Maryland Daily Record » department of homeland security http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Asylum restored to man who grabbed officer’s hand  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/19/asylum-restored-to-man-who-grabbed-officers-hand/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/19/asylum-restored-to-man-who-grabbed-officers-hand/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:30 +0000 Barbara Grzincic http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=240032 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> An Afghan refugee can stay in this country despite pleading guilty to second-degree assault on a Montgomery County police officer who was processing his arrest for driving under the influence, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/19/asylum-restored-to-man-who-grabbed-officers-hand/feed/ 0 Flir Systems moves to larger facility in Elkridge  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/30/flir-systems-moves-to-larger-facility-in-elkridge/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/30/flir-systems-moves-to-larger-facility-in-elkridge/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:03:56 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=238758 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Flir Systems Inc., a thermal imaging (infrared) systems manufacturer based in Wilsonville, Ore., is opening an 80,000-square-foot engineering and manufacturing facility in Elkridge on Wednesday. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/30/flir-systems-moves-to-larger-facility-in-elkridge/feed/ 0 Feds raid five Cecil liquor stores  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/20/feds-raid-five-cecil-liquor-stores/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/20/feds-raid-five-cecil-liquor-stores/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:51:27 +0000 Ben Mook http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=223990 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> As part of a years-long investigation into suspected liquor smuggling between Cecil County and New York retailers, federal investigators have raided five shops where people are suspected of illegally acting as middlemen for hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of alcoholic beverages since 2009. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/20/feds-raid-five-cecil-liquor-stores/feed/ 0 DHS launches new immigration program http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/14/dhs-launches-new-immigration-program/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/14/dhs-launches-new-immigration-program/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:20:06 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=221484 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday directed young illegal immigrants to fill out new forms and pay $465 if they want to apply under a new program that would let them avoid deportation and obtain a U.S. work permit. The government renewed warnings that the process wouldn’t lead to citizenship or give them permission [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/14/dhs-launches-new-immigration-program/feed/ 1 DHS: Deportation proposal could cost $585 million http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/24/dhs-deportation-proposal-could-cost-585-million/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/24/dhs-deportation-proposal-could-cost-585-million/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:29:58 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=219932 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s new plan to grant temporary work permits to many young, illegal immigrants who otherwise could be deported may cost more than $585 million and require hiring hundreds of new federal employees to process more than 1 million anticipated requests, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Homeland [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/24/dhs-deportation-proposal-could-cost-585-million/feed/ 0 Editorial: Big shoes to fill for police commissioner’s replacement http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/17/editorial-big-shoes-to-fill-for-police-commissioners-replacement/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/17/editorial-big-shoes-to-fill-for-police-commissioners-replacement/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 21:46:04 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=215613 Baltimore is losing its police commissioner. And what a loss it will be. Frederick H. Bealefeld III is retiring Aug. 1. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the commissioner, who is 49 and has been with the department for 31 years, had decided that this was a good time for him and his family to make the [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/17/editorial-big-shoes-to-fill-for-police-commissioners-replacement/feed/ 0 Baltimore customs lawyer a teacher of valuable lessons  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/26/baltimore-customs-lawyer-a-teacher-of-valuable-lessons/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/26/baltimore-customs-lawyer-a-teacher-of-valuable-lessons/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:00:55 +0000 Shane Doyle http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/26/baltimore-customs-lawyer-a-teacher-of-valuable-lessons/ (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Baltimore customs lawyer who teaches Sunday religious classes has been awarded The Jewish Women’s Archive’s first Natalia Twersky Educator Award for developing a lesson that compared women from America’s labor movement to women from the Jewish story of Purim. Allyson Mattanah, 49, will receive an all-expense-paid trip to New York to accept the award, [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/26/baltimore-customs-lawyer-a-teacher-of-valuable-lessons/feed/ 0 Experts urge stronger cyber regulation bill http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/16/experts-urge-stronger-cyber-regulation-bill/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/16/experts-urge-stronger-cyber-regulation-bill/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:25:47 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/16/experts-urge-stronger-cyber-regulation-bill/ WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity experts are urging senators to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure. Two experts are saying the bill could allow many companies to avoid regulation entirely or drag out the process for up to eight years before they [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/16/experts-urge-stronger-cyber-regulation-bill/feed/ 0 Pentagon extends program to defend cyber networks http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/26/pentagon-extends-program-to-defend-cyber-networks/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/26/pentagon-extends-program-to-defend-cyber-networks/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:04:33 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/26/pentagon-extends-program-to-defend-cyber-networks/ WASHINGTON — As hackers and hostile nations launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks against U.S. defense contractors, the Pentagon is extending a pilot program to help protect its prime suppliers. That program could possibly serve as a model for other government agencies. It is being evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security, as part of a [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/26/pentagon-extends-program-to-defend-cyber-networks/feed/ 0 Omni Corp. laying off 97 at Emmitsburg center http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/10/omni-corp-laying-off-97-at-emmitsburg-center/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/10/omni-corp-laying-off-97-at-emmitsburg-center/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:07:01 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/10/omni-corp-laying-off-97-at-emmitsburg-center/ FREDERICK — Omni Corp. is laying off nearly 100 workers who maintain the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg. The workers will lose their jobs because the company’s contract with the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency wasn’t renewed. Shannon Davis, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/10/omni-corp-laying-off-97-at-emmitsburg-center/feed/ 0