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( DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ) As part of a Homeland Security study on the spread of airborne contaminants released in subway systems, Berkeley Lab researchers are measuring the flow of gas throughout tunnels and cars.
(AP:WASHINGTON) Democrats are muscling through a deficit-swelling spending bill, giving domestic programs their third major boost this year and awarding lawmakers with more than 5,000 home-state projects.
Dallas just got bumped up to a Tier One city by the Department of Homeland Security, which determines terror threats. That's the top rank, and means additional millions in federal dollars to beef up North Texas security. KERA's Bill Zeeble reports
Oklahoma City is added to the Department of Homeland Security's list of some of the top terrorism targets in the United States.
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano agreed Wednesday to a request from Sen. Chuck Schumer to work with Canadian officials in publicizing options for people who want to cross the U.S.-Canada border but don't want to pay for a passport.
The ranking Republican on a committee deciding the fate of the White House nominee to be U.S. attorney in Colorado is following the case of former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Cory Voorhis.
A record number of illegal immigrants are being detained in local, state and federal jails across the country. And Rep. Loretta Sanchez chaired a subcommittee hearing today to probe whether the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to revamp this...
(AP:WASHINGTON) Capitol Hill Democrats are muscling through a deficit-swelling spending bill, giving domestic programs their third major boost this year and awarding lawmakers with more than 5,000 back-home projects.
U.S. Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall and Rep. Ben Ray Luján said they received assurances Thursday from the Department of Homeland Security that New Mexico travelers planning to use a state-issued identification to travel after Dec. 31 will not encounter problems.
The fatal fire at 260 E. Chestnut has heated up the political debate over staffing levels in the Chicago Fire Department. Tom Ryan, president of the Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2, said the fire that killed an 84-year-old woman early this morning and injured a dozen people, five of them firefighters, underscores the need for fire and paramedic companies to be "fully staffed at all times."In ...
In a recent interview , Homeland Security deputy undersecretary Philip Reitinger commented on President Obama's as-yet unfulfilled promise to appoint a senior White House cybersecurity advisor. Although the nation has an acting cybersecurity coordinator in former FBI cyber staffer Chris Painter, no permanent appointee has been named in the six months since the President announced his commitment ...
It's a dilemma no parent wants to face — fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one.
In a letter addressed to Secretary Napolitano on Wednesday, members from the House Committee on Homeland Security expressed concerns over the "repeated reposting" of the security manual on multiple Web sites and asked her to clarify if the sites could be compelled to take it down.
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! New Mexico residents without passports will be able to get on domestic airline flights after Dec. 31 without a problem, members of the state's Congressional delegation have been told.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five Transportation Security Administration employees have been placed on administrative leave since it was discovered that sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet.
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