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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, House Homeland Security Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX), and former Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) who now heads the Wilson Center talked ab…

Lisa Monaco, an adviser to President Obama on homeland security and counterterrorism issues, talked about federal efforts to combat cyberattacks. She announced the formation of a new agency,…

Secretary Jeh Johnson talked about the Department of Homeland Security’s work to fight threats facing the country. After his speech, he took questions from audience members on topics that ra…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson delivered remarks about his department’s agenda, including immigration reform, emergency preparedness, counterterrorism and cybersecurit…

Former Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), retired Army General Jack Keane, former Representative Jane Harman (D-CA), and Seth Jones of the RAND Corporation testified on threats to homeland securi…

Former officials testified about challenges to homeland security and department operations in the ten years since the Department of Homeland Security was created. Among the topics they addre…

Witnesses testified about the performance and operations of the Department of Homeland Security in its first years, as well as the future role of the department. among the topics they addres…

Andrea Mitchell moderated a discussion with Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano and former secretaries Michael Chertoff and Tom Ridge to mark the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the cr…

Intelligence and national security experts talked about national security since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011. Among the issues they addressed were levels of global cooperation…

Representative Jane Harman delivered opening remarks at a Center for American Progress a discussion on the renewal of the PATRIOT Act.

Secretary Janet Napolitano testified about Department of Homeland Security operations and future priorities of the department. In her testimony she said she was unaware of a work site raid c…

Secretary Chertoff testified about Department of Homeland Security efforts to coordinate and align programs, personnel, and resources to secure the nation fs borders. In his remarks he outli…

Comptroller General David Walker and Mr. Schneider testified about the assessment by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts over the past…

House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing titled “Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties Implications of the National Applications Office.” Witnesses …

Witnesses testified about assessing the threat of domestic terrorism in the U.S. They examined the creation of a National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown…

Assistant Secretary Charles Allen testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

The House Homeland Security Committee reviewed Secretary Chertoff’s spending and operational priorities for 2007. he testified about law enforcement operations, intelligence, information sha…

House Democrats spoke to reporters about the “Democratic National Security Strategy for the 21st Century.” They discussed the three objectives of their strategy: Defend the homeland, defea…

A two-day policy-making forum called “Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose: Towards a More Comprehensive Strategy” was held to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attack. …

Panel members talked about the challenges facing the Director of National Intelligence one year after the release of the September 11 Commission Report. Topics included intelligence oversigh…