The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that it has approved approximately $5.8 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Disaster Loans (CDL) for Iowa, including the maximum $5 million loan amount for Cedar Rapids. These funds will be used to assist five Iowa communities as they continue to recover from 2008 flooding.

Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Rand Beers as Acting Deputy Secretary effective February 11, 2009, and continuing until Jane Holl Lute has been confirmed as Deputy Secretary.

Secretary Napolitano will tour Kentucky, Kansas and Iowa next week during her first trip as Secretary, observing the continuing federal response to regional ice storms and focusing on preparation for the upcoming flood and tornado seasons.

Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Spokesman Sean Smith on Secretary Napolitano's travel to the midwest including a visit to Kentucky to assess the ongoing ongoing emergency response and recovery efforts.

Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Spokesman Sean Smith on Secretary Napolitano's travel to the midwest including a visit to Kentucky to assess the ongoing ongoing emergency response and recovery efforts.

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano appointed Dora Schriro as her Special Advisor on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Detention & Removal, a new position focusing on the significant growth in immigration detention over the last five years and ICE's arrest priorities.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discusses the ongoing winter storm response in Kentucky, Arkansas and Missouri on February 2, 2009.