http://www.mail.com/organizations/14542-us-department-homeland-security.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/14542-us-department-homeland-security.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. "Among the victims were young ... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html 2013-05-21T17:33:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084640-correction-immigration-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 14 about a Senate immigration bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers entered the U.S. on student visas. In fact only one of them did. A corrected version of the story is below: Senators tackle student visas in immigration bill Senators move to strengthen student visa secur... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084640-correction-immigration-story.html 2013-05-15T19:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Landmark immigration legislation is doomed to fail in Congress unless border-security provisions are greatly strengthened, Republican senators bluntly warned on Tuesday. "If in fact the American people can't trust that the border is controlled, you're never going to be able to pass this bill," declared Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, top Re... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html 2013-05-08T00:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061228-us-orders-visa-reviews-arriving-students.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department ordered border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the U.S. has a valid student visa, according to an internal memorandum obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The new procedure is the government's first security change directly related to the Boston bombings. The order, wh... Fri, 03 May 2013 22:41:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061228-us-orders-visa-reviews-arriving-students.html 2013-05-03T22:41:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2059240-rubio-seeks-to-boost-border-language-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio says a new immigration bill he helped write needs stronger border security provisions or it will fail in the House and may even have trouble getting through the Senate. Rubio, who is the chief emissary to conservatives on the contentious legislation, said in a radio interview and in an opinion piece be... Fri, 03 May 2013 00:23:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2059240-rubio-seeks-to-boost-border-language-bill.html 2013-05-03T00:23:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059556-gop-senator-wants-info-student-boston-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Republican senator asked the Obama administration Thursday to explain how a student from Kazakhstan charged with trying to help get rid of evidence for one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects managed to enter the country without a valid student visa. In a three-page letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. C... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:08:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059556-gop-senator-wants-info-student-boston-case.html 2013-05-02T22:08:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053682-sharing-bombings-under-review.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday his counterterrorism bureaucracy "did what it was supposed to be doing" before the Boston Marathon bombing as his top intelligence official began a review into whether sensitive information was adequately shared and whether the U.S. government could have disrupted the attack. "We want to go back and we... Wed, 01 May 2013 00:18:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2053682-sharing-bombings-under-review.html 2013-05-01T00:18:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2038454-napolitano-immigration-bill-would-boost-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation would improve U.S. security by helping authorities to know who is in the country, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday, as supporters of an immigration overhaul marshaled arguments against opponents trying to slow it down in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Testifying at a Se... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:53:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2038454-napolitano-immigration-bill-would-boost-security.html 2013-04-24T01:53:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040532-lawmakers-intel-blocked-boston-bombs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are again asking whether a failure to share intelligence contributed to a deadly attack on U.S. soil, after senior officials briefed them Tuesday on the investigation into last week's bombings at the Boston Marathon. None of the lawmakers are saying — yet— that better sharing could have stopped the bombings, as Congress did aft... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:25:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040532-lawmakers-intel-blocked-boston-bombs.html 2013-04-24T01:25:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028260-napolitano-men-interest-bomb-video.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the FBI wants to speak with individuals seen in at least one video from the Boston Marathon but says she isn't calling them suspects. Without providing details of the men's appearance or what the video shows, Napolitano told the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday that "there is... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:12:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028260-napolitano-men-interest-bomb-video.html 2013-04-18T16:12:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2023970-pressure-cooker-bombs-used-militants.html CAIRO (AP) — Homemade bombs built from pressure cookers, a version of which was used in the Boston Marathon bombings, have been a frequent weapon of militants in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen once published an online manual on how to make one, urging "lone jihadis" to act on their own to carry out attacks. President Barack Ob... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:27:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2023970-pressure-cooker-bombs-used-militants.html 2013-04-16T22:27:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2023788-dhs-evidence-broader-plot-tied-to-boston.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says there is no evidence that the bombings at the Boston Marathon are part of a wider plot. Napolitano says DHS will maintain what she called "enhanced security measures at transportation hubs" as a precaution. Two people briefed on the investigation tell The Associated Press that a pair of b... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:29:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2023788-dhs-evidence-broader-plot-tied-to-boston.html 2013-04-16T19:29:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021404-security-beefed-up-worldwide-boston-blasts.html From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and deployed counterterrorism teams Monday as security was stepped up after explosions at the Boston Marathon. Worries also reverberated across the Atlantic, where an already robust security operation was being beefed... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021404-security-beefed-up-worldwide-boston-blasts.html 2013-04-16T03:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1998576-obama-kerry-to-donate-salary.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Cabinet secretaries became the latest senior administration officials to give back part of their salaries, in the spirit of government spending cuts. The announcements that Secretary of State John Kerry, the richest Cabinet member, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will voluntarily red... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1998576-obama-kerry-to-donate-salary.html 2013-04-04T23:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1954538-govt-acknowledges-thousands-released-jails.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of denials, the Obama administration acknowledged Thursday that it had, in fact, released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from immigration jails due to budget concerns during three weeks in February. Four of the most serious offenders have been put back in detention. The administration had insisted that only a "few hundred... