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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff delivered end-of-the-year remarks on the department’s accomplishments in 2008 and the state of homeland security going into the administration tr…

Secretary Michael Chertoff talked about the cybersecurity concerns of the Department of Homeland Security at a conference on national security and communications technology. In his remarks t…

FEMA officials updated reporters on the federal government’s response to Hurricane Ike, which made landfall at Texas earlier in the morning.

FEMA administrators talked about federal preparation for Hurricane Ike, which was headed toward the Texas Gulf Coast.

Secretary Michael Chertoff talked about the strategies for combating terrorism, U.S. security concerns, and the 7th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. He res…

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff talked about homeland security. He reflected upon the department’s progress to date and challenges that may faced over the next five years, with …

Secretary Michael Chertoff and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal appeared with other officials to talk about the response to Hurricane Gustav at the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and E…

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…

Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Gutierrez spoke to reporters about the state of immigration in the United States and administration efforts on immigration reform.…

Secretary Michael Chertoff spoke about procedures to grant travel visas and announced a new Electronic System for Travel Authorization for the Visa Waiver Program. Following his remarks he a…

Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Military, Department of Homeland Security, and the Red Cross talked about preparations for the 2008 hurricane season.

Cabinet officials testified at a hearing about the ability of hospitals and medical facilities to respond to large-scale disasters. Among the issues they addressed were emergency operations …

A panel discussion was held by legal, scientific, and counterterrorism experts on whether certain responses to a major epidemic or biowarfare incident such as forced inoculation, isolation, …

Secretary Michael Chertoff testified at a hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services issues and preparation for furthe…

President George Bush, Secretary Michael Chertoff, and former Secretary Tom Ridge spoke to department staff to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Secreta…

Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff talked about the administration’s immigration enforcement and border security efforts. They then answered questions f…

Secretary Chertoff testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. Topics included the department’s responsibilities for protecting the U.S. fro…

Elaine Chao, Michael Chertoff, and Chuck Conner talked about immigration and revisions to ease the procedures for the foreign agriculture worker program. They talked about the need for forei…

Secretary Chertoff and other department officials announced the Bush administration’s proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Homeland Security, including protection from terr…

Secretary Chertoff announced the government’s decision on regulations about the Real ID program and how states should comply with the Real ID Act, a federally mandated national ID program. H…