Department of Homeland Security News

Department of Homeland Security awards SRC Inc. $41.9 million contract
Cicero, NY -- The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded SRC Inc. a contract with the potential value of up to $41.9 million to help protect critical information technology. The company, formerly known as Syracuse Research... Enforce Immigration Laws.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:10:14 -0700

More homeland security missions for Coast Guard - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times
The gap between homeland security and more traditional missions performed by the Coast Guard increased from 10 percent to 12 percent in 2009 over the previous year, but the service projects that gap will narrow in 2010. Enforce Immigration Laws.Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:29:28 -0700

States of denial
The Justice Department is suing Arizona over its immigration law. Twenty-one states are suing the federal government over the new health care law’s requirement that individuals buy health insurance. Two states have passed laws that (quixotically) nullify aspects of the federal health care policy. Three states that voted for... Enforce Immigration Laws.Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:47:32 -0700

Local Fire Department Puts Out Flames With Breakfast
PRESTON, TX--For one local fire department, putting out the flames started with a few hundred eggs and sausage patties. The food wasn't wasted though. A group of fire department volunteers started cooking Enforce Immigration Laws.Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:49:54 -0700

York City offers disaster preparedness training
The York City Department of Fire and Rescue is looking for participants for its disaster preparedness training program. Enforce Immigration Laws.Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:03:15 -0700

Wilkin receives $17,000 in video equipment
Thanks to Homeland Security funding, Wilkin County law enforcement has been awarded $17,000 in video conferencing equipment. Vern Woytassek, county emergency management director, secured the equipment for free after a nearly six month process. Enforce Immigration Laws.Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:02:05 -0700

Scientist Sets Off Security Scare, Not His First, at Miami Airport
Thomas Butler, 70, detained because of a suspicious item in his luggage, had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague. Enforce Immigration Laws.Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:28:36 -0700

Calendar
Sunday EVENTS Brazos Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4692 Turkey Shoot, 12:30 p.m. Shotgun range is behind post. Participants shoot at paper targets from 30 yards. Post supplies the ammo (12-, 20- and .410-gauge). $17 for first five rounds. Yo ... Enforce Immigration Laws.Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:24:23 -0700

Earl put up its dukes, but withered into a blob of rain and wind
In the end, hurricane Earl proved to be just a dress rehearsal in storm-season preparedness. Enforce Immigration Laws.Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:37:12 -0700

Prof in '03 plague scare sets off airport shutdown
The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a bioterrorism scare after he reported missing vials of plague samples seven years ago. Enforce Immigration Laws.Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:12:36 -0700