Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg and Deputy Attorney General David Ogden discuss the steps we are taking on both sides of the border, working with our Mexican partners to support the Mexican government's campaign against the violent cartels and to reduce contraband in both directions across the border.

As part of an ongoing emphasis on Gulf Coast storm rehabilitation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Texas on Thursday, March 26 to meet with Governor Rick Perry and hold conversations with business representatives and state and local officials on disaster recovery and renewal. She will also tour Port Arthur to view the Hurricane Ike recovery progress, hold a media availability with Governor Perry, and host a press conference in Galveston.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced several Southwest border initiatives designed to crack down on Mexican drug cartels through enhanced border security on March 24, 2009. The plan calls for additional personnel, increased intelligence capability and better coordination with state, local and Mexican law enforcement authorities.

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano announced she will transition management oversight of the Mississippi Long Term Recovery Office (LTRO) from Biloxi, Miss., to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regional office in Atlanta, Ga., on March 23, 2009.

Testimony of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Kathleen Kraninger, Screening Coordination, and Director Robert A. Mocny, US-VISIT, National Protection and Programs Directorate, before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on biometrics identification programs at the Rayburn House Office Building on March 19, 2009.

A transcript of the "Pen & Pad Session" Secretary Napolitano conducted with reporters on March 19, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

Testimony of Kumar C. Kibble, Deputy Director, Office of Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs and the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, "Law Enforcement Responses To Mexican Drug Cartels", given March 17, 2009 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Secretary Janet Napolitano gave remarks to the International Association of Fire Fighters in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2009, defining FEMA's roles in emergencies, discussing first responders, and addressing four sources of grant funds.

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano and German Minister of Education and Research Annette Schaven signed an agreement March 16, 2009 that will facilitate science and technology research collaboration in homeland/civil security matters between the two nations.

Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to the National Fusion Center Conference in Kansas City, Mo. on March 11, 2009.