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Barack Obama signed legislation that gives him and former President George W. Bush lifetime Secret Service Protection.

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 report.

Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) will succeed Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) as the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

In 2013 visitors from 30 countries will be required to submit a photograph and fingerprints if they want to travel to Canada.

The state of South Carolina. has gone about a year without a cyber security officer.

Congressman Michael McCaul is expected to be approved as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

New York state and New Jersey need at least $71.3 billion to recover from the devastation wrought by superstorm Sandy and prevent similar damage from future storms.

Republican Rep. Peter King has announced he will step down as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the formation of three commissions charged with undertaking a comprehensive review and making specific recommendations to overhaul and improve New York State’s emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

NASA was informing employees this week that a laptop computer with personnel information such as social security numbers was stolen from a locked car two weeks ago.