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Apr 30, 2024 · Tom Ridge (born August 26, 1945, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American politician who was governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001) and who later served as the first director of the Office of Homeland Security (2001–03) and the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2003–05). Ridge earned a scholarship to Harvard University ...
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Apr 26, 2024 · Tom Ridge, the first secretary of homeland security, asserts in a new book that he was pressured by top advisers to President George W. Bush to raise the national threat level just before the 2004 ...
May 1, 2024 · The Beginnings of the Department of Homeland Security. In June 2002, led by former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, DHS was envisioned as a multifaceted organization with responsibilities ranging from border security and emergency response to intelligence analysis and critical infrastructure protection.
5 days ago · From The Roots, a new real estate development and venue management company recently acquired over 200 acres of land housing the nearly 40 million dollar development including the venue formerly known as Mountain Laurel Performing Arts Center and the Tom Ridge Pavilion. From The Roots has multi-million-dollar plans to revitalize and redevelop ...
Apr 19, 2024 · In fact, the last person to do so was former Gov. Tom Ridge, who won the governorship back in 1995. But Democratic state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro hopes to defy the odds this year.
5 days ago · During a public meeting today of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, Commission Co-Chairs, former Senator Joe Lieberman and Governor Tom Ridge, announced an important new effort aimed at accomplishing what may seem like an impossible goal – to develop the capacity and capability to take biological threats off the table.
4 days ago · After resigning, Tom Ridge said he did not always agree with the threat level adjustments pushed by other government agencies. In January 2003, the office [clarification needed] was merged into the Department of Homeland Security and the White House Homeland Security Council, both of which were created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The ...
