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A service was held at the Pan Am 103 Memorial Cairn in Arlington National Cemetery to remember those lost 19 years ago when Libyan terrorists brought down Pan American Flight 103 over Locke…

Attorney General Mukasey talked about counterterrorism, narcotics, organized crime, and the legal framework of the relationship between the U.S. and the European Union. Secretary Chertoff ex…

Secretary Michael Chertoff delivered remarks to the International Association of Fire Chiefs conference on interoperability, the role of emergency response and incident management, and the i…

Secretary Chertoff talked about the threat of terrorists' improvised exploding devices (IEDs) in the U.S. Topics included the role of the Homeland Security Department, risk management, airli…

Officials testified about confronting the terrorist threat to the U.S. six years after the September 11, 2001 attacks. They examined the efforts of key intelligence agencies to prevent anoth…

Following opening remarks, participants in an annual border security conference spoke about law enforcement activities, intelligence gathering, and cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico in…

Secretaries Chertoff and Gutierrez talked with reporters about border security and immigration administrative reforms in the areas of border security enforcement and granting visas to some f…

The panelists discussed modern terrorism and its impact on the rule of law. Topics included the president’s role as commander in chief, the PATRIOT Act, Islamic extremists in the Middle East…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, which predicted a busier-than-normal hurricane season with 13 to 17 named stor…

Secretary Chertoff talked about the Bush administration’s work on the immigration legislation being debated in the Senate this week and its details. He was a part of negotiations on the prop…

Senators spoke to reporters about an agreement reached for immigration reform legislation. The agreement would provide a path to citizenship for those already in the U.S. and provide for som…

Secretary Chertoff talked about the transnational threats such as posed by Al-Qaeda and similar terrorist organizations, and protecting international systems of travel and trade against glob…

Witnesses testified about the threat of Islamic radicalism and potential terrorist actions within the United States. Among the issues addressed were threats emerging from groups based within…

The Senate Budget Committee heard opening remarks on its markup of the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget.

Witnesses testified about comprehensive immigration reform. Topics included job availability, language issues, amnesty, and border control.

Secretary Chertoff testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. In his testimony and in questions from members, he addressed the status of de…

Secretary Chertoff and other officials spoke to reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Homeland Security, which was released earlier in the day.

Secretary Michael Chertoff spoke to reporters about the Fiscal Year 2007 Infrastructure Protection Grant Program and answered questions about the disbursement of federal funding for homeland…

Secretary Chertoff announced the fiscal year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program and the new rules for distributing the grants. Topics included incentive grants, funds for state and local g…

Secretary Chertoff made an announcement about nationwide interoperability and a program to improve the ability of urban emergency agencies to communicate during a disaster. He also answered …