A U.S. Department of Homeland Security team found no evidence of intrusion on Maryland's election system after a company hosting elections systems was acquired.

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A U.S. Department of Homeland Security team is in Maryland this week to evaluate the state's election systems

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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said only about 20 out of a targeted 150 state officials have full security clearances needed to receive classified information on cybersecurity threats to their elections, with the midterm congressional primaries already underway. Nielsen, under ...

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The Trump administration faces a Monday deadline on whether to extend protections that would allow nearly 200,000 Salvadorans to stay in the U.S. legally.

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About 20,000 people from El Salvador who are living in Maryland fear they'll have to move back to Central America.

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HOUSTON — If the Trump administration gets its way, U.S. citizens boarding international flights will have to submit to a face scan, a plan privacy advocates call a step toward a surveillance state. The Department of Homeland Security says it’s ...

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In response to the Trump administration’s strong stance against undocumented immigrants, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has asked the Department of Homeland Security to designate courts, hospitals and schools in the state as “safe harbors,” meaning immigration officers cannot identify ...

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A communications class at Johns Hopkins University wants to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security fight ISIS. Students in Professor Leslie Kendrick’s Advertising and Integrated Communications Marketing class will participate in the Peer2Peer: Challenging Extremism Competition. The program looks ...

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Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is asking the Department of Homeland Security for information about how the U.S. is implementing President Donald Trump’s order restricting refugees and immigration in the state. Frosh sent a letter Wednesday, asking for information about ...

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TeleCommunication Systems Inc., of Annapolis, and Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp. individually announced they have been selected to participate in a Department of Homeland Security contract with a potential estimated maximum value of $22 billion over the seven-year life of the contract.

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