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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2016

Hundreds of DHS Badges, Guns, Cellphones Lost or Stolen Since 2012

Hundreds of badges, credentials, cell phones and guns belonging to Department of Homeland Security employees have been lost or stolen in recent years -- raising serious security concerns about the potential damage these missing items could do in the wrong hands.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2016

DHS Blue Campaign Announces New Partnership to Combat Human Trafficking

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a new partnership between the DHS Blue Campaign and the Birmingham mayor's office to raise public awareness on how to recognize human trafficking.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2016

Federal Agent Dies from Injuries Sustained in On-Duty Crash

The agent worked for U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, often in an undercover capacity, and had been on assignment in south Florida on Jan. 15 when he and another special agent were struck by a gray Mercedes as they tried to hail a cab. The crash happened after 2 a.m. on Collins Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Miami Beach.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Human Traffickers Found to Exploit U.S. Visas and Data-Sharing Failures

Human traffickers used fiancé and work visas to bring dozens of victims to the United States, exploiting a lack of data sharing between immigration offices within the Department of Homeland Security, according to the agency's internal watchdog.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerDecember 18, 2015

Fly the Deadly Skies

When intel fails, and screening fails, and technology fails, the air marshals are the final layer of protection for air traveling Americans.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2015

DHS Announces Update to the National Terrorism Advisory System

Based on a review of the National Terrorism Advisory System, DHS is updating the NTAS to add a new form of advisory – the NTAS “Bulletin” – to the existing NTAS “Alerts.”

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2015

New York City Joins Strong Cities Network Counter-Terrorism Program

The de Blasio administration said on Tuesday that New York City would join a Justice Department program aimed at rooting out terrorist recruiting efforts in the nation’s cities, even though its tactics have raised concerns among some civil libertarians.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

DHS Federal Protective Service Chooses Envisage to Automate Academy Training Management

Envisage Technologies, a Bloomington, Indiana-based high-technology firm, has been awarded a multi-year contract by the Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service (FPS). FPS chose the Acadis Readiness Suite to replace its legacy systems with a modern, modular software solution.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2015

DHS Unveils Major Expansion of ICE Cyber Crimes Center

The expanded ICE Cyber Crimes Center in Fairfax, Va., will provide ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with enhanced operational and training capabilities in order to meet the growing cyber mission of the agency and increasing workload of criminal cases with a cyber-nexus.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2015

ICE Arrests 976 Gang Members and Associates During 'Project Wildfire' Surge

Nearly 1,000 gang members and associates from 239 different gangs were arrested in 282 cities across the U.S. during Project Wildfire, a six-week operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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