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Press Release - September 2003

September 30, 2003

• Statement by the Department of Homeland Security on the Arrest of Ahmed Mehabla
• Statement by Under Secretary of Homeland Security Asa Hutchinson Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security

September 29, 2003

• Departments of State, Homeland Security Reach Agreement on Visa Oversight Rule to Better Secure America's Borders

September 26, 2003

• Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency Fact Sheet
• First HSARPA Solicitation Seeking Biological and Chemical Countermeasures Solutions

September 25, 2003

• Interoperable Communications Grants Fact Sheet
• Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) Grants Fact Sheet
• Disaster Assistance to Four States and the District of Columbia Hit by Hurricane Isabel
• Department of Homeland Security Awards $74 Million for Emergency Operations Centers Grants
• Department of Homeland Security Announces Recipients of Joint Interoperable Communications Grants

September 24, 2003

• Homeland Security Response Efforts Reaching Isabel Victims

September 23, 2003

• New Homeland Security Scholars and Fellows Accept Awards
• Department of Homeland Security Coordinating Federal Response to Millions of Isabel Victims as Secretary Ridge Visits Hurricane-Ravaged Maryland

September 22, 2003

• Massive Homeland Security Response Meeting Hurricane Victim Needs - President Bush and Secretary Ridge Visit Virginia

September 21, 2003

• Federal Resources Flow Into The Commonwealth As Recovery Process Gets Underway In Virginia

September 20, 2003

• Massive Homeland Security Response Ready to Meet Hurricane Victim Needs as Secretary Ridge Visits Impacted Areas

September 19, 2003

• Homeland Security Teams Respond to Isabel Victims Throughout Mid-Atlantic Region
• Homeland Security Deploys Massive Response and Recovery Effort For Isabel

September 18, 2003

• President Orders Disaster Aid For Virginia Hurricane Recovery
• President Orders Disaster Aid For North Carolina Hurricane Victims
• Homeland Security Emergency Response Resources in Place for Isabel
• DHS Seeks Industry Proposals for Anti-Missile Devices to Protect Commercial Aircraft

September 17, 2003

• Homeland Security Rolls Out Massive Response for Isabel's Arrival

September 16, 2003

• New Terrorist Screening Center Established
• Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Speaks at the Council for Excellence in Government
• Homeland Security Prepares Federal Response Assets in Preparation for Hurricane Isabel's Landfall
• Fact Sheet: The Terrorist Screening Center

September 15, 2003

• Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge Announces Director of the National Cyber Security Division
• Secretary Ridge Announces the Creation of New Computer Emergency Response Center for Cyber Security
• Homeland Security Prepares for Hurricane Isabel

September 7, 2003

• US-VISIT Industry Conference Announcement

September 5, 2003

• First Director Appointed to Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency

September 4, 2003

• DHS Advisory to Security Personnel, No Change in Threat Level

September 2, 2003

• Homeland Security Announces New Initiatives