National Response Plan |
| Friday, Oct 10, 2003 |
| U. S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge today announced approval of the Initial National Response Plan (INRP), an interim plan designed to help develop a unified approach to domestic incident management across the Nation. |
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| DHS Enhancing Enforcement of Travel Restrictions to Cuba |
| Friday, Oct 10, 2003 |
| Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security will step up enforcement of travel restrictions to Cuba that are already in place. Enforcement efforts will be enhanced to curtail illegal travel and transport of goods and funds to Cuba. |
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| Initial National Response Plan Fact Sheet |
| Friday, Oct 10, 2003 |
| What the Initial National Response Plan does for America's homeland security: The INRP represents a significant first step towards an overall goal of integrating the current family of Federal domestic prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery plans into a single all-discipline, all-hazards plan. |
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| Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at the Business Software Alliance Summit |
| Thursday, Oct 9, 2003 |
| Homeland security is about building bridges to one another, even as we build barriers to terrorists. The most important bridges that we build within the Department, and then out into the rest of the country, in my mind, are the technological bridges that we build. |
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| Remarks of General Counsel Joe Whitley to the National College of District Attorneys |
| Tuesday, Oct 7, 2003 |
| Teamwork among all levels of Government is critical in bringing security to the American people. As State prosecutors, you are on the front lines in the war on terrorism. |
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| Introductory Remarks of Secretary Tom Ridge to the Homeland Security Advisory Council Meeting |
| Friday, Oct 3, 2003 |
| You will see, today, and the Colonel alluded to it, the incredible challenges we have on the northern border to balance security and commerce. I think it's -- I think there's been estimates that about one-tenth of the Canadian Gross Domestic Product probably flows through those bridges and tunnels right over in here because of the nexus between the automobile industry and the integration of manufacturing at our borders, and that's across the northern border. |
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| Secretary Tom Ridge Announces Appointment of Three New Representatives of the Homeland Security Advisory Council's State and Local Officials Senior Advisory Committee |
| Thursday, Oct 2, 2003 |
| Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Stephens, President of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Karen Miller, President of the National Association of Counties (NACo) and James Garner, President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, to serve as the newest Organizational Representatives on the State and Local Officials Senior Advisory Committee. |
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| Secretary Tom Ridge Announces Appointment of Two New Members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council |
| Thursday, Oct 2, 2003 |
| Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Patrick McCrory and Fraternal Order of Police Grand Lodge President, Chuck Canterbury, to serve as members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). |
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| WMD-Ready National Urban Search and Rescue Response System |
| Wednesday, Oct 1, 2003 |
| Today the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it has completed an aggressive program to train and equip the nation's Urban Search and Rescue teams to respond to a WMD event. |
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| Remarks by the President on Signing Homeland Security Appropriations Act |
| Wednesday, Oct 1, 2003 |
| Many of you have served your country for years, in agencies with proud histories and honored traditions. Some of you are new to the federal service. All of us share a great responsibility. Our job is to secure the American homeland, to protect the American people. And we're meeting that duty together. |
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| FY2004 Budget Fact Sheet |
| Wednesday, Oct 1, 2003 |
| Today President Bush signed the first ever homeland security appropriations bill at the Department of Homeland Security, continuing his commitment to protect the American people. Overall, the Department?s FY 2004 budget authority totals $37.6 billion: $30.4 billion provided by the Congress plus an additional $7.2 billion in fees. |
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