Archive of press releases, blog posts, fact sheets, speeches, and testimony.
Napolitano to Visit Southwest Border, Mexico
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to travel to the Southwest border and Mexico to meet with Mexican leaders to work together on ways to combat drug violence and tour U.S. ports of entry to observe border protection operations at the ground level.Conficker/Downadup Computer Worm Detection Tool Released
The Department of Homeland Security released on March 30, 2009 a DHS-developed detection tool that can be used by the federal government, commercial vendors, state and local governments, and critical infrastructure owners and operators to scan their networks for the Conficker/Downadup computer worm.Proposed Loan Forgiveness for Special Community Disaster Loans
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano announced that FMEA has proposed an amendment to its Special Community Disaster Loan (CDL) regulations to include loan forgiveness procedures and requirements. The proposed regulation, submitted March 30, 2009, to the Federal Register, proposes procedures and requirements for governments who received Special Community Disaster Loans to apply for cancellation of loan obligations.Department of Homeland Security Efficiency Review Launch
Transcript of Secretary Napolitano's remarks at Department of Homeland Security Efficiency Review Launch, March 27, 2009, at Ronald Reagan National Aiport in Arlington, Va.Efficiency Review
Today the Department took a major step forward to advance one of President Obama's most important goals – improving efficiency and transparency across the Federal government.
Napolitano Rolls out DHS Efficiency Review Initiative
Secretary Napolitano unveiled the DHS Efficiency Review initiative, a major program to improve efficiency and streamline decision-making through a series of agency-wide initiatives ranging from eliminating non-mission critical travel to acquiring enterprise licenses for commonly used software, which are collectively expected to lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in cost avoidance.
Secretary Napolitano Reschedules Trip to Texas
On Wednesday March 25, 2009, Department of Homeland Security Press Secretary Sara Kuban announced that Secretary Napolitano is rescheduling her trip to Texas due to bad weather predictions.
Press Briefing by Secretary Napolitano on U.S.-Mexico Border Security Policy
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg and Deputy Attorney General David Ogden discuss the steps we are taking on both sides of the border, working with our Mexican partners to support the Mexican government's campaign against the violent cartels and to reduce contraband in both directions across the border.Secretary Napolitano to Visit Texas Gulf Coast
As part of an ongoing emphasis on Gulf Coast storm rehabilitation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Texas on Thursday, March 26 to meet with Governor Rick Perry and hold conversations with business representatives and state and local officials on disaster recovery and renewal. She will also tour Port Arthur to view the Hurricane Ike recovery progress, hold a media availability with Governor Perry, and host a press conference in Galveston.