Fact Sheet: U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center |
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Department of Homeland Security Prepares for Hurricane Frances |
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is currently coordinating federal response operations and readiness activities with state and local agencies through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and has pre-positioned emergency management personnel and supplies to ensure a rapid and effective response when Hurricane Frances makes landfall. |
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Fact Sheet: National Preparedness Month |
National Preparedness Month Coalition list of events and activities planned to highlight the importance of individual emergency preparedness. |
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Hundreds of Activities Planned, Millions Reached During National Preparedness Month |
Throughout the month of September, hundreds of activities are planned across the country to highlight the importance of individual emergency preparedness. The National Preparedness Month coalition, which includes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, more than 80 organizations and all 56 states and territories, will encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare themselves and their families for any possible emergencies. |
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DHS SEVIS Program Ramps Up for Fall Semester |
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) marked the start of the second year of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a nationwide registration program for international visitors, with a welcoming event at Dulles International Airport for some of the 220,000 foreign students and exchange visitors expected to arrive in the United States this fall. |
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Fact Sheet: The Department of Homeland Security Partners with Local and State Agencies to Protect Republican National Convention |
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated the 2004 Republican National Convention as a National Special Security Event (NSSE) establishing the U.S. Secret Service, now part of the Department of Homeland Security, as the lead federal agency in charge of the design and implementation of the operational security plan. Over the course of a year, numerous local, state and federal agencies worked together to put in place an unprecedented level of security for the political convention. |
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Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, Governor of New York George Pataki and Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg at a Press Conference Regarding Security at the Republican National Convention |
Secretary Ridge, Governor Pataki, and Mayor Bloomberg meet with the press in New York City following a security briefing. |
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Selects Teams for Final Prototype Phase of Anti-Missile Devices to Protect Commercial Aircraft |
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate announced that teams led by BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have been selected for agreement negotiations to begin Phase II of the Counter Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) System Development and Demonstration Program. |
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Fact Sheet: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Programs Countering Missile Threats to Commercial Aircraft |
The Department of Homeland Security has announced it is awarding contracts for the final engineering, prototype development, and deployment testing of a protective system for U.S. commercial aircraft against shoulder fired missiles, known as Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). This significantly expedited pilot program is adapting existing technology already in use on military aircraft for commercial aviation use. |
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Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge Announces Academe and Policy Research Senior Advisory Committee Members |
Secretary Tom Ridge announced the appointment of two individuals to serve on the Academe and Policy Research Senior Advisory Committee of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC |
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