Public Safety & Homeland Security
H.R. 3438, the National Laboratories Mean National Security Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Monday unanimously passed the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation will ensure the full resources of Department of Energy (DOE) labs, like Lawrence Livermore and Sandia in his congressional district, are readily available to help states and localities protect our country against terrorism.
WASHINGTON, DC – H.R. 3438, the National Laboratories Mean National Security Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), today unanimously passed the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation will ensure the full resources of Department of Energy (DOE) labs, like Lawrence Livermore and Sandia in his congressional district, are readily available to help states and localities protect our country against terrorism. Currently, uncertainty in the law prevents such collaborations.
SAN JOSE — While a Bay Area congressman gave kudos to airport workers who nabbed an unauthorized man roaming the grounds at Mineta San Jose International Airport on Sunday, he called it another example of why perimeter security at the site needs to be bolstered as soon as possible.
The incident came on the heels of two well-publicized breaches earlier this year that garnered national attention and had local officials asking for answers about how the security lapses occurred.
Rep. Eric Swalwell was in Dallas on Friday for a House Homeland Security Committee field hearing on the Ebola virus.
The only person so far to be diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil, Thomas Eric Duncan, died Wednesday in Dallas. People with whom he came into contact are being watched carefully for signs of the disease.
U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced that the Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) will receive a nearly $1 million federal grant to expand the Cherryland-Ashland Beyond Project which enhances neighborhood safety. The grant was awarded by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation program. Swalwell sent a letter to the DOJ supporting the ACSO's grant application.
(09-20) 18:00 PDT Cabo San Lucas, Mexico -- Most Americans stranded in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico after a hurricane blew in to demolish the luxury paradise are now safely heading home, leaving behind them the vacation-turned-nightmare.
But even as roads opened and commercial flights were restored over the weekend, for some the nightmare hadn't yet subsided.
Ishqa Hillman still had yet to hear from her father, Christopher "Kit" Hillman, a San Francisco ironworker who had retired to Cabo.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) led a bipartisan group of 82 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to take swift action to expedite the safe transport of Americans out of the Cabo region and back to the United States. Hurricane Odile devastated the area Sunday evening, leaving over 10,000 Americans stranded without electricity, a dwindling food and water supply, and little to no ability to communicate with loved ones in the U.S.
East Bay congressman Eric Swalwell (D - Dublin) has announced BART will get a $17.4 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security to protect the Transbay Tube against terrorism.
The money will be used to secure the tube that connects the East Bay and San Francisco.
Swalwell is a member of a Homeland Security subcommittee
Silicon Valley's technology expertise may offer a viable-and close to home-solution for possible security weaknesses at San Jose Airport, according to Congressman Eric Swalwell who represents the 15th district (which includes most of Alameda County). Now, he's calling for action.
SAN JOSE — A Bay Area congressman on Friday called for tougher security standards and a study of technology that could have spotted a teenager climbing a fence at Mineta San Jose International Airport and stowing away in the wheel well of a Hawaii-bound airliner nearly two weeks ago.