July 15, 2009

DHS chief backs cheaper secure driver’s license

WASHINGTON (AP) — The country needs more secure driver’s licenses to thwart terrorists, and a new Obama administration program supported by governors across the country would do that and save money, Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.


July 14, 2009

Review planned for terror alert system

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department will review and possibly replace the often-ridiculed multicolored terror alert system created after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.


July 01, 2009

US agency launches workplace immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration launched investigations of hundreds of businesses around the U.S. Wednesday as part of its strategy to focus immigration enforcement on the employers who hire illegal workers.


April 29, 2009

Napolitano asserts strong federal flu response

WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that dealing with the swine flu virus will be “a marathon, not a sprint” and individual citizens have a responsibility to help.


April 16, 2009

US homeland security chief defends risk report

WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday dismissed criticism of her agency’s intelligence assessments and defended a recent report that says some U.S. military veterans could be susceptible to extremist recruiters or lone acts of violence.

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