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Fact Sheet for Department of Homeland Security

Observations: The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the Federal Government of the United States with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the United States from terrorist attack and responding to natural disasters. The department was created from 22 existing federal agencies in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Whereas the Department of Defense is charged with military actions abroad, the Department of Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect America within its borders. Its goal is to prepare for, prevent, and respond to domestic emergencies, particularly terrorism.

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Homeland Security: 3D Printed Guns May Be Impossible To Stop

The government is concerned about the proliferation of 3D printed guns. That much was obvious when the State Department demanded Defense Distributed remove the blueprints for the first 3D printed gun – The Liberator – from its Web site. Now another government ... [Published WebProNews - 14 mins ago]

Entities: 3D Printing, US Department of Homeland Security, Defense Distributed, Threat, Proliferation

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 11 reports

US Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security bulletin warns 3-D printed gun plans may be 'impossible' to access

The menace of 3-D printed guns has already spread far and it will be impossible to stop the manufacturing of more guns, an intelligence bulletin has revealed. ... [Published Business Standard India - 1 hour ago]

Entities: 3D Printing, US Department of Homeland Security, Manufacturing

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Russia, U.S. may set up working groups to counter crime threats

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia and the United States may set up joint working groups to counter emerging crime threats, Russia’s Interior Minister said at the end of a working visit to the United States, according to RIA Novosti.U.S. and Russian officials agreed ... [Published PanARMENIAN Network - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Threat, Russia, United States, Crime

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

The US Defense Industry - Market Attractiveness and Emerging Opportunities to 2017: Market Profile

(live-PR.com) - This report provides a detailed analysis of the current industry size and growth expectations during 2012-17, including highlights of the key growth stimulators. It also benchmarks the industry against key global markets and provides detailed ... [Published Live-PR.com - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Military Expenditure, CAGR, US Department of Homeland Security

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Sushil Kumar Shinde

India, US to join hands in counter-terrorism operations

India and the US have agreed to enhance cooperation in capacity building programmes, and to identify technologies and equipment useful for Indian law enforcement agencies involved in counter-terrorism operations.Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, ... [Published New Indian Express - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Counter-Terrorism, Sushil Kumar Shinde, India, US Department of Homeland Security

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Visa waiver language included in DHS appropriations measure

THE U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. In addition to $38.9 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security, the bill ... [Published Marianas Variety - Guam - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Visa Waiver Program, Guam, Waiver

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 5 reports

Peter Clarke (Metropolitan Police)

London Shaken After Brutal Terrorist Attack

Two men, armed with knives and a meat cleaver, hacked an off-duty soldier after hitting him with their car in broad daylight on Wednesday. Bystanders witnessed and videotaped the gruesome scene as the men, who recently converted to Islam from Christianity, ... [Published Woman's Day Magazine - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Acts of Terrorism, London, Terrorism, Peter Clarke (Metropolitan Police)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 14 reports

London terrorist attack: Killers asked passers-by to photograph them

Police arrest two islamists who killed 'a member of armed forces' in south-east London on May 22.The circumstances of the terrorist attack as well as the identities of the terrorists remain classified. According to one version, they planned to kidnap ... [Published Charter 97 - May 23 2013]

Entities: Acts of Terrorism, London, Theresa May

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 4 reports

Why was the Department of Homeland Security monitoring Tea Party IRS demonstrations?

What's so interesting about 60 tea partiers protesting the IRS in San Jose, California on Tuesday, May 21st? The fact that this bit of information was conveyed to the protesters by a Department of Homeland Security officer who was also in attendance ... [Published American Thinker - May 23 2013]

Entities: Tea Party Movement, San Jose (San Jose, Costa Rica), US Department of Homeland Security

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Tea Party Demonstrations And Homeland Security Another Non-event

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MAY 21: Kathy Schlechting (C) holds a flag during aTea Party Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demonstration on May 21, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tea Party activists organized the protest against the Internal Revenue Service ... [Published Birmingham Star - May 23 2013]

Entities: Tea Party Movement, US Department of Homeland Security, Demonstration

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 6 reports

Homeland Security Monitors Tea Party Protests at Metro Chicago, Los Angeles, and St. Louis IRS Offices

On Tuesday, an estimated 175 Tea Party activists protested outside the IRS office in the suburban Chicago community of Downers Grove. Here's a report from someone who attended the event: What surprised many was a Homeland Security vehicle came past ... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 22 2013]

Entities: US Department of Homeland Security, Tea Party Movement, protest, Chicago, Los Angeles

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

India, US seek elimination of terror havens

ReutersWashington: India and the US have called upon all nations - without naming any country - to take effective steps to work toward eliminating sanctuaries and infrastructure that supports terrorism and to increase efforts to counter violent extre ... [Published msn.co.in - May 22 2013]

Entities: India, Terrorism, US Department of Homeland Security

Blogs

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US Department of Homeland Security Homeland Sec... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Feb 14 2013] "Homeland security (HLS) in the u. s is becoming huge business . According to HSToday , the leading HLS website in the u. s , the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) clarified that only two representatives of individual companies can attend its upcoming ...
Five priority areas for future U.S. homeland se... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Nov 28 2012] "On the heels of the tenth anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Booz Allen Hamilton outlined five priority areas for the next decade of homeland security. Homeland security is an ever-evolving challenge, said ...
Five priority areas for future U.S. homeland se... [Published Help Net Security - News - Nov 28 2012] On the heels of the tenth anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Booz Allen Hamilton outlined five priority areas for the next decade of homeland security.... ...
Homeland Security Has Too Many Definitions, Say... [Published Secrecy News - Jan 09 2013] The existence of multiple, overlapping and inconsistent definitions of the term “homeland security” reflects and reinforces confusion in the homeland security mission, according to a newly updated report from the Congressional Research Service. “Ten ...
Tough Times at Homeland Security [Published Security Debrief - May 13 2013] A new wave of cyberattacks is hitting American companies at a particularly vulnerable time for the Department of Homeland Security, the federal agency charged with fending them off. ...

Audio/Video

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Calls to Increase Homeland Security Spending [Published FOX Business - Video - Apr 19 2013]
Who Will Replace Rep. King on Homeland Security... [Published FOX Business - Video - Nov 26 2012]
Homeland Security Preps For Zombie Apocalypse [Published ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - Dec 07 2012]
Sen. Coburn Questions Homeland Security Spending [Published FOX Business - Video - Dec 06 2012]
Homeland Security warns: Disable Java [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Jan 13 2013]

Press Releases

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Research and Markets: The Global Homeland Secur... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Jan 09 2013]
US Private Sector Homeland Security Market - 20... [Published PR Newswire - Oct 03 2012]
U.S. Homeland Security & Public Safety Market -... [Published PR Newswire - Oct 03 2012]
Research and Markets: The Global Homeland Secur... [Published Business Wire Manufacturing News - Jan 03 2013]
Research and Markets: The Global Homeland Secur... [Published Business Wire Defense News - Jan 03 2013]