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Press Room - August 2006

August 31, 2006

• Homeland Security and Coalition of More Than 1,150 Launch National Preparedness Month 2006
• Fact Sheet: National Preparedness Month 2006

August 23, 2006

• Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, ICE Acting Director of Detention and Removal John Torres and CBP Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar on the Secure Border Initiative
• Fact Sheet: Secure Border Initiative Update

August 16, 2006

• DHS Announces Opening of Application Period for Fiscal Year 2006 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program

August 15, 2006

• US VISIT Deploys Biometric Entry Procedures to Additional Locations

August 14, 2006

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Under Secretary for Science and Technology

August 13, 2006

• DHS Adjusts Threat Level from Red to Orange For In-Bound Flights from the UK

August 11, 2006

• Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Proposed Rule Outlines New Document Requirements For Air And Sea Travel
• USCIS Will Further Strengthen Measures That Support the Reunification of Families Separated by the Castro Regime
• Press Conference with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Assistant Secretary for TSA Kip Hawley
• DHS Announces Additional Measures to Combat Alien Smuggling of Cubans

August 10, 2006

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Announcing a Change to the Nation's Threat Level for the Aviation Sector
• Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Assistant Secretary for TSA Kip Hawley
• Fact Sheet: Guidance For Airline Passengers

August 9, 2006

• DHS Recommends Security Patch to Protect Against a Vulnerability Found In Windows Operating Systems
• DHS Completes First Down-Select For Potential Sites To Locate Proposed National Bio And Agro-Defense Facility

August 1, 2006

• Fact Sheet: Combating Fraudulent Documents