Thursday, September 1, 2011

DHS August 31 Daily Bulletin

Message 1
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Fri 26 2011 09:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Secretary Napolitano Announces Stop.Think.Connect Campaign Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America

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Secretary Napolitano Announces Stop.Think.Connect Campaign Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America
08/26/2011 07:00 AM EDT

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Stop.Think.Connect.™ campaign today announced a new partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which serves nearly four million young people from across the country. The campaign will provide Boys & Girls Club with tools and resources to help raise awareness among teens, young adults and parents about the importance of cybersecurity and online safety.

"In today's world, Americans can use technology to engage with communities around the globe," said Secretary Napolitano. "Now, more than ever, it is important that all Americans learn to protect themselves online and do their part to ensure that cyberspace is a safe and secure environment for all Internet users."

"Technology skills and access to the Internet are critical in closing the academic achievement gap and leveling the playing field for all children," said Boys & Girls Clubs of America President and CEO Roxanne Spillett. "Equally as important is ensuring online safety by preventing abuse of technology where bullying and other negative behaviors live on indefinitely."

The partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America builds on the Stop.Think.Connect.™ campaign's ongoing outreach to youth. Last month, DHS announced a partnership with Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) America. In June, the campaign announced winners of the Stop.Think.Connect.™ PSA Challenge, which called on individuals of all ages, non-profit organizations and corporations to create and submit short video PSAs encouraging their fellow citizens to be safe and secure online.

Stop.Think.Connect.™ is a national public awareness effort to guide the nation to a higher level of Internet safety and security by educating and empowering the American public to be more vigilant about practicing safe online habits. The campaign encourages Americans to view Internet safety and security as a shared responsibility at home, in the workplace, and in our communities.

For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has changed lives, saved lives, and created great futures. The organization's partnership with Stop.Think.Connect.™ adds a cyber education element to the services it provides through guidance programs emphasizing academic success, character and leadership development, community service, and healthy lifestyles.

For additional information on the Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign please click here.

For additional information on Boys & Girls Clubs of America please click here.

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Message 2
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Fri 26 2011 10:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Blog @ Homeland Security Update

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The Blog @ Homeland Security
Thursday, August 25, 2011
FEMA Blog: Irene Update 12: Administrator Fugate Offers Tips to Getting Prepared
Posted by FEMA Public Affairs

Get the latest updates from the FEMA Blog.

We’re continuing to closely monitor Hurricane Irene as it threatens much of the East Coast, from Florida to Maine. While it’s too soon to tell exactly where Irene will may landfall or have the most significant impacts, Administrator Fugate has an update on the ways you can get prepared:

To read the entire blog post, visit http://blog.dhs.gov/


Message 3
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Fri 26 2011 10:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Careers Update

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Join Our Team

Learn more about Cybersecurity Recruitment and Development Programs at the Department.

The following positions are currently open within Office of Cybersecurity and Communications:

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-9/11/12
VA: 522502-BM11
Open: August 24
Close: August 30

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-9/11/12
VA: 519711-BM11
Open: August 24
Close: August 30

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-13/14
VA: 519703-MD11
Open: August 25
Close: August 31

Title: Operations Research Analyst
Series/Grade: GS-1515-13/14
VA: 518674-ET11
Open: August 25
Close: September 7



For more job postings, visit cybersecurity jobs on USAJOBS.gov. You can also sign-up to get e-mail updates on special cybersecurity opportunities and events.

http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/gc_1240512546017.shtm


Message 4
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Fri 26 2011 15:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Update

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Ombudsman Updates

These updates share information on current areas of focus in the Ombudsman’s Office.

Recent topics include:

* Survivor Benefits for Widows and Widowers of U.S. Citizens New!

