Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Secretary Napolitano Announces ARRA Funding for Southwest Border Ports of Entry
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, visiting San Diego's Otay Mesa Port of Entry today on the first leg of her three-day tour of California, Mexico and Texas, announced more than $20 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for Otay Mesa improvements and gave more details on how ARRA dollars will be spent along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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 Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Secretary Napolitano Announces New Louisiana 'Decision Team' and Appoints Recovery Personnel
On the heels of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano's visit to New Orleans last week, Secretary Napolitano today is pleased to announce the establishment of the Unified Public Assistance Project Decision Team in the Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office, and her choice of Charlie Axton to lead the newly-created team. Secretary Napolitano also announces the appointment of Tony Russell to be the acting director of the Transitional Recovery Office.
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 Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Secretary Janet Napolitano's Statement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Secretary Napolitano outlines DHS appropriations under the ARRA and explains how DHS will help the recovery effort and help ensure the security of the homeland as well.
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 Thursday, March 5, 2009
DHS Recovery Act Aviation Projects to Create 3,000 Jobs
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today $1 billion in aviation security projects to be funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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 Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Economic Recovery Money Will Create Jobs While Making America Safer
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released some details of the projects being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, recently passed in both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Obama.
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