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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke to reporters about updates to the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS). This revision added an “intermediate” threat advisory level called a…

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke to reporters about travel safety and security before boarding an Amtrak train at Washington D.C.'s Union Station for the Thanksgiving holiday. He…

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson talked about “Operation Rail Safe,” a nationwide initiative to enhance security at train stations on selected high volume travel days such as the Labor Day…

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke to reporters and responded to questions on his department’s border security efforts. He gave an update on apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico…

Secretary Jeh Johnson and Deputy Attorney General James Cole talked about the progress of ongoing enforcement efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland…

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…

Secretary Napolitano gave her first annual state of U.S homeland security address. In her remarks she said the department would end its color-coded alert system created in the aftermath of…

Secretary Janet Napolitano launched a Department of Homeland Security Efficiency Review challenging each department office to generate new efficiencies and to promote greater…

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…

President Bush talked about his priorities for homeland security at a photo opportunity held while he visited the department offices.

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 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…

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

A C-SPAN crew visited various port and border security locations and talked to Undersecretary Hutchinson about the Department of Homeland Security’s anti-terrorism operations. The…

Secretary Chertoff held a meeting to hear recommendations from the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Among the topics discussed were border security, private sector file sharing, and…

Seretary Chertoff and Mr. Mayer briefed reporters on new grant programs for urban area security as a part of developing a risk-based strategy for homeland security. The program was designed…

Mr. Paulison talked to reporters about emergency management operations during a drill to test emergency responses to a simulated terrorist attack. He also led a C-SPAN crew on a tour of the…

Secretary Chertoff and other agency heads provided an update on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts along the Gulf Coast. They discussed distribution of resources, security issues, as well as…

Secretary Chertoff talks about plans to reorganize the department and the future agenda of the Department of Homeland Security. Among the issues he addressed were information gathering and…