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04-30-08 Night Vision Law Enforcement Support Program Now Available
04-30-08 Special Program Assistance for Needed Tactical Officer Assets (SPANTOA) Grants Now Available for Law Enforcement SWAT Teams
04-30-08 FEMA Hosts National Volunteer Week
03-25-08 Mississippi Leads in University Stadium Security
03-21-08 MS Hosts Sixth Annual Governor's Homeland Security Conference
03-21-08
MS Citizen Corps Hosts Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Olympics for Volunteers
03-05-08 Final Agenda for Governor's Homeland Security Conference Now Available
02-20-08 MS Colleges and Universities get Crisis Training
02-07-08 MVSU Recognized by State Homeland Security for Campus Security Procedures
01-31-08 Registration Now Open for 2008 Governor's Homeland Security Conference
01-31-08 Tentative Agenda for 2008 Governor's Homeland Security Conference Now Available
12-26-07 Homeland Security Funded USM Stadium Security Project Takes Root
12-10-07 The Mississippi Citizen Corps Program Funds Training for Jackson State University Volunteers
12-06-07 FBI Director Urges Mississippi Residents to Lookout for Terrorist Threats
12-06-07 The Twelve Days of Christmas - Preparing Families for Disaster
11-19-07 Red Cross:  Fire Safety Tips for the Holidays
11-02-07 MOHS, MHP and MBI Assist Clarke County Response to Pipeline Explosion
10-30-07 Creating a Culture of Preparedness Among Schools
10-17-07 The Battle for Our Future: Remarks by Secretary Chertoff at Westminster College
10-05-07 DHS Declares Fourth Annual National Preparedness Month Most Successful Ready Effort To Date
09-12-07 MS Homeland Security Announces New Standardized Training
09-10-07 In Case of Emergency:  Plan Before Disaster Strikes
09-05-07 Office of Homeland Security Offers Seminar to Harden Institutions of Higher Learning
08-31-07 DHS Announces Fourth Annual National Preparedness Month
08-31-07 Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff:  Every American Should Have a Disaster Plan
08-21-07 Pictures From the First Annual Mississippi CERT Summer Olympics
08-20-07 What Should Your Emergency Pantry Look Like?
08-20-07 City of Greenwood Honors Volunteers, CERT Program
08-16-07 NYPD Warns of Homegrown Terror Threat
08-15-07 Emergency Responders in Desoto County Get Further Training
08-10-07 MS Homeland Security Hosts CERT Summer Olympics
07-31-07 DHS Announces $1.7 Billion in Homeland Security Grants
07-26-07 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Sponsors Fourth Annual "National Preparedness Month"
07-25-07 Guide for Local Officials:  Citizen Corps
07-25-07 Citizen Corps:  Volunteerism and Personal Preparedness
07-12-07 Mississippi Site Advances to Second Round in Bid for Multimillion Dollar Bio-Defense Project
05-30-07 Letter From Director Ledbetter Regarding FY04 and FY05 Funding Cycles
05-10-07 Citizen Corps: Preparing for Emergencies in the US
05-02-07 FY04 Grant Closeout Notice
04-19-07 Responding to School Violence Guide
04-19-07 Early Warning Guide for Schools
04-19-07 Safe School Initiative
03-01-07 2007 Governor's Homeland Security Conference Tentative Agenda Now Available
02-26-07 HS Monitoring Visit List Now Available
01-06-07 MS Homeland Security Announces Additional FY06 Funding
12-22-06 FY04 Grant Funding Extension Announced
12-21-06 Homeland Security Announces Funding for Preparedness Within MS
12-13-06 Homeland Security Announces Funding for Preparedness Within MS
09-11-06 Mississippi Homeland Security Announces New Director
06-27-06 Secretary Chertoff Announces New Members and Leadership of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
06-01-06 Mississippi Homeland Security Strategy
03-31-06 Slide Presentations Available from 2006 Governor's Homeland Security Conference
03-27-06 Surface Transportation Security Inspection Program
03-27-06 Documentation and Investigative Report Writing Course Offered to Law Enforcement
03-15-06 Homeland Security Safety Information Presented
01-04-06 Mississippi Office of Homeland Security hosts Governor's Homeland Security Conference
11-17-05 US Government Seeks to End Litigation Undermining Expedited Removal of Salvadorans
11-09-05 Governor Barbour and Homeland Security Announce State-Wide Emergency Alert System
10-26-05 National Strategy for Maritime Security Supporting Plans Announced
10-24-05 FY04 Grant period extended through 11/30/06
10-18-05
Updated MS Homeland Security Calendar
10-17-05 DHS announces $30 million in competitive grants to strengthen preparedness training
09-30-05 United States Government response and recovery to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
09-30-05 Principal Federal official named for Hurricane Rita response
09-21-05 Federal government readies for Hurricane Rita
09-19-05 DHS Inspector General intitiates special office for Hurricane Katrina Oversight
09-06-05 President Bush announces additional counties to Mississippi's disaster declaration
09-05-05 Hurricane Katrina update
08-31-05 Hurricane Katrina volunteer information
08-18-05 The University of Mississippi Request for Bids for Statewide Emergency Communication System
07-22-05 Mississippi infrastructure viable target
07-20-05 America must avoid complacency
07-20-05 Mississippi asks for help with drivers licenses
07-19-05 Secretary Chertoff speaks to U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
07-19-05 Information provided regarding "Man Portable Air Defense Systems" (MANPADS)
07-12-05
FBI provides indicators/reportable items for disrupting attacks on mass transit
07-08-05 Mississippi Operational Advisory:  Threat status to remain elevated through the weekend
07-08-05 Suggested measures for protecting mass transit; passenger rail
07-07-05 Mississippi officials step up security after London explosions
07-07-05 Secretary Chertoff speaks about the London Bombings; increase in threat status
07-06-05 Military Expands Homeland Security Efforts
06-29-05 Administration Response to the Commission on Intelligence Capabilities
06-27-05 U.S., Mexico, and Canada share intitial progress and prosperity report
06-25-05 Coast data sharing draws rave reviews
06-23-05 Boxing blind with shadow enemy is expensive
06-21-05 Homeland Security funded cameras prove valuable to law enforcement
06-15-05 DHS to require digital photos in passports for visa waiver travelers
06-09-05 Homeland Security and American Red Cross co-sponsor National Preparedness Month 2005
06-07-05 Security at Mississippi Stadiums Evaluated
05-26-05 Homeland Security and the University of Southern Mississippi announce Stadium Security Initiative
05-19-05 Mississippi:  The Proving Ground for the Location Aware Enterprise
04-26-05 Fortenberry returns to private practice; Phillips elevated to Commissioner
04-05-05 Governor Barbour designates the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the basis for all incident management in Mississippi.
03-15-05 Homeland Security Honors David Wilhelm
03-01-05 Homeland Security Chief shares plans, fears
02-28-05 Two New Orleans men admit offering to sell false identities to assist members of terrorist organization
01-31-05 Department of Homeland Security Announces $22 Million in New Grants to Mississippi
01-10-05 Secretary Tom Ridge announces a new affiliation between Citizen Corps and The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary
12-08-04 Worthington Responds to Secretary Ridge Departure
11-30-04 Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge, tenders resignation 11-30-04 in letter to President Bush
11-08-04 First Responders Convene in Louisville
10-18-04 Office of Homeland Security Moves to JSU E-Center
08-20-04 National Organizations Partner to Launch National Preparedness Month
08-01-04 Financial Services sectors in New York City, Northern New Jersey, and Washington, DC Threat Level Raised
   
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