| Homeland Security Threat Advisory Level Lowered |
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| Department of Homeland Security Personnel System Fact Sheet |
| Secretary Tom Ridge and Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James today launched the process for designing the new DHS human resources management system called for in the Homeland Security Act of 2002. |
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| Joint Press Conference with Secretary Tom Ridge and British Home Secretary David Blunkett |
| Secretary Ridge and Home Secretary Blunkett conducted a joint press conference to discuss cooperation between the U.S. and U.K. on various homeland security measures. |
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| FY2003 Supplemental Budget Request Fact Sheet |
| The President's FY '03 Supplemental Budget requests $3.5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security to confront threats to the United States and the American people. This request provides the flexibility the Secretary as well as state and local governments need to meet the ever changing nature of terrorism. |
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| Statement by Secretary Tom Ridge before the Senate Appropriations Committee |
| Secretary Ridge testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 27, 2003 regarding the President's wartime Supplemental Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security. |
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| Statement by Secretary Ridge before the House Subcommittee on Appropriations |
| Before I begin, I would like to say that my thoughts and prayers are with the men and women overseas fighting in the latest front in the global war on terrorism to protect all Americans and make the world a safer place.
The Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies implemented Operation Liberty Shield earlier this week in order to prevent terrorist attacks and protect Americans here at home. |
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| Department of Homeland Security Announces Funding for First Responders |
| Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge announced today that nearly $600 million has been made available to the states and U.S. territories to better assist state and local public safety and law enforcement personnel to help them prevent, prepare and respond to terrorism. |
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