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Message 5
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Mon 29 2011 09:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Scheduled Events Update

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Message 6
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Mon 29 2011 11:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Blog @ Homeland Security Update

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TSA Remembers 9/11: Stories From Our Workforce


Message 7
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Mon 29 2011 14:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Careers Update

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The following positions are currently open within Office of Cybersecurity and Communications:

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-9/11/12
VA: 522502-BM11
Open: August 24
Close: August 30

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-9/11/12
VA: 519711-BM11
Open: August 24
Close: August 30

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-13/14
VA: 519703-MD11
Open: August 25
Close: August 31

Title: Operations Research Analyst
Series/Grade: GS-1515-13/14
VA: 518674-ET11
Open: August 25
Close: September 7

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-13/14
VA: 522463-SW11
Open: August 26
Close: September 8


Message 8
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Mon 29 2011 14:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Executive Hiring Update

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Message 9
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Mon 29 2011 14:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Readout of Secretary Napolitano's Meeting with Honduran Secretary of Security Oscar Alvarez

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Readout of Secretary Napolitano's Meeting with Honduran Secretary of Security Oscar Alvarez
08/29/2011 07:00 AM EDT

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today met with Honduran Secretary of Security Oscar Alvarez to discuss joint U.S.-Honduras security strategies and to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the bilateral use of traveler information to strengthen international air transportation security.

“The United States and Honduras have a shared interest in protecting the security of the region and securing air travel between our nations, while facilitating legitimate travel and trade,” said Secretary Napolitano. “This agreement affirms both nations’ commitment to increasing information sharing capabilities and strengthening aviation security standards.”

The Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection program designed to enhance border security through the collection and review of passenger information.

The APIS MOU strengthens the ongoing partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and its Honduran counterparts. DHS currently works with the Honduran government through a transnational criminal investigative unit to fight drug trafficking, transnational gangs, organized crime, and related violence in effort to enhance border security, operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

In July, Secretary Napolitano hosted a multilateral meeting in Washington where she and Honduran Security Secretary Alvarez joined participating officials from various Central American countries and Mexico to sign a regional letter of intent, highlighting enhanced support of regional security cooperation and increased information sharing.

For more information, visit www.dhs.gov.

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Message 10
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Tue 30 2011 13:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: DHS Announces More Than $2.1 Billion in Preparedness Grants

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DHS Announces More Than $2.1 Billion in Preparedness Grants
08/24/2011 07:00 AM EDT

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

WASHINGTON-Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced today final allocations for 12 preparedness grant programs totaling more than $2.1 billion in federal grants to assist states, urban areas, tribal and territorial governments, non-profit agencies, and the private sector in strengthening our nation's ability to prevent, protect, respond to, recover from, and mitigate terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies. In FY2011, DHS grants were reduced by $780 million for the FY 2010 enacted level, nearly a quarter of FY 2010 DHS grant funding.

"In today's tight fiscal environment, we are setting clear priorities and focusing on the areas that face the greatest risk to maximize our limited grant dollars," said Secretary Napolitano. "The FY 2011 homeland security grants are focused on mitigating and responding to the evolving threats we face."

The 9/11 Commission recommended that homeland security funds be allocated "based strictly on an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities" to focus limited funding in the highest risk areas. The grant awards announced today focus on the highest risk cities that continue to face the most significant threats, while continuing to provide dedicated funding to law enforcement throughout the country to prepare for, prevent and respond to pre-operational activity and other crimes that are precursors or indicators of terrorist activity.

The FY 2011 grant guidance incorporated feedback from DHS' state, local, tribal and territorial, and private sector partners and includes specific steps undertaken by DHS to improve the ability of state and local partners to apply for and utilize grant funding. From 2002 through 2011, approximately $35 billion has been awarded in preparedness grants to help strengthen and protect our nation's homeland.

