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Jun 26

Press Release

Acquisition Excellence: DHS Receives an “A+” Grade on SBA’s Annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard

For the 10th year in a row, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earned a grade “A” or higher on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard. This is the Department’s fourth “A+,” the highest score possible.

Jun 22

Press Release

First Ladies of Guatemala and Honduras Tour Border with DHS and CBP Leaders

The first ladies of Guatemala and Honduras received a tour of the Rio Grande Valley Southwest border Sector on Thursday, June 20th, accompanied by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan and Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection John P. Sanders.

Jun 21

Press Release

Texas Governor Deploys 1,000 National Guard Soldiers to Assist with Border Crisis

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the Lone Star State will be sending approximately 1,000 soldiers from the Texas National Guard to the Southwest border in order to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in response to the continued border security and humanitarian crisis. These troops will provide supplemental staffing support at temporary holding facilities, as well as supplemental enforcement capacity at ports of entry along the border.

Jun 20

Press Release

Joint E.U.-U.S. Statement Following The E.U.-U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting

On June 19, 2019, the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the E.U.-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs in Bucharest, Romania. The meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to take stock of their long-standing cooperation in this area and to reaffirm their partnership in addressing common security threats.

Jun 12

Press Release

DHS and HHS Pen Joint Letter to Congress: Emergency Supplemental Funding Urgently Needed to Address Crisis at Our Border

On June 12, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar wrote a joint letter to Congress urging the immediate passage of emergency supplemental funding, citing the current crisis at our southern border:

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