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Sandy Recovery Efforts Continue as Latest Storm Moves On
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the Fast Lane, the official blog of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Despite the arrival of another storm last night, hurricane recovery...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap Up: Our Journey Forward
Watch the West Wing Week here. Here’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov: Storm Relief Update: On Saturday, the President met with FEMA leaders and Cabinet officers in...
View ArticleVeterans Helping Survivors on the Road to Recovery
Editor's Note: This post was originally published on FEMA.gov. With so many New Yorkers facing the overwhelming and exhausting task of cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy, a group of former veterans...
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President Obama Meets Sandy Survivors in Staten Island
President Barack Obama meets privately with Damien and Glenda Moore at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center tent in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2012. The Moore’s two small children, Brandon and Connor,...
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President Obama Tours Storm Damage in New York
President Barack Obama talks with residents on Cedar Grove Avenue during a walking tour of Hurricane Sandy storm damage in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap Up: "That’s Who We Are"
Watch the West Wing Week here. Here’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov: Let’s Get to Work: Last Friday, the President laid out his strategy for finding the right approach...
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Photo Gallery: Vice President Joe Biden Tours Hurricane Sandy Damage in New...
Click here to see the photo gallery. See the full-size gallery On Sunday, Vice President Biden traveled to the New Jersey Shore and the City of Hoboken to personally survey the damage caused by...
View ArticlePartnerships for Homeland Security
In response to the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the Federal, state, and local governments immediately started to work with outside partners to provide relief, support, and reconstruction. In New...
View ArticleHUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Visits Communities Impacted By Hurricane Sandy
The Obama Administration has continued to bring all available resources to bear to support the states affected by Hurricane Sandy as they continue to respond and recover from the storm. On Thursday,...
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President Obama Pushes for Nonproliferation
President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction symposium held at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2012. Joing the...
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President Obama Nominates John Brennan as CIA Director
President Barack Obama listens to the remarks of John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, his nominee for Director of the CIA, during the announcement in...
View ArticleWorking to Counter Online Radicalization to Violence in the United States
The American public increasingly relies on the Internet for socializing, business transactions, gathering information, entertainment, and creating and sharing content. The rapid growth of the Internet...
View ArticleImproving the Security of the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure
The Nation increasingly relies on the Internet to run the systems that light our houses, provide gas for our cars, and ensure our water is safe to drink. Collectively, these diverse systems represent...
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Securing our Nation’s Borders
Flying on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border and overlooking the Rio Grande River, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tours the border in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of...
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Vice President Biden Honors Public Safety Officers with Medal of Valor
Vice President Joe Biden congratulates Officer Reeshemah Taylor of the Osceola County Corrections Department after presenting her with the Medal of Valor, during a Medal of Valor ceremony with...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap Up: "Fulfilling Our Obligations"
Watch the West Wing Week here. Sequester Looming: On Tuesday, with just days left until a set of deep, across-the-board budget cuts are set to take effect, President Obama discussed what’s at stake...
View ArticlePolicy Statement for Countering Improvised Explosive Devices Announced
Twenty years ago today, an improvised explosive contained in a truck was detonated in the public parking garage below the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Improvised explosive devices (IED)...
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Taking Action: Creating Model Emergency Management Plans for Schools,...
Education Secretary Arne Duncan takes part in “Taking Action: Creating Model Emergency Management Plans for Schools, Institutions of Higher Education, and Houses of Worship”, in the Eisenhower...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap Up: “We’ve Got More Work to Do”
Watch the West Wing Week here. Call to Governors: On Monday, President Obama and Vice President Biden delivered remarks to the National Governor Association. The President drew attention to the...
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President Obama Discusses Hurricane Sandy
President Barack Obama receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy at the National Response Coordination Center at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. FEMA...
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