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The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country.
The Homeland Security Department will give a seal of approval to businesses volunteering to use an electronic program to check workers' immigration status.
An internal review of the Obama administration's own plan to spend tens of millions of dollars upgrading little-used border checkpoints ahead of busier ones justified its choices, but a senior Democratic senator said he will ask congressional investigators for a separate audit.
The Obama administration has signed up 55 state and local law enforcement agencies to help enforce immigration laws, including an Arizona county sheriff under investigation for racial profiling, the Homeland Security Department announced Friday.
The Obama administration has given a green light to the Homeland Security Department to be more competitive and choosey as it hires up to 1,000 new cyber experts over the next three years, the first major personnel move to fulfill its vow to bolster security of the nation's computer networks.
Some e-mails purporting to be from the Homeland Security Department's intelligence division were fake and contained malicious software.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agreed Friday to continue improvements to a central Texas detention center until all immigrant families held there have left.
The self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff in America" has never gotten so much resistance from the federal government.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency took too long to respond to initial reports of dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers delivered to victims of the 2005 hurricanes, exposing people to possible health risks, a report of the Homeland Security Department inspector general said Thursday.
The Homeland Security Department relaunched its Web site Wednesday and became the first Cabinet-level agency to follow the tech-savvy White House directives on social media.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Texas consortium protesting the Homeland Security Department's choice of Kansas for a multimillion-dollar biodefense lab.
The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell the end of the color-coded terrorism advisories, long derided by late night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats as a tool for Bush administration political manipulation.
An overhauled federal program allowing local and state law enforcement officials to arrest and deport immigrants will focus on the most serious criminals and limit officers' police powers, the Homeland Security Department said Friday.
The Senate wants to force the Homeland Security Department to stick with a proposed Bush administration policy requiring employers to fire immigrant workers whose names don't match their Social Security numbers.
The government could end up repeating mistakes seen after Hurricane Katrina without a better plan for housing people after a catastrophe, the Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog told lawmakers Wednesday.
The House passed a $44 billion spending bill Wednesday that awards the Homeland Security Department a 7 percent budget increase, with money for more border patrol agents and for anti-piracy efforts off the coast of Somalia.
Surviving immigrant spouses of American citizens who die before they are married two years will get a break from deportation, the Homeland Security Department said Tuesday.
President Barack Obama's pick for intelligence chief at the Homeland Security Department withdrew from consideration Friday amid questions about his role in the CIA's interrogations of suspected terrorists.
The head of the Homeland Security Department says the United States is preparing as if the swine flu outbreak is a full pandemic.
Airlines are flying some nearly empty planes from the United States to Mexico, a check by The Associated Press showed Wednesday, a sign that swine flu worries may be keeping travelers home.
The Homeland Security Department is dropping some newspaper and magazine subscriptions to save money.
Civil liberties officials at the Homeland Security Department did not agree with some of the language in a controversial report on right-wing extremists, but the agency issued the report anyway.
Top Department of Homeland Security officials on Sunday defended an agency intelligence assessment warning that veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan could be susceptible to recruitment by right-wing extremists, though one said it should have been "more tightly written and presented."
First lady Michelle Obama thanked an enthusiastic crowd of Homeland Security Department employees on Tuesday for their work in keeping the country safe.
The Obama administration's beefed-up efforts to fight violence on the Southwest border is not the last word, the head of the Homeland Security Department reassured senators clamoring for more money and people to combat drug trafficking.
Security center opens to battle computer attacksThe United States is well behind the curve in the fight against computer criminals, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Friday, as Homeland Security officials opened a $9 million operations center to better coordinate the government's response to cyberattacks.
Report blasts FEMA on trailer formaldehydeThe Federal Emergency Management Agency took too long to respond to initial reports of dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers delivered to hurricane victims, exposing people to possible health risks.
South Korean Web sites under renewed attackA South Korean official warned on Thursday that seven Web sites were under renewed cyber attack, a day after American authorities said they were eyeing North Korea as the origin of a widespread assault.
Homeland secretary to kill spy satellitesA government official says Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to kill a controversial program begun by the former Bush administration to use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security.
Colleges push tuition aid for illegal immigrantsWading into the politically charged immigration debate, a group of colleges and universities is urging Congress to give illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship.
Obama saving federal money the easy wayThe thrifty measures the president ordered for federal agencies are the equivalent of asking a family that spends $60,000 in a year to save $6.
Chinese Muslims at Gitmo plea for freedomChinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay asked the Supreme Court on Monday to order their release into the United States.
More spy towers planned for Detroit, BuffaloThe U.S. Border Patrol is erecting 16 more video surveillance towers in Michigan and New York to help secure parts of the U.S.-Canadian border.
U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin RulesIn addition to the fast-track approach, the text of the rules change was not made publicly available as it was supposed to be either.
Officials Split on Viability of Border-Fence ProjectConflicting accounts about a pilot project to create a virtual fence along parts of the Mexican border add to the confusion surrounding the plan since its inception.
In Texas, Weighing Life With a Border FenceA planned border fence has provoked alarm among land owners fearful of being cut off from their own property.
The Wary Skies of Modern TravelersThere is plenty of time, while creeping through the security maze, for travelers to ruminate the fact that flying is more than ever an act of faith.
Revised Rule for Employers That Hire ImmigrantsThe Bush administration will suspend its legal defense of a new rule to punish employers who hire illegal immigrants.
Bernard Kerik indicted on federal fraud, conspiracy chargesThe twisted saga of Bernard Kerik is a reflection of the corruption and criminality that is pervasive throughout the US political establishment and among the ruling elite as a whole.
Chemical Industry 1, Public Safety 0Congress needs to pass a strong new chemical plant law — one that puts more weight on the safety of the public and less on industry's bottom line.
Illegal immigrants can get N.Y. driver's licensesThe Bush administration and New York cut a deal Saturday to create a new generation of super-secure driver's licenses for U.S. citizens, but also allow illegal immigrants to get a version.
Fake News Briefing by FEMA Draws Official RebukesOn Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff apologized for the phony news conference held by F.E.M.A. on the California fires earlier in the week.
Terror watch list swells to more than 755,000 The government's terrorist watch list has swelled to more than 755,000 names, according to a new government report that has raised worries about the list's effectiveness.
Most fake bombs missed by screeners in airport tests: 75% at LAXSecurity screeners at two of the nation's busiest airports failed to find fake bombs hidden on undercover agents posing as passengers in more than 60% of tests last year, according to a classified report obtained by USA TODAY.
A Crackdown on HoldIt is good news that a federal judge has halted a reckless plan by the Bush administration to use Social Security records for immigration enforcement.
Experts say terrorists eye your local schoolThree years after Muslim terrorists attacked a school in Beslan in North Ossetia-Alania within the Russian Federation resulting in 396 deaths and 437 injuries, terrorism and law enforcement experts say most U.S.
No Way OutWelcoming Iraqis into the U.S. is not cost-free, but Washington has a moral obligation to help those who have risked their lives on America's behalf.
Congress Warns Bush - No More "Cronies" For Attorney GeneralPresident Bush's next pick for attorney general will be speedily confirmed if the nominee is seen as a respected caretaker for the Justice Department and not a political crony, experts said yesterday.
Bush Plans To Install Inexperienced, Bush Loyalist Clay Johnson At Homeland Security [Video]This morning, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reported that "very senior level sources" inside the administration are telling her that Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff will replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
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