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Crisis Communications: Before, During, and After Disasters
Which came first, the classroom or the disaster? It doesn’t matter. They are interwoven and interdependent in a constant cycle of learning, executing, and learning more. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. I reached ...
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COLUMN: Building on What Works: The Importance of Critical Infrastructure Partnership
Homeland security is a team sport. The Whole of Community doctrine recognizes that homeland security – in particular, emergency management and critical infrastructure security and resilience efforts – ...
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Trump Administration Begins Shifting Cyberattack Response to States
The Trump administration wants state and local governments to play a bigger role in protecting water utilities, ports and other critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. In an executive order signed ...
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Nina Ferraro, DHS Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, Ends Distinguished 40-Year Career
In an email obtained by Homeland Security Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday the retirement of Deputy Chief Procurement Officer (DCPO) Nina Ferraro after more than 42 ...
Homeland Security Today7d
Israel Intercepts Missile Launched by Houthi Rebels as U.S. Airstrikes Hit Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the missile fired at Israel early in the morning on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Photo: Houthi Military Media via X) Israel’s military intercepted a ...
Homeland Security Today8d
TSA Detected Two Guns in Carry-on Bags at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted two handguns in carry-on bags at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday, March 15. The incidents were not related. A ...
Homeland Security Today7d
Stephen Feinberg Sworn in as Deputy Secretary of Defense
Steve Feinberg was sworn in as the 36th Deputy Secretary of Defense on March 17 after the Senate confirmed his nomination earlier this month. Senators voted 59-40 in favor of Feinberg, President ...
Homeland Security Today9d
White House Orders Major Overhaul in Disaster Preparedness, Shifts Focus to State and Local Governments
Shifting Preparedness to State and Local Levels: The executive order emphasizes that state and local governments, rather than the federal government, should take the lead in national resilience ...
Homeland Security Today8d
DHS Launches CBP Home App with Self-Deport Reporting Feature
The Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching the CBP Home app with a self-deportation reporting feature for aliens illegally ...
Homeland Security Today8d
GAO: Recommendations for Military Readiness Across Air, Sea, Ground, and Space Domains
Military Readiness Has Declined Over Two Decades: The U.S. military is struggling to maintain readiness due to personnel shortages, outdated equipment, and increasing operational demands. Shortages ...
Homeland Security Today8d
DEA Chief Sounds Alarm: Colorado is ‘Ground Zero’ for Tren de Aragua Gang Activity
In an interview with Denver7, DEA Acting Administrator Derek Maltz described Colorado as a “ground zero” for some of the most violent criminals in America—including the notorious Tren de Aragua (TdA) ...
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First-of-its-Kind Fire-Detection Satellite Soared into Space
The first FireSat satellite – designed specifically to detect wildfire using artificial intelligence (AI) – successfully launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission on March 14 from Vandenberg ...