DHS completes roadmap for change

On February 4, 2010, in Homeland Security News, by admin

“Congress is now reviewing the ‘Quadrennial Homeland Security Review’. The 108-page document is the first-ever examination of the programs and priorities of the Department of Homeland Security since the agency was founded in 2003. Along with the agency’s budget which was also delivered to lawmakers earlier this week, the QHSR is also expected to become [...]

No identifiable, credible threats for Super Bowl, agencies say

On February 2, 2010, in Homeland Security News, by admin

“Law enforcement and intelligence agencies have not identified any credible terrorist threat to this Sunday’s Super Bowl, according to an assessment prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies. The assessment, however, warns that the game — which will be played in Miami, Florida, and is expected to [...]

Obama officials present a strategic redefining of Homeland Security’s mission

On February 2, 2010, in Homeland Security News, by admin

“The Obama administration Monday delivered to Congress the nation’s first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, defining homeland security for the first time as including hazards beyond terrorism, in a strategic document intended to drive long-term budget decisions. Congress mandated the high-level strategic review in 2007, two years after Hurricane Katrina exposed failings in the government’s response [...]