November 24, 2020
Follow up Questions and Answers from the USCIS’ Processing of Concurrently Pending Forms N-400 and Forms I-751 Webinar
On October 7, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a public webinar to discuss USCIS’ Processing of Concurrently Pending Forms N-400 (Application for Naturalization) and Forms I-751 (Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence). Subject matter experts (SMEs) from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) also joined this session and they committed to provide answers (in writing) to the additional questions from stakeholders after the webinar.
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November 24, 2020
DHS and DOE National Laboratories: An Enduring Partnership
The Office of National Laboratories, within the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), coordinates the communication of Homeland Security Enterprise capability gaps and requirements to the networked laboratory capabilities available to both DHS and DOE.
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November 23, 2020
African Swine Fever Fact Sheet
African Swine Fever (ASF) is a high-threat foreign animal disease that is highly transmissible and results in up to 100% mortality in swine.
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November 20, 2020
Draft Environmental Assessment: Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of a Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated Detention Facility
ICE is proposing to enter into a contract for a Contract Detention Facility within the Detroit Area of Responsibility (AOR) to meet the AOR’s needs for detention space. The current ICE detention system consists of ICE-owned service processing centers (SPCs); inter-governmental service agreements with local, state, and U.S. Department of Justice facilities; and contract detention facilities.
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November 19, 2020
DHS SBIR Success Story "Lost Person Locator for First Responders"
This success story highlights the DHS SBIR company dbS Productions of Charlottesville, Virginia, who developed an innovative and life-saving software application that enables first responders to easily see a heat map showing the area of probability for the missing person.
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November 19, 2020
DHS SBIR Success Story "Explosives Detection Technology"
This success story highlights the DHS SBIR company Polestar Technologies, Inc., of Needham Heights, Massachusetts, which developed a portable system for stand-off detection of concealed explosives to detect and identify different types of explosives.
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November 19, 2020
DHS SBIR Success Story "Software Assurance Risk Management Framework"
This success story highlights the DHS SBIR company Applied Visions of Northport, New York, which developed Code Ray, a software assurance risk management technology that improves the speed, accuracy and confidence in detection of vulnerabilities and source code weaknesses.
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November 19, 2020
DHS Fiscal Year 2020 Performance & Accountability Reports
November 18, 2020
How to Request Case Assistance from the Ombudsman: Scope of Assistance Provided
If you are unable to resolve your issue or case with USCIS, and you have exhausted your options reaching out to the agency, you may request assistance from the Ombudsman’ Office. To learn how to request case assistance from our office, please take a look at our one-pager document.
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November 17, 2020
DHS Statement on Recent Challenges to Acting Secretary Wolf’s Authority
Acting Secretary Chad Wolf continues to exercise authority as the head of the Department of Homeland Security in line with the succession orders issued by former Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and former Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan. On the basis of those orders, since November 2019, Acting Secretary Wolf has exercised the lawful authority to take actions that are the subject of current litigation challenges.
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