Archive of press releases, blog posts, fact sheets, speeches, and testimony.
Partnership Key to Reducing Risk in Rail
Risk management and stakeholder engagement are key elements of TSA's surface transportation initiatives. Unlike in aviation, where TSA has employees performing security functions, we utilize stakeholder partnerships, grant funding and rulemaking to enhance security in surface modes.
Napolitano Announces Tribal Consultation Policy
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced to the National Congress of American Indians that the department will institute its first-ever policy to engage the direct and interactive involvement of Indian Tribes in developing regulatory policies, recommending grant procedures for tribes, and advising on key issues on March 3, 2009.Economic Recovery Money Will Create Jobs, Make America Safer
The Department of Homeland Security released some details of the projects being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, recently passed in both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Obama. The total amount going to the Department and to the General Services Administration in support of Department programs is $3.5 billion.Napolitano's Statement on the Retirement of Ralph Basham, Commissioner of CBP
Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on the retirement of Ralph Basham, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection on February 27, 2009.Napolitano Names Wiggins as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on February 26, 2009 her appointment of Chani W. Wiggins as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs. Napolitano also announced Nelson Peacock and Sue Ramanathan as deputy assistant secretaries for DHS Legislative Affairs.
Departments of Homeland Security and State Certify WHTI Criteria
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State announced on February 26, 2009 that their efforts have enabled the departments to jointly certify to Congress that all statutory criteria have been met prior to implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) at land and sea borders on June 1, 2009.Presidential Address to a Joint Session of Congress a National Special Security Event
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has designated the February 24, 2009 Presidential Address to a Joint Session of Congress as a National Special Security Event (NSSE). Gregory Marchio of the U.S. Secret Service will serve as Principal Federal Official (PFO).President to nominate John Morton to be ICE Assistant Secretary; Napolitano names Esther Olavarria Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
President Obama intends to nominate John Morton to be the Assistant Secretary for ICE, and Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano named Esther Olavarria as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy.