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 The Department of Homeland Security announced the launch of the 2015 Secretary's Honors Program Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative for current two- and four-year college students.

The FBI released statistics related to hate crimes committed in 2013, showing that nearly half of the victims were targeted on the basis of race.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) in  Iowa is planning to rollout a digital driver's license. 

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA), which protects the use of student educational data by third-party vendors.

The Secret Service has named Joseph Clancy, director of corporate security at Comcast, as acting interim director.

The House passed legislation to limit airline passenger security fees imposed by the TSA. 

A federal investigation has found that the DHS is totally "ill-prepared" for a pandemic.

The state of Vermont is preparing to implement new rules that encourage communities to take steps to reduce future flood damage in exchange for more money to help them recover.

The Intelligence Community (IC) has ignored blatant attacks on American business for at least the past 20 years.

A Justice Department audit has found that the FBI has devoted "considerable resources" to fixing problems with its handling of National Security Letters, and has made definite progress.