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Napolitano Pushes REAL ID Rollback

07/15/2009 - The bill could ease the burden of 2005’s REAL ID Act and allow residents of non-compliant states to board commercial flights after Jan. 1. Critics say it would eviscerate post 9-11 identity fraud protections.
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DHS Task Force to Review Color-Coded Terror Alert System

07/15/2009 - Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano has formed a bipartisan task force to review the color-coded terror alert system instituted after 9-11 to communicate the threat of terrorism to the United States.
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U.K.: Hair Tests Could Test Terrorists' Alibis

07/13/2009 - Researchers in the United Kingdom have devised a laser test that can determine the recent whereabouts of an individual by analyzing hair strands. According to the Guardian, the British government wants to use the new technology to test the alibis of terrorism suspects and asylum seekers.
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DHS Announces $1.8 Billion in Grants to States, Cities

06/16/2009 - States and cities at risk of natural disasters and terrorism will receive nearly $1.8 billion in federal preparedness grants to protect, prevent, respond, and recover from potential calamities this fiscal year, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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DHS Launches Blog

06/15/2009 - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the launch of a blog it calls The Blog @ Homeland Security.
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Engineer Allegedly Offered Drug Smugglers Remote-Controlled Semi- Submersibles

06/08/2009 - A Washington Post story from Saturday provides more evidence that narcotraffickers are looking to build remote-controlled self-propelled semi-submersibles to smuggle drugs risk-free from Colombia into the United States.  
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Napolitano Swears in Hacker on Homeland Security Advisory Council

06/08/2009 - One of the 16 homeland security advisors sworn in by homeland security chief Janet Napolitano on Friday is a world-renowned hacker, reports CNET News.com.
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Obama Folds Homeland Security Council into National Security Council

05/27/2009 - President Barack Obama also announced the creation of three new offices dealing with cybersecurity, terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction, and resilience.
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Report: Federal Freight Rail Security Must Go Beyond Hazmats

05/22/2009 - The Transportation Security Administration must also emphasize physical assets and cybersecurity, while measuring mitigation efforts, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Dynamic Swine Flu Threat Will Persist Through 2010, Experts Say

05/14/2009 - The U.S. public health sector faces the monumental challenge of administering two separate flu shots per person this coming winter, not to mention as many as three per child, according to a top vaccinologist.
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Swine Flu Infections Rise to 245; U.S. in "Upswing," CDC Says

05/04/2009 - The total number of people with confirmed swine flu infections climbed to 245 yesterday in 35 states as laboratories caught up on a backlog of lab tests, the Associated Press reports.
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Senate Committee Okays Nominations for FEMA, ICE

04/29/2009 - FEMA appointee W. Craig Fugate is director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management; ICE designee John T. Morton is Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice.
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Fusion Center Dialogue Continues

04/21/2009 - Fusion center proponents and critics agree on the need for strengthened privacy protections in the post-9-11 information sharing environment.
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