Preparedness Grant Program Awards for Fiscal Year 2011 include:

Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)—more than $1.28 billion total:

* State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)—more than $526 million to support the implementation of state homeland security strategies to build and strengthen preparedness capabilities at all levels. The 9/11 Act requires states to dedicate 25 percent of SHSP appropriated funds to law enforcement terrorism prevention-oriented planning, organization, training, exercise and equipment activities.
* Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)—more than $662 million to enhance regional preparedness capabilities in 31 high-threat, high-density urban areas. In order to focus limited resources to mitigate and respond to evolving threats, the 11 highest risk areas (Tier 1) were eligible for more than $540 million, while the remaining 20 urban areas, designated Tier II were eligible for more than $121 million. The 9/11 Act requires states to dedicate 25 percent of UASI appropriated funds to law enforcement terrorism prevention-oriented activities.
* Operation Stonegarden (OPSG)—more than $54 million to enhance cooperation and coordination among local, tribal, territorial, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to secure the United States land and maritime borders.
* Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS)—more than $34 million, to enhance and sustain comprehensive regional mass casualty incident response and preparedness capabilities, divided evenly among 124 MMRS jurisdictions.
* Citizen Corps Program (CCP)—more than $9 million to engage citizens in community preparedness, planning, mitigation, response and recovery activities.

Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP)-$10 million for eligible tribes to implement preparedness initiatives to help strengthen the nation against risk associated with potential terrorist attacks and other hazards.

Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)—more than $18 million allocated based on risk, to support target-hardening activities to non-profit organizations that are at a high risk of a terrorist attack and located within one of the FY 2011 UASI-eligible urban areas.

Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPSP)—more than $14 million to enhance catastrophic incident preparedness in selected high-risk, high-consequence urban areas and their surrounding regions in order to support coordination of regional all-hazard planning for catastrophic events.

Emergency Operations Center Grant Program (EOC)—more than $14 million to support the construction or renovation of Emergency Operations Centers to improve state, local or tribal emergency management and preparedness capabilities to ensure continuity of operations during disasters.

Driver's License Security Grant Program (DLSGP)—more than $45 million to improve the reliability and accuracy of personal identification documents that states and territories issue, prevent terrorism, and reduce fraud.

Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)—more than $200 million to owners and operators of transit systems to protect critical surface transportation from acts of terrorism and increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.

Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP)—more than $7 million to freight railroad carriers, owners and offerors of railroad cars, and owners of rail bridges to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism and increase the resilience of the freight rail system.

Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR-Amtrak) Program—more than $22 million to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of the Amtrak rail system.

Intercity Bus Security Gant Program (IBSGP)—nearly $5 million to support security measures including plans, facility security upgrades and vehicle and driver protection for fixed-route intercity and charter bus services that serve UASI jurisdictions.

Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)—more than $235 million to help protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhance maritime domain awareness and strengthen risk management capabilities in order to protect against improvised explosive devices and other non-conventional weapons.

Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG)—more than $329 million has been awarded to assist state and local governments to enhance and sustain all-hazards emergency management capabilities.

Further information on DHS preparedness grant programs is available at www.dhs.gov and www.fema.gov/grants.

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Message 11
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Tue 30 2011 13:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Statement by Press Secretary Matt Chandler on Secretary Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Fugate's Wednesday Travel to States Affected by Hurricane Irene

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Statement by Press Secretary Matt Chandler on Secretary Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Fugate's Wednesday Travel to States Affected by Hurricane Irene
08/30/2011 07:00 AM EDT

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

"Following visits today to North Carolina, Virginia and Vermont, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate will travel to New York and New Jersey on Wednesday, August 31, to survey ongoing recovery and response efforts on the ground following Hurricane Irene. Secretary Napolitano and Administrator Fugate will meet with local officials, first responders, and volunteers to reaffirm the federal government's continued commitment to working with our state, local and community partners and helping the communities and individuals affected by Hurricane Irene to rebuild and recovery. FEMA Deputy Administrator Rich Serino is traveling to New Jersey today, following meetings with emergency officials in Hartford, Connecticut. More details on tomorrow's trip will be released once they are available."

