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Smart Management Results in More than $240 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Enhanced Airport Security
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano announced more than $240 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for new in-line baggage handling systems at 10 additional airports across the country.DHS, IT Sector Coordinating Council Release Information Technology Sector Baseline Risk Assessment
The Department of Homeland Security and the Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council (IT SCC) released the IT Sector Baseline Risk Assessment (ITSRA) to identify and prioritize national-level risks to critical sector-wide IT functions while outlining strategies to mitigate those risks and enhance national and economic security.United States and Mexico Resume Voluntary Humanitarian Interior Repatriation Program
The Department of Homeland Security, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Mexican Ministry of the Interior announced that the Mexican Interior Repatriation Program (MIRP)—a bilaterally beneficial voluntary program that ensures the safe and swift return of Mexican nationals found to be in the Sonora Arizona desert region of the United States unlawfully to their places of origin in the Mexican interior—has resumed for the sixth consecutive summer.Secretary Attends CPR Certification Training
The Secretary, along with 25 senior officials at the Department, were instructed by Red Cross officials today on CPR and basic first aid.
Secretary, Senior Staff Receive Red Cross Training
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano and more than 25 senior Department officials received training in medical emergency preparedness and response by instructors from the American Red Cross.
Secretary's Statement on White House Meeting on Immigration Reform
Secretary Napolitano's statement on White House meeting on immigration reform, held August 20, 2009.