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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Secretary Michael Chertoff spoke to reporters about a new rail security package targeting high risk hazardous materials in transit. He also responded to questions from reporters.

Secretary Chertoff presented a review of the Department of Homeland Security, talking about the accomplishments of the past year and his goals and priorities for 2007. Topics included…

Secretary Chertoff was joined by senior officials from the Department of Energy, the Department of State, and the Ambassador to Pakistan to speak to the press about cargo security. The…

Homeland Security officials spoke to the press about enforcement statistics for Fiscal Year 2006. They focused on border patrols and the permeability of the border between U.S. and Mexico.

Secretary Chertoff announced the award of a contract to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems for a border security and monitoring system. He talked about the contract as part of a broad…

Secretary Chertoff and other officials spoke to the press about the operation of the Secure Border Initiative. Among the topics they addressed were improved procedures to catch and remove…

U.S. government officials spoke to reporters about the disruption of a terrorist plan to use explosives on trans-Atlantic flights between Britain and the U.S. that British authorities had…

Secretary Chertoff talked about port security requirements for port facilities and vessels, including the development of inter-security plans, increased surveillance measures, and the…

Secretary Chertoff and other officials spoke to reporters at a news conference on immigration enforcement strategy. They announced the arrests of several individuals resulting from the…