All previously released details on today's visits can be found below:

Secretaries Napolitano and Vilsack will visit Elizabeth City, N.C. to survey crop damage during an aerial tour of Tyrrell County, receive a briefing at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and participate in a media availability. Later, Secretaries Napolitano and Vilsack will travel to Richmond, Va. to visit the Commonwealth's EOC and meet with local officials, first responders, and volunteers to reaffirm the federal government's continued commitment to working with our state, local and community partners and help the communities and individuals affected by Hurricane Irene to rebuild and recover. While in Richmond they will join local officials for a media availability.

FEMA Administrator Fugate will join Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch in Burlington, Vt., for a tour of the storm damaged areas of the state via helicopter, and to meet with additional state and local officials working on the response and recovery efforts. Afterwards FEMA Administrator Fugate will join the group for a media availability at the Burlington International Airport.

FEMA Deputy Administrator Serino will travel to Hartford, Connecticut today to meet with state and local officials and assess damages, and later plans to travel to New Jersey. Additional details on Serino's trip will be released as they become available.

Tuesday, Aug. 30

1:30 PM EDT
DHS Secretary Napolitano and USDA Secretary Vilsack will participate in a media availability
Dare County Administration Building
Board of Commissioners Meeting Room
954 Marshall C. Collins Drive
Manteo, N.C.
OPEN PRESS

4 PM EDT
FEMA Administrator Fugate will join Governor Shumlin and other officials for a media availability
Burlington International Airport
Ste 1, 1200 Airport Drive
Burlington, Vt.
OPEN PRESS

4:15 PM EDT
DHS Secretary Napolitano and USDA Secretary Vilsack will participate in a media availability
Virginia EOC
7700 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond, Va.
OPEN PRESS

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Message 12
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Tue 30 2011 16:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Economic Recovery Act of 2009 Update

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ARRA Weekly Updates

August 26

* Weekly Update (XLS - 101 KB)
* Weekly Update, 1 of 2 (CSV - 81 KB)
* Weekly Update, 2 of 2 (CSV - 3.98 KB)

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Message 13
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Tue 30 2011 17:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Blog @ Homeland Security Update

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The Blog @ Homeland Security
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
How To Help Those Affected by Irene
Posted by FEMA Public Affairs

To help manage the generous outpouring of support for those individuals and communities affected by Irene, disaster recovery experts have established some simple ways to help, whether you’re looking to volunteer or send donations.

To read the full blog, visit http://blog.dhs.gov/


Message 14
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Wed 31 2011 10:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Careers Update

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Title: Director, USCERT
Series/Grade: ES-301-00
VA: CHCO-11-038-DHS-526350
Open: August 30
Close: September 22

For more job postings, visit cybersecurity jobs on USAJOBS.gov. You can also sign-up to get e-mail updates on special cybersecurity opportunities and events.

http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/gc_1240512546017.shtm


Message 15
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Wed 31 2011 15:46 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Remarks by Under Secretary Rand Beers at the Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness (TCIP) Conference and Expo

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Remarks by Under Secretary Rand Beers at the Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness (TCIP) Conference and Expo
08/31/2011 07:00 AM EDT

Remarks by Under Secretary Rand Beers at the Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness (TCIP) Conference and Expo


Message 16
From: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Date: Aug, Wed 31 2011 16:22 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Careers Update

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The following positions are currently open within Office of Cybersecurity and Communications:

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-13/14
VA: 519703-MD11
Open: August 25
Close: August 31

Title: Operations Research Analyst
Series/Grade: GS-1515-13/14
VA: 518674-ET11
Open: August 25
Close: September 7

Title: IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Series/Grade: GS-2210-13/14
VA: 522463-SW11
Open: August 26
Close: September 8

Title: Director, USCERT
Series/Grade: ES-301-00
VA: CHCO-11-038-DHS-526350
Open: August 30
Close: September 22

Title: Interdisciplinary (Cyber)
Series/Grade: GS-854/855/1550-13/14
VA#: FS-518552-LT11
Open: August 30
Close: September 6

Title: Supervisory IT Specialist
Series/Grade: GS-2210-15
VA#: FS-519693
Open: August 31
Close: September 6

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