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Press Room - December 2003

December 30, 2003

• Remarks by Secretary Ridge at Press Conference Regarding the National Threat Level

December 29, 2003

• Department of Homeland Security Issues Aviation Amendments to Enhance Security on Commercial Airliners

December 21, 2003

• Remarks by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at a Press Conference Announcing the Raising of the National Threat Level

December 19, 2003

• Homeland Security Appoints Dr. Elizabeth Lautner as Plum Island's New Center Director
• Department of Homeland Security Releases Summary Conclusions From National Exercise

December 18, 2003

• Department of Homeland Security Announces $173.5 Million in Grants to States for All-Hazards Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness

December 16, 2003

• Homeland Security and European Commission Reach Agreement on PNR Data
• Fact Sheet: Homeland Security and European Commission Reach PNR Agreement

December 15, 2003

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Technical Support Working Group Award First Contract

December 12, 2003

• Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge Announces Chief Security Officer
• Department of Homeland Security Cites Agro-Terrorism as Top Priority For University Research

December 10, 2003

• Under Secretary Asa Hutchinson Touts Cuban Enforcement Success
• Homeland Security Plum Island Officials Award New Contract to Field Support Services, Inc.
• Department of Homeland Security Announces $179 Million in Grants to Secure America's Ports

December 8, 2003

• Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge Announces the Appointment of Three New Members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
• Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge Announces Private Sector Senior Advisory Committee Members
• Secretary Ridge Announces Academe and Policy Research Senior Advisory Committee Members
• Department of Homeland Security Launches Listo Campaign

December 4, 2003

• Secretary Ridge Inaugurates New Homeland Security Program at Southwest Border
• Secretary Ridge Announces the Swearing-In of the New Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
• Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Implementation on the US/Mexico Border

December 3, 2003

• Secretary Tom Ridge Pledges All-Out Federal Effort to Combat Human Smuggling and Related Violence
• Remarks by Secretary Tom Ridge at the National Cyber Security Summit

December 1, 2003

• NSEERS 30-Day and Annual Interview Requirements to be Suspended
• Fact Sheet: Changes to National Security Entry/Exit Registration System (NSEERS)