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Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today hosted a conference call with Southwest Border Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to discuss the need for commonsense reform to strengthen border security, building upon the Department’s historic gains achieved over the past four years.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the release of FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcements for eight U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) preparedness grant programs totaling over $1.5 billion to assist states, urban areas, tribal and territorial governments, non-profit agencies, and the private sector in strengthening our nation’s ability to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies in support of the National Preparedness Goal and the National Preparedness System.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to San Francisco and Los Angeles where she met with technology and business leaders, as well as community members to discuss the need for commonsense immigration reform, which is critical to our nation’s economic health and prosperity.
Operational Levels are designed to improve the responsiveness of the SCN during emergencies.
For assistance with WPS and all Office of Emergency Communications Priority Telecommunications programs, contact the DHS Priority Telecommunications Service Center at 866-627-2255, 703-676-2255, or gets@hq.dhs.gov
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Wireless Priority Service (WPS) is widely available from AT&T, Cellcom, CSpire, SouthernLINC, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. Cellular service provider participation in the WPS program is voluntary.
Most organizations have a single point of contact (POC) who is able to submit WPS requests online. However, large or geographically disbursed organizations may elect to establish multiple POCs.
