In fact, the Department of Homeland Security has promulgated regulations pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 that protect cyber incident information shared with the government.

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U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, who chairs the House Committee on Homeland Security, said the attempted act of terrorism would be the focus of an oversight hearing next month.

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Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee respectively have included important language in S. 1546, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Reauthorization Act of 2011.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The Cyber Security Act of 2012 aims to give the Department of Homeland Security the power to mandate the security level in industries it deems as critical infrastructure, such as power and telecommunications, water treatment facilities and wireless providers.

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S. 3542, the "No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012, " authorizes the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration to determine whether checked baggage on flights originating at foreign airports that has been screened in accordance with an aviation security preclearance agreement must be re-screened in the United States by an explosives detection system before continuing on any additional flights.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants more people to use section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

ECONOMIST: Illegal immigration

In the Senate, the Cyber Security Act of 2012 proposed a process for Homeland Security to assess cyber risks to critical infrastructure, including proactive plans around notification, response and restoration.

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Its leaders could not agree whether to support or condemn the Patriot Act, whether to support or criticise the new Department of Homeland Security, whether to encourage or restrain the movement to war.

ECONOMIST: John Kerry