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Last Updated: March 17, 2023 | Press Releases

Secretary Mayorkas Joined Leaders from the Public and Private Sectors to Discuss Opportunities to Modernize DHS

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas convened a meeting of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (“the Council”) at the White House to discuss how the Department can enhance supply chain security, improve efforts of intelligence and information sharing capabilities, promote greater transparency, improve customer service, and expand on its Homeland Security Technology and Innovation Network. 

Last Updated: March 9, 2023 | Press Releases

Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

The Biden-Harris Administration released the FY 24 President’s Budget, providing $60.4 billion in discretionary funding for DHS, and $20.1 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund.

Last Updated: March 7, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Releases FY23 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Notice of Funding

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the Fiscal Year 2023 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Biden Administration’s National Security Memorandum to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Advance Nuclear and Radioactive Material Security

President Biden signed National Security Memorandum (NSM) 19 to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Terrorism and Advance Nuclear and Radioactive Material Security worldwide

Last Updated: March 2, 2023 | Press Releases

Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. The Department of Homeland Security and its components play a leading role in strengthening cybersecurity resilience across the nation and investigating malicious cyber activity.

Last Updated: March 1, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Marks 20th Anniversary Honoring the Department’s Workforce

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. joined Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and hundreds of DHS employees in holding a special ceremony at the DHS Headquarters at St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, DC to honor the workforce and to recognize the approximately 32,000 plank holders who joined DHS on its first day and continue to serve todayToday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. joined Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and hundreds of DHS employees in holding a special ceremony at the DHS Headquarters at St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, DC to honor the workforce and to recognize the approximately 32,000 plank holders who joined DHS on its first day and continue to serve today

Last Updated: March 1, 2023 | Press Releases

President Biden Joins DHS To Recognize Twenty Years of Progress Securing the Homeland

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is marking the 20th Anniversary of the Department’s creation. Following the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush established DHS by signing the Homeland Security Act of 2002

Last Updated: February 28, 2023 | Press Releases

The Department of Homeland Security Awards $350 Million for Humanitarian Assistance Through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Today, the Department of Homeland Security, through FEMA, announced it will publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $350 million under the humanitarian portion of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP-H) to help local communities around the country better manage the costs of noncitizen arrivals in their communities.

Last Updated: February 27, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Announces $2 Billion in Preparedness Grants

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced more than $2 billion in funding for eight fiscal year 2023 preparedness grant programs

Last Updated: February 24, 2023 | Press Releases

Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Anniversary of Russia’s Unprovoked Invasion of Ukraine

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.