Homeland Security
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Student visa verification program likely to launch around June 1
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The system, which will launch on or around June 1, is aimed to rework the way officials can search for visa information for everyone coming in and out of the United States.
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Boston Marathon Bombing and immigration reform
CommentMargetta interview April 23, 2013
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GAO: Homeland Security needs to focus on money management
CommentMaurer interview April 10, 2013
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High-skilled immigration visa applications outpace supply
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The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days.
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Homeland Security rape: Woman claims repeated rape inside facility
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Allegations of rape inside the Homeland Security facility on Nebraska Ave. are being taken very seriously by D.C. police according to sources.
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Homeland Security sets safety guidelines for entertainment venues
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Homeland Security has set guidelines for security at movie theaters and other entertainment venues – but officials won't release details.
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Words not to use on social media, according to DHS
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According to a new list obtained by the Department of Homeland Security, several hundred words and phrases, from the eye-raising to the mundane, are closely monitored on social and online media.
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Toddler on no-fly list, family doesn't plan legal action
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A computer glitch is apparently to blame for a toddler being on the U.S. no-fly list, and after the girl was pulled off a plane in South Florida, they don't plan to take any legal action.
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Osama bin Laden death: No 'credible' threats ahead of death anniversary
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U.S. intelligence officials say that ahead of the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s killing, there are no “credible” terror threats against the United States.
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Secret Service scandal posed no threat to President Obama, Napolitano says
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There was no risk to President Barack Obama as a result of a prostitution scandal at a Colombia hotel that involved a dozen Secret Service officers, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.
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