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House action on DHS cyber oversight conflicts with Senate proposal
February 01, 2012
A House panel on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill that would make the Homeland Security Department responsible for gauging the security of private networks. ...

House Homeland Security lawmakers request sole oversight of DHS
January 25, 2012
The top House Republican and Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee have asked Speaker John Boehner to consolidate congressional oversight of the Homeland Security Department within one House committee...

Hackers manipulated railway computers, TSA memo says
January 23, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration supplied transit companies with a play-by-play account of the December situation to prevent a broader attack.

Administration Powers Up DHS Cyber Staff - Cybersecurity Report
January 17, 2012

DHS takes over Pentagon project that shares cyber intel with military contractors,...
January 17, 2012
The Homeland Security Department is now in control of a threat-detection program that was initiated by the Pentagon to share classified information about network threats with the defense industry.

Contractors dealt blanket cloud security specs
January 09, 2012
The Obama administration has issued a uniform list of safeguards that all agencies and online services providers must follow.

The Emperor's New Public- Private Partnership - Cybersecurity Report
December 28, 2011
'' Just last month, the Department of Homeland Security in its Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future, discussed the need for clarification in existing law to strengthen the...

DHS program to monitor social media users draws lawsuit
December 21, 2011
Privacy advocates are suing the Homeland Security Department to obtain information on a program that monitors the social media interactions of citizens following a federal vendor's private sector plans...

Homeland Security News & Info from Government Agencies

Joint testimony of David Heyman, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy, Rear...
February 07, 2012 | Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
Testimony addressing The Department of Homeland Security's work in the area of supply chain security at a House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and...

TSA Pre Pilot to Expand to Busiest US Airports
February 08, 2012 | Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
WASHINGTON - Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole today announced...

Testimony of John Pistole, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration...
February 07, 2012 | Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
Testimony of John Pistole, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security...

Department of Homeland Security's
February 03, 2012 | Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
Department of Homeland Security's efforts to regulate the security of high-risk chemical facilities under the Chemical Facility...

Testimony of Alan Cohn, Policy's Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Strategic...
February 03, 2012 | Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
Testimony of Alan Cohn, Policy's Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Strategic Plans, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight,...

Secretary Napolitano Announces'' If You See Something, Say Something'' Partnership...
February 01, 2012 | Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
INDIANAPOLIS -- Secretary of Homeland Security ... While Secretary Napolitano was in Indianapolis, she toured the security operations at Lucas Oil Stadium and saw how the Department of Homeland Security ...

Secretary Napolitano Unveils National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security
January 25, 2012 | Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today unveiled... The Department of Homeland Security is committed to facilitating legitimate trade and...

Homeland Security Articles from GovExec

A Cabinet Full of Entrepreneur Helpers - Fedblog
January 31, 2012 | Tom Shoop
These days, Cabinet meetings are mostly for show, and generally designed to promote the idea that all departments are behind some aspect of the president's agenda. Today's meeting was a case in point....

Homeland security and economic growth are linked, Napolitano says - - GovExec. com
January 30, 2012 | Charles S. Clark
Annual address notes that department handled record number of natural disasters.

Pentagon cedes control of Defense cyber pilot to DHS - - GovExec. com
January 17, 2012 | Aliya Sternstein
The department is now in control of a program that was initiated by Defense to share classified information about network threats...

Immigration- reform advocate to lead Domestic Policy Council - - GovExec. com
January 10, 2012 | Andrew Joseph
Cecilia MuÃ±oz will replace Melody Barnes.

Biden urged to get involved in union contract talks with TSA - - GovExec. com
December 21, 2011 | Amanda Palleschi
House Democrat asks the vice president to help get negotiations 'on track' and 'deliver an equitable and balanced arbitration system.'

Homeland Security on Wikipedia

Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity. Specifically, is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the US, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur. The term arose following a reorganization of many U.S. government agencies in 2003 to form the United States Department of Homeland Security after the September 11 attacks, and may be used to refer to the actions of that department, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental...

Homeland Security Stories from Tech News Sites

DHS disputes memo on purported railway computer breach
January 25, 2012 | CNET News.com
Officials with the Department of Homeland Security and railroad industry say there was no targeted attack on a railway company. ...

Homeland Security Wants to Spy on 4 Square Miles at Once
January 23, 2012 | Wired: Danger Room
The Department of Homeland Security wants to take a cue from the military's experience with wartime surveillance. It's looking for a camera that can spy on four square...

Hoping to Teach a Lesson, Researchers Release Exploits for Critical Infrastructure...
January 19, 2012 | Wired: Threat Level
Researchers discovered security holes in a wide variety of control systems for industrial equipment, and to the consternation of DHS, also released code that can be used to muck...

$ 356 Million Later, the Justice Department's Wireless Network Still Sucks
January 19, 2012 | Wired: Danger Room
A decade and $356 million later, the program has made'' minimal progress'' and the Department of Homeland Security, one of the project's key partners, wants little to do...

DHS media monitoring could chill public dissent, EPIC warns
January 16, 2012 | Latest from Computerworld
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is engaging in media monitoring activity that achieves no public safety goals and will likely have a chilling effect on legitimate...

Researchers publish open- source tool for hacking WiFi Protected Setup
December 30, 2011 | Ars Technica - News
On December 27, the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team issued a warning about a vulnerability in wireless routers that use WiFi Protected Setup...

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TSA expanding pre-check program to Honolulu
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DHS Officer Paul Tapia taken to local hospital.
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