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:03:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1954538-govt-acknowledges-thousands-released-jails.html 2013-03-14T19:03:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1929962-govt-budget-cuts-causing-airport-delays.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airports, including Los Angeles International and O'Hare International in Chicago, are already experiencing delays in customs waiting lines as a result of automatic federal spending cuts, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday. Both of those big-city airports routinely suffer security line delays. The Federal Aviat... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:06:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1929962-govt-budget-cuts-causing-airport-delays.html 2013-03-04T19:06:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1925658-ap-exclusive-dhs-released-2000-immigrants.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department released from its jails more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts and planned to release 3,000 more during March, The Associated Press has learned. The newly disclosed figures, cited in internal budget documents reviewed by the AP, are significantly h... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:00:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1925658-ap-exclusive-dhs-released-2000-immigrants.html 2013-03-02T01:00:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1919876-dhs-official-retires-immigrants-freed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The senior Homeland Security Department official in charge of arresting and deporting illegal immigrants announced his retirement the same day the agency said that hundreds of people facing deportation had been released from immigration jails due to looming budget cuts, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The government said he... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1919876-dhs-official-retires-immigrants-freed.html 2013-02-27T23:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1913492-obama-warns-risks-budget-cut-uncertainty.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation's borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked from the budget Friday. "The uncertainty is already having an effect," Obama said. "Companies are preparing la... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:48:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1913492-obama-warns-risks-budget-cut-uncertainty.html 2013-02-26T01:48:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1902142-mccain-defends-immigration-plan-to-angry-residents.html PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona took center stage in the national immigration debate Tuesday as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the state's border with Mexico and Sen. John McCain defended his proposed immigration overhaul to an angry crowd in suburban Phoenix. The presence of the top officials is the latest sign that Arizona will play a promin... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:44:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1902142-mccain-defends-immigration-plan-to-angry-residents.html 2013-02-20T01:44:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1894080-budget-cut-impact-smaller-navy-fired-teachers.html What does smaller government look like? The budget standoff between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans means Americans may soon find out, and the picture the Obama administration sketches is downright scary. Cuts in the Navy's Pacific operations of one-third. Furloughed food inspectors forcing nationwide closures of meat and poultry plan... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:06:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1894080-budget-cut-impact-smaller-navy-fired-teachers.html 2013-02-15T15:06:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1888388-calls-action-senate-immigration-hearing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers who are shaping the fate of the millions of people in the U.S. illegally were told by one Wednesday that it's time to rewrite immigration laws so that they, too, can live the American dream. "What do you want to do with me?" an emotional Jose Antonio Vargas demanded of senators. "How do you define American?" The first Senate he... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:35:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1888388-calls-action-senate-immigration-hearing.html 2013-02-14T01:35:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1889288-napolitano-unaware-intern-case-arrest.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate panel Wednesday that she was not consulted about the case of an illegal immigrant and registered sex offender before he was arrested in December. Napolitano said she learned about the case against Luis Abrahan Sanchez Zavaleta after The Associated Press wrote about it last year. ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:49:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1889288-napolitano-unaware-intern-case-arrest.html 2013-02-13T17:49:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1871330-homeland-security-secretary-touts-border-safety.html EL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called Republican lawmakers' insistence that the border be secured before there is immigration reform a flawed argument. At a stop to inspect border security in El Paso on Tuesday, Napolitano said the argument ignores gains made in illegal immigrant captures as well as seizures of dru... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1871330-homeland-security-secretary-touts-border-safety.html 2013-02-06T00:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863028-secret-service-chief-to-step-this-month.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan announced his retirement Friday, bringing to a close a turbulent period for the law enforcement agency that included a South American prostitution scandal and a pair of White House gate-crashers. In nearly seven years as director, Sullivan had to answer serious questions from lawmakers on two occasio... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863028-secret-service-chief-to-step-this-month.html 2013-02-02T00:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1859776-apple-blocks-java-macs-to-vulnerabilities.html NEW YORK (AP) — Some Mac users were taken by surprise Thursday as their computers stopped running programs written using the Java programming language after Apple blocked Java due to security problems. Java allows programmers to write a wide variety of Internet applications and other software programs and run them on most computers, including Apple Inc.'s... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1859776-apple-blocks-java-macs-to-vulnerabilities.html 2013-01-31T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1820176-oracle-java-fixed-feds-maintain-warning.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oracle Corp. said Monday it has released a fix for the flaw in its Java software that raised an alarm from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week. Even after the patch was issued, the federal agency continued to recommend that users disable Java in their Web browsers. "This and previous Java vulnerabilities have been widely ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1820176-oracle-java-fixed-feds-maintain-warning.html 2013-01-14T22:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1815168-us-government-tells-computer-users-to-disable-java.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid potential hacking attacks. The recommendation came in an advisory issued late Thursday, following up on concerns raised by computer security experts. Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java's coding t... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1815168-us-government-tells-computer-users-to-disable-java.html 2013-01-12T01:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784294-ranchers-split-us-border-security-plan.html NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — When Dan Bell drives through his 35,000-acre cattle ranch, he speaks of the hurdles that the Border Patrol faces in his rolling green hills of oak and mesquite trees — the hours it takes to drive to some places, the wilderness areas that are generally off-limits to motorized vehicles, the environmental reviews required to extend a dirt road. ... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784294-ranchers-split-us-border-security-plan.html 2012-12-23T20:57:00Z