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DHS Secretary calls for greater cooperation

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● ehill ● April 5, 2017 ● IA News ● No Comments

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Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John F. Kelly testified to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the subject of border security and public safety. Kelly remarked on DHS’s border security mission and efforts. In his testimony, Kelly called for greater interagency and international cooperation,… Read More

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Interagency effort needed to combat illicit fentanyl

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● ehill ● March 30, 2017 ● IA News ● No Comments

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Last month officials from multiple government agencies met with the House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Among those speaking were Matthew Allen, Assistant Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More

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DoD officials discuss WMDs, new threats

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● ehill ● March 29, 2017 ● IA News ● No Comments

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On March 23, senior defense officials spoke before the House Committee on Armed Services on the subject of traditional weapons of mass destruction and the use of new synthetic biological tools. Dr. Arthur T. Hopkins, acting assistant secretary for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs, testified on the Department of… Read More

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Former DHS official calls for new roles and missions commission

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● ehill ● March 27, 2017 ● IA News ● No Comments

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In a recent Homeland Security Today article, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official stated that DHS is in need of reauthorizing legislation that will reaffirm and update the department’s organizations and functions. Daniel M. Gerstein, who was the undersecretary (acting) and deputy undersecretary in DHS’s Science and Technology… Read More

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DHS releases first Declined Detainer Outcome Report

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● ehill ● March 22, 2017 ● IA News ● No Comments

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Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the first U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Declined Detainer Outcome Report (DDOR). The DDOR is mandated by the president’s executive order “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States,” signed on January 25 of this year. ICE… Read More

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