Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed important legislation to improve mass transit security. H.R. 3857, the Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act, within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), ha...

Washington, D.C. – The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, chaired by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, chaired by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA), will hold a joint hear...

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, and Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, released a Majority Staff repor...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on the attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya:

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed important legislation to improve the efficiency of baggage screening at U.S. airports and save taxpayer dollars. H.R. 6028, the No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012, within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by Rep. ...

Washington, D.C. – The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, chaired by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), will hold a hearing entitled “Resilient Communications: Current Challenges and Future Advancements” tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Room 311 Cannon House Office ...

Washington, D.C. – The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, chaired by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled “The EMP Threat: Examining the Consequences” tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Room 311 Cannon House Office Building.

Washington, D.C. – The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, chaired by Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled “Eleven Years Later: Preventing Terrorists from Coming to America” tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Room 311 Cannon House Office Building.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security, released a Majority Staff report entitled “Rebuilding TSA into a Smarter, Leaner Organization,” detailing the Subcommittee’s findings and recommendations to help the Transportation Security Ad...

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration said it would designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani extremist network as a terrorist organization, 30 years after the U.S. supported the same militants to fight the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced the following Committee events:

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s designation of the Haqqani Network (HQN) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization:

New York City's ring of radiation detection will get $18 million in federal funding for the next fiscal year, a federal source said Friday.

WASHINGTON — The NYPD will share an $18 million federal grant to help spot so-called dirty bombs and other radiological threats across the region, a source told the Daily News.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The publisher of an insider account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden said Friday it will begin public sales next week despite a Pentagon warning of possible legal action against the book's author and unspecified associates.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on today’s resignation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr: