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DHS is finalizing plans to open a "satellite office" in Silicon Valley that will work with tech companies to improve cyber security and recruit people to work for the government.

The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) has named Marcus Sachs as its new chief security officer. 

 According to a federal workforce employee survey, the Department of Homeland Security is the worst place to work in the US government.  

The U.S. Commerce Department suspended funding for the Los Angeles County emergency communications system. 

The FBI said it will overhaul its signature tracking program, the Uniform Crime Report. 

DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is giving NYC $181 million to help buy more surveillance cameras and fireboats and beef up safety in the subway system. 

A new Government Accountability Office report has found that the country’s air traffic control systems are vulnerable to hackers.

Barack Obama will push Congress to pass a law requiring companies that are victims of data breaches to notify affected consumers within 30 days.

 New York City will launch its municipal ID program, a step that will help the city's undocumented immigrants get identification needed to access city services.