Immigration and Customs Enforcement

At TSA and across DHS, employees prepare to work without pay under government shutdown

“The employees are upset that they’re going into this again.” Staff at TSA and other DHS components are preparing to go to work without pay.”

Government Shutdown

With IRA investment, DHS to break ground on new CISA, ICE headquarters in 2024

Facilities/Construction

FILE - A U.S. government-built section of border wall snakes through the Sonoran Desert just west of the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, separating Mexico, left, and the United States, Dec. 9, 2020, in Douglas, Ariz. A prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at a criminal trial, Tuesday, May 31, 2022, that there is overwhelming evidence that organizers of a

You bet morale is sinking for Homeland Security employees on the southwest border

Workforce

ICE acting director announces his retirement

Federal Newscast

How a few agency leaders are defining, measuring ‘meaningful’ in-person work

Workforce

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

With the right tools, there’s no compelling reason for everyone to get back into the office

Workforce

(AP Photo/Eric Gay)

FILE - Border Patrol agents hold a news conference prior to a media tour of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge in Donna, Texas, May 2, 2019. A special Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter, according to a federal watchdog. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Customs and Border Protection has a new job position designed to smooth ruffled feathers

Defense

Long-term implications of AFGE’s ‘difficult decision’ to disclaim ICE officers’ union chapter

Unions

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

FOIA advisers recommend independent review into how DHS handles immigration record requests

Agency Oversight

A spurned federal landlord persists until it has a day in court

Acquisition Policy

DHS privacy chief aims to promote ‘privacy enhancing technologies’

Agency Oversight

Calling all zero trust experts, ICE is looking for your help

In today’s Federal Newscast, Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it requires the expertise and analysis of industry-leading zero Trust analysts, consultants…

Federal Newscast

Army leaders will soon know more about discharging soldiers who refuse vaccine

In today’s Federal Newscast, though the Army hasn’t involuntarily separated any soldiers for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, guidance on how the process will…

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, The Facebook app is shown on a smart phone in Surfside, Fla. Australia plans to crack down on online advertisers targeting children by making social media platforms seek parental consent for users younger than 16 years old to join or face fines of 10 million Australian dollars ($7.5 million) under a draft law released Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Postal Service leadership reminds employees to follow online rules

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Pentagon is taking new precautions against Omicron. Postal Service leadership is advising employees to be careful about online activity. And the Federal Managers Association chimes in about the NDAA.