Department of Homeland Security
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August 2nd and 4th How is DC delivering human services and taking care of homeless vets? We will explore these issues and more with Clarence Carter.
July 29, 2010 -
Undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security has a lot on his mind.
July 23, 2010 -
DHS job ads pop up all over. View the photo gallery.
July 23, 2010 -
The Homeland Security Department officials can\'t convince departmental agencies to consolidate human resources systems.
July 23, 2010 -
Almost a decade after the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, some lawmakers are deeply troubled by what they describe as the agency\'s ambiguous objectives and a lack of concrete progress.
July 22, 2010 -
The Associated Press says it\'s obtained a thousand emails showing DHS sent FOIA requests to senior political advisers who turned scoured them for information about the requesters and delaying disclosures deemed too politically sensitive. DHS spokesman Sean Smith says, they were just giving senior leadership visibility into FOIA releases to enable the Department to be as responsive as possible. FOIA\'s are designed to be insulated from political considerations. AP says DHS stopped the practice after their investigation.
July 22, 2010 -
In addition to being able to access critical information about emergency preparedness and what to do before and after a disaster on their smartphones, disaster survivors will also be able to apply for federal assistance directly through their web enabled mobile phone devices. Richard Serino, Deputy Administrator of FEMA, explains how his agency pulled this off.
July 22, 2010 -
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Learn more about Congressional resistance to DHS\'s efforts to modernize their financial system
July 21, 2010 -
National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge winners announced; US, Britain work to resolve hacker extradition
July 21, 2010 -
The government\'s cybersecurity experts will be busy beefing up the government\'s IT security in coming months -- including the latest version of a well-known test of federal and private sector preparedness. Their boss says it\'s part of the never-ending quest to safeguard cyberspace.
July 21, 2010 -
This week, Federal Security Spotlight checks in with Rich Marshall of the Dept. of Homeland Security. July 22, 2010
July 20, 2010 -
More of the flying public will be seen at more airports than ever before.
July 20, 2010 -
Buried at the Homeland Security Department’s so-called “bottom up review” — a review of all DHS operations — is a very telling chart: The amount of oversight that Homeland Security undergoes How is that for…
July 19, 2010 -
The Department of Homeland Security has completed the second phase of a long-term planning and review program. The so-called \"Bottom-up Review\" picks up where the ground-breaking Quadrennial Homeland Security Review left off earlier this year, and paves the way for the possibility of major changes in DHS programs to better fit the agency\'s mission.
July 19, 2010