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As a TSA Transportation Security Inspector for aviation at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Horace Anderson conducts inspections, assessments and investigations of airlines and individuals to determine how well they comply with regulations as well as identifying areas of potential vulnerabilities that need to be addressed.

FEMA’s own Andy Neal (and team) from the National Flood Insurance Program, was chosen as one of the 27 finalists for the Management Excellence Category of the Samuel J Heyman Service to America Medal – the “Sammie”. On this episode of the FEMA Podcast we talk with Andy Neal about the process of diversifying the NFIP’s risk through reinsurance, and what the Sammie Nomination has meant for his program.

Scott Santoro, Acting Deputy Assistant Director – Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Washington, D.C. Office, discusses the many great opportunities to not just train law enforcement but to save lives.

Leslie Hope, Information Technology Field Services Chief, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), talks about the joys and challenges of merging 22 components into one functional agency.

United States Secret Service (USSS) Public Affairs Specialist Sam Reed and USSS archivist Jason Kendrick discuss the USSS’ “Moments in History” and the stories of those that sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.

Patrick Orender, Assistant Port Director, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), shares what drives him to work day in and day out to accomplish the DHS mission. His hope is that the critical role of DHS is never forgotten.

FEMA Administrator Brock Long gives listeners insight into FEMA’s mission, vision and the role of emergency management. Administrator Long also talks about his first 8 months on the job, FEMA’s large-scale response to the historic 2017 hurricane season and FEMA’s strategic goals to more effectively serve the American public before, during and after a disaster.

Ronald Rowe, Deputy Assistant Director, United States Secret Service (USSS), describes how the USSS stands ready to protect the President, its protectees and America’s youth by following up on every threat. Learn how the USSS keeps the homeland safe by safeguarding National Special Security events and combating active shooters, online child exploitations and cyber bullying.

Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Hugo Gonzalez, Imperial Beach Station, San Ysidro, Calif, discusses a defining moment on what started as a typical day. He never imagined that he would end up saving a baby’s life. “My purpose for that day, if not for my lifetime, was to make sure that baby made it back safe.”

Kathleen Fox, FEMA Acting Assistant Administrator, National Preparedness Directorate, talks about why her work sustains her. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Fox shares how she felt a “sense of urgency and incredible sense of duty to do the right thing for those that suffered so dearly.”

Daniel Sutherland, DHS Associate General Counsel, shares his story of the early days in the Department working alongside DHS Secretaries Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff.

Adam Cole talks about the experiences and opportunities offered to him by the Coast Guard throughout his career at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, MD.

Donald Anderson asked himself on September 11, 2001, “What do you do when it was your mission to prevent the very acts that took the lives of so many family and friends?" You step up and make certain that history doesn’t repeat itself.

Wen-Ting Cheng shares her harrowing story of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, while working in the ICE New York Office of the Chief Counsel. The tragic events of that day are a constant reminder to Wen-Ting on the importance of her work to the DHS mission.