U.S. Department of Homeland Security, also known as DHS, is a state-owned entity headquartered in the US. Founded in 2002, it employs approximately 38,480 individuals. Functioning as a government administration body, its core mission revolves around the comprehensive administration of governmental functions related to homeland security.
On September 11, 2026, the United States proposed a new regulation that would eliminate the 60-day grace period currently granted to certain foreign employees, including H-1B skilled workers, to secure new employment after losing their jobs. Also on September 11, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a government-wide procurement with a ceiling of $440.7 million to standardize how federal agencies capture fingerprints, faces, irises, and palmprints. Previously, on September 10, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a DHS agency, scrapped plans to convert massive warehouses in Georgia and Utah into immigration detention centers, marking a reversal in the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the nation's detention system. Earlier on September 10, reports surfaced that between mid-July and early August 2025, acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala reportedly uploaded at least four sensitive government documents, including contracting material marked for official use only, to the public version of ChatGPT.
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