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The U.S. Department of Homeland security, as the lead agency for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Coast Guard, plays an important role in Mississippi.

Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to working closely with FEMA and other federal agencies to ensure Mississippians are prepared for natural disaster and emergency situations.  She supports hazard mitigation policies, which have proven to help save lives and save taxpayer dollars. 

The Senator also supports Homeland Security efforts to protect the American people from domestic and foreign threats, which include ensuring a strong and well-equipped U.S. Coast Guard.


Ingalls Shipbuilding graduates 110 apprentices into workforce

Mississippi Press
 
Ingalls Shipbuilding graduates 110 apprentices into workforce
 
By Warren Kulo
 
BILOXI, Mississippi -- Ingalls Shipbuilding celebrated the 2018 graduates of its apprentice program with commencement exercises at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center Saturday.
 
U.S...

Lamar County Fire Service Receives FEMA Grants

Hub City Spokes
 
Lamar County Fire Service Receives FEMA Grants
 
By Haskel Burns
 
Lamar County fire service officials recently received $396,785 of more than $1.85 million in grant money given throughout the state from the Federal Management Agency as part of the Fiscal Year 2017 Assistance to...

Leflore County Fire Dept. lands grant of nearly $400K

Greenwood Commonwealth
 
Leflore County Fire Dept. lands grant of nearly $400K
 
The Leflore County Fire Department is going to get almost $400,000 from Washington to purchase equipment that will better protect volunteer firefighters.
 
The $382,546 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...

Hyde-Smith votes for water infrastructure bill

News Mississippi
 
Hyde-Smith votes for water infrastructure bill
 
By Brittany Land
 
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to send President Trump a bill providing critical funding for flood control, infrastructure, and harbors in Mississippi.
 
The...

Federal grants pour in to county fire departments

Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)
 
Federal grants pour in to county fire departments
 
By Catherine Kirk
 
The towns of Metcalfe and Arcola will soon get some much-needed upgrades at their fire departments thanks to new federal grants.
 
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R...

Ingalls Shipyard awarded $5.1 billion contract

News Mississippi

Ingalls Shipyard awarded $5.1 billion contract

By Steven Gagliano

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Congressman Steven Palazzo praised the award of a multi-year procurement contract worth more than $5.1 billion for the construction of six DDG-51 Flight III...

Government Shutdown And How It Affects Mississippi

Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Government Shutdown And How It Affects Mississippi

By Ashley Norwood, MPB News

Mississippians and congressional leaders are reacting to a federal government's shutdown and how it might interrupt services in the state. MPB's Ashley Norwood reports.

In this...

Ingalls Shipyard scores $930.8 million contract

Associated Press

Ingalls Shipyard scores $930.8 million contract

Associated Press

Lawmakers say a Mississippi shipyard has been awarded a $930.8 million contract to build the 10th and 11th U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutters.

U.S. Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker and U.S...