Napolitano gives first State of Homeland Security address – Security Director Editor’s notes
This afternoon, Secretary Napolitano started a new tradition for the Department of Homeland Security. Just days after President Obama gave the annual State of the Union address, Napolitano decided to specifically address the nation’s security position.
George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) had the honor of hosting DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano for what was billed as the First Annual Homeland Security Address. It was clear the Secretary has a new passion for delivering her remarks, but as polished as she may have been in presenting new material, her remarks were remarkably devoid of anything groundbreaking.
In Arizona, Border Security and Immigration Have Driven Political Climate – CQ Homeland Security
After the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson that left six people dead and 14 injured, including Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona was caught in the center of a national debate about whether heated political rhetoric presents real-world dangers. But, according to experts who have studied the state’s history, aggressive discourse in Arizona is hardly a new issue, and is largely driven by a decades-old issue: border security.
DHS Seeks Info on SBInet 2 – NextGov
The Homeland Security Department has begun the process of contracting to replace the border security network it scrapped last week, by issuing a request for information on interconnected surveillance towers, department officials said on Wednesday.
Homeland Security Today: USCIS to Examine Name Mismatches to Improve E-Verify Immigration services at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should advise employees of the importance of consistently providing the proper spelling of their names in order to cut down on errors in the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, congressional investigators recommended Tuesday.
The Associated Press: Mexican official: 34,612 drug-war deaths in 4 yrs A total of 34,612 people have died in drug-related killings in Mexico in the four years since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared an offensive against drug cartels, officials said Wednesday. The killings reached their highest level in 2010, jumping by almost 60 percent to […]
Disagreements over Virtual Fence Decision – HSToday
In the wake of news that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has allowed its virtual fence contract with The Boeing Co. to expire, more border security experts have weighed in on the decision.
Customs, border bureau forges ahead on insourcing – GovExec
Insourcing might be slowing down at many federal agencies, but at the Homeland Security Department’s Customs and Border Protection bureau, the push to federalize private sector functions is picking up steam.
Far From Border, U.S. Detains Foreign Students – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Six miles north of the University of Maine’s flagship campus, on the only real highway in these parts, students and professors traveling south might encounter a surprise: a roadblock manned by armed Border Patrol agents, backed by drug-sniffing dogs, state policemen, and county sheriff’s deputies.
Texas Insider » Preserve Virtual Fence, Border Advocate Argues Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano should see the virtual fence in Arizona in action before making a decision about the billion-dollar program’s fate, challenged the president of a prominent border organization. According to accounts from various sources, Napolitano has never returned to her home state to […]
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