The secretary of homeland security is the newest permanent member of the president’s Cabinet, overseeing the sprawling agencies and missions of the Homeland Security Department and an annual ...

Last month, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem deputized special agents within the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service and the IRS to aid in arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants.

The Department of Homeland Security offered employees the choice between deferred resignation, early retirement or an immediate buyout, according to an email obtained by Axios Monday evening. Why ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has scrapped plans formed under President Trump to expand the collection of biometric data — including voice prints and DNA — from anyone applying to ...

The newly incorporated department officially opened 20 years ago today, on March 1, 2003. The department's stated intent was to prevent terrorist attacks and protect the homeland.

Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Joe Biden 's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), faced probing questions from Senators on Tuesday as he prepares to assume a key role in ...

March 17, 2021 Department of Homeland Security Mission and Operations Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before a House committee for the first time since his confirmation.

POLITICS Department of Homeland Security, 10 Years Later By Elizabeth Llorente Fox News Published March 4, 2013 12:08pm EST | Updated January 10, 2017 6:21pm EST ...

The department is also expected to implement much of the National Strategy for Homeland Security, the domestic security plan unveiled by President Bush in July 2002.

This is not a timid set of recommendations. It is a mandate to try to eliminate much of the 2002 Homeland Security Act and, barring that, exerting more political control over DHS to implement the ...

Though the Department of Homeland Security’s infamous Disinformation Governance Board was disbanded due to public pressure last year, it was immediately clear that the department’s already ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen submitted her resignation to President Donald Trump Sunday. "Its been an honor of a lifetime to serve with the brave men and women of ...