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• Keeping an eye on terrorism

  May 29, 2012 8:12 PM

  Homeland Security says they average 55 daily encounters with known or suspected terrorists, according to a Reuters report. Officials say usually the contact is people popping up on government watch lists, like while traveling. Most don't end up in jail, but that pace adds up to more than 20,000 interactions... more »

• US Northern Command team visits Mexico

  September 18, 2011 12:00 PM

  PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - Personnel from the U.S. military command responsible for homeland security have met with members of Mexico's military in a visit to that country. Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., head of U.S. Northern Command, writes in his blog that the visit occurred last... more »

• Colorado spent $160M on homeland security gear

  September 15, 2011 12:00 PM

  DENVER (AP) - State records show Colorado has spent more than $160 million on homeland security gear ranging from protective gloves to emergency command trucks since the 2001 terrorist attacks. The Denver Post reported Thursday that officials produced the list after the newspaper's previous stories showed the state couldn't... more »

• Report: Colo spent $354M on security since 9/11

  September 5, 2011 8:41 PM

  DENVER (AP) - State and local governments in Colorado have received $354 million in federal grants for homeland security since 2002. The Denver Post reported Sunday that spending records are incomplete, and that some spending had little to do with fighting terrorism. State officials acknowledge that record-keeping was... more »

• TSA to partner with Pikes Peak Community College

  April 29, 2011 2:49 PM

  The Transportation Security Administration will collaborate with Pike Peak Community College to train employees in security fields. PPCC will offer a Homeland Security Certificate as well as a two-year degree in Homeland Security. The partnership was announced today. more »

• Lockheed Martin to sell EIG unit for $815M

  October 13, 2010 8:45 AM

  Lockheed Martin says it has agreed to sell its enterprise integration group to the private equity firm Veritas Capital for $815 million in cash. Lockheed Martin, which is based in Bethesda, Maryland, announced its plan to sell the group in June along with the Pacific Architects and Engineers unit... more »

• Denver weighs immigration checks for city work

  August 3, 2010 2:27 PM

  Denver is considering requiring companies to check the immigration status of its employees for city construction contracts. The City Council gave initial approval to the proposal on a 9-4 vote on Monday. A final vote is expected next week. The proposal would require companies to use the federal... more »

• Colorado Springs Fire Department gets $1 million grant

  July 19, 2010 4:01 PM

  The Colorado Springs Fire Department has received a $1.1 million grant from the .S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Colorado Division of Emergency Management. The money will be used for wildfire mitigation projects throughout Colorado Springs. "These projects directly benefit residents and the community... more »

• Homeland Security Chief commits to immigration reform

  June 24, 2010 6:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Hispanic political leaders from around the country that the Obama administration is committed to overhauling federal immigration laws. Napolitano blames the lack of a new law on a bitterly divided Congress. She says the country needs the... more »

• Girl tells First Lady her mom "doesn't have papers"

  May 20, 2010 5:38 PM

  A Department of Homeland Security official says federal immigration authorities are not pursuing the family of a Maryland girl who told first lady Michelle Obama that her mother "doesn't have papers." DHS spokesman Matt Chandler said in an e-mailed statement Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations "are based... more »

• Gulf leak may be 5 times bigger than first believed

  April 29, 2010 8:14 AM

  The Coast Guard says five times more oil a day than previously believed is spewing into the Gulf from the blown-out well 5,000 feet down. The Coast Guard says it's a new leak. The company trying to contain the spill disputes the figures. Rear Adm. Mary Landry says... more »

• CSU-Pueblo: Homeland Security Economic Development

  March 11, 2010 9:53 AM

  Pueblo aims to take a bigger role in Homeland Security, a move that will lead to economic growth and job opportunities. To help get the ball rolling, an Economic Development Forum will be hosted by Colorado State University-Pueblo in April. Representatives from NORAD, NORTHCOM, Homeland Security and a host of... more »

• Security plan in place for Super Bowl

  February 1, 2010 4:11 PM

  U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has toured the site of Sunday's Super Bowl and says the security plan is ready to thwart any threats. The NFL said Monday's tour of Sun Life Stadium was the first by a Cabinet secretary before a championship game. Napolitano says she considered... more »

• Dutch to use full body scanners on US flights

  December 30, 2009 9:50 AM

  The Netherlands will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States to prevent future terrorist attacks like the foiled Christmas Day attempt. Officials say Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian, managed to board Northwest Airlines Flight 253 to Detroit from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport carrying... more »

• Obama: 'A systemic failure has occurred' in skies

  December 29, 2009 4:50 PM

  President Barack Obama says he wants a preliminary accounting completed by Thursday into what went wrong that allowed explosives to make it onto a Detroit-bound airliner last week. He says "it's essential we diagnosis the problems quickly." The president said Tuesday "a systemic failure has occurred" that led a "catastrophic... more »

• Key security agencies lack permanent leaders

  December 29, 2009 9:56 AM

  Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off planes and out of the country remain without their top leaders. The Obama administration took more than eight months to nominate anyone to head the Transportation Security Administration and the Customs and Border Protection agency. Those two agencies will be at... more »

• Napolitano says airline security system failed

  December 28, 2009 9:43 AM

  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the aviation security system failed when a young man on a watch list with a U.S. visa in his pocket and a powerful explosive hidden on his body was allowed to board a fight from Amsterdam to Detroit. A day after saying the system... more »

• Fugitive worked for Homeland Security

  December 9, 2009 4:15 PM

  Prosecutors don't understand how a fugitive wanted in New Jersey worked for the Homeland Security Department in Georgia despite a nationwide alert for her arrest. Tahaya Buchanan was sought on a 2007 indictment on charges of staging the theft of her Range Rover. Paul Loriquet of the Essex... more »

• Zazi case a "wake up call"

  September 29, 2009 10:45 PM

  Bryan Cunningham says the case of Najibullah Zazi and what he is accused of planning is one of the biggest terrorism cases found on U.S. soil since the September 11th attacks. "Clearly, it's a victory for law enforcement and intelligence, because we stopped the attack," says Cunningham. Cunningham... more »

• Terror warning for sporting events

  September 23, 2009 10:49 PM

  Security bulletins have been issued across the nation urging extra vigilance at sporting events and entertainment venues. The Federal Government stresses that there are no known terror plots. The bulletin was issued this week the FBI and Homeland Security Department. It tells law enforcement to be alert at sports arenas,... more »

• Feds issue security bulletins on stadiums, hotels

  September 22, 2009 10:17 AM

  Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins about terrorist interest in attacking sports stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels. The FBI and Homeland Security Department sent two bulletins Monday to police around the country, saying they know of no specific plots against such sites. The bulletins obtained by The Associated Press say... more »