Acting Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan News Conference
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan signed a cooperation agreement with his counterpart from El Salvador.
373 viewsActing Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan signed a cooperation agreement with his counterpart from El Salvador.
373 viewsHomeland 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…
2,444 viewsHomeland 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…
55 viewsHomeland 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…
221 viewsHomeland 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…
273 viewsSecretary 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…
482 viewsAndrea 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…
152 viewsSecretary 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…
10,867 viewsSecretary Janet Napolitano launched a Department of Homeland Security Efficiency Review challenging each department office to generate new efficiencies and to promote greater…
152 viewsHomeland 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…
75 viewsPresident Bush talked about his priorities for homeland security at a photo opportunity held while he visited the department offices.
22 viewsSecretary Michael Chertoff spoke to reporters about the Fiscal Year 2007 Infrastructure Protection Grant Program and answered questions about the disbursement of federal funding for…
10 viewsSecretary 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…
86 viewsSecretary 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…
74 viewsSecretary Chertoff talked about port security requirements for port facilities and vessels, including the development of inter-security plans, increased surveillance measures, and the…
16 viewsA 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…
100 viewsSecretary 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…
189 viewsSeretary 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…
20 viewsMr. 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…
51 viewsSecretary 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…
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