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U.S. to renew push for crackdown on illegal workers

Oct. 23, 2008
Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff says he will seek to lift an injunction on a rule that would check for discrepancies in workers' Social Security data. In a final drive to toughen immigration enforcement, the Bush administration will again try to institute a system that would force...
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Illegal immigrants cleaned Chertoffs' home

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A housekeeping company used by U.S. Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff used illegal aliens to clean Chertoff's home, records indicate.
Chertoff: Don't divide Homeland Security

Chertoff: Don't divide Homeland Security

ELIZABETH, N.J., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said Thursday at New Jersey's Kean University his department should not be divided into smaller parts.
Chertoff cites Mumbai for tighter security

Chertoff cites Mumbai for tighter security

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The terrorist attack on Mumbai, India, shows the need for the United States to beef up its coastal protection, Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said.

Chertoff warns of political pressures

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned his successor, Janet Napolitano, that she will have to fight off special interests in her new post.
Personality Spotlight: Janet Napolitano

Personality Spotlight: Janet Napolitano

CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano's experience in confronting illegal immigration in her home state could serve her well as the new secretary of homeland security.

GAO report critical of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Homeland Security Department fared poorly in overseeing the purchase of equipment and technology since its inception, a federal report says.

Sources: Napolitano for Homeland Security

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama wants Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to serve as his secretary of Homeland Security, sources told The Washington Post.

XeDAR to support Saab's U.S. expansion

DENVER, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- XeDAR Corp. has been contracted by Sweden-based Saab to support the company's expansion efforts in the U.S. homeland security market.

New regulations to secure rail traffic

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released new security rules for freight and passenger rail systems designed to counter potential threats.
ICE chief Myers steps down

ICE chief Myers steps down

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Julie Myers resigned her post as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief, effective Nov. 15.

Centra, Forterra partner on 3-D system

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. company Forterra Systems has partnered with Centra Technology to combine their satellite and simulation technologies for the homeland security market.

DHS to take over watch-list duties

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Passenger airlines no longer will be responsible for monitoring the terrorist watch-list under a plan by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Deadline to scan all cargo won't be met

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The Homeland Security Department says too many obstacles remain to meet a 2012 deadline to scan contents of all cargo containers entering U.S. ports.

U.S. discusses cooperation with Interpol

LYON, France, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. immigration authorities met with the head of Interpol Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation on border security in the United States.

Social Security checks to rise 5.8 percent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Social Security recipients will see a 5.8 percent jump in their monthly benefits beginning in January, the U.S. Social Security Administration said Thursday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler