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Feb 17
2026
Lapse in Federal Funding: Impact on DHS Web and Social Media Operations
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Jan 7
2026
CWMD 2025 Statistics
In Calendar Year 2025, CWMD conducted a total of 1,020 operations, engagements, trainings, and exercises across 48 states and territories. CWMD’s key operational programs all played important roles.
Jan 7
2026
Protecting New Year's Events
As Americans gathered to celebrate the New Year, DHS’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) deployed from coast-to-coast to keep them safe from terrorism.
Dec 17
2025
A Message from Secretary Noem on December 17, 2025
A Message from Secretary Noem on December 17, 2025.
Dec 16
2025
Playing Defense at the Army-Navy Game
The Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction’s (CWMD) Office deployed to Baltimore on December 13 to protect the Army-Navy Football Game from the threat of radiological, nuclear, or chemical threats.
Dec 3
2025
DHS CWMD Secures Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting
The Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction’s (CWMD) Office will deploy to protect the December 3
rd
tree lighting from the threat of terrorism.
Dec 2
2025
CWMD Macy's Parade
DHS's Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction protected Macy's Parade from WMD threats.
Oct 1
2025
Lapse in Federal Funding: Impact on DHS Web and Social Media Operations
NOTICE: Due to the lapse in federal funding, this website will not be actively managed. This website was last updated on September 30, 2025 and will not be updated until after funding is enacted. As such, information on this website may not be up to date. Transactions submitted via this website might not be processed and we will not be able to respond to inquiries until after appropriations are enacted.
Aug 21
2025
Secretary Noem: President Trump promised to secure the border. And he's delivered.
More than 200 days into this job, we have achieved operational security at the border. Zero illegal immigrants were released into the country in May, June and July.
Apr 2
2025
Strengthening School and Community Safety: Highlights from the 2024 Eastern West Virginia Safety Summit
Safe and Sound Schools, in partnership with the Berkeley County Commission, including the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, hosted the inaugural Eastern West Virginia Safety Summit on Dec. 9-10.
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02/19/2026