Roger Rufe, Director of the Office of Operations Coordination and Planning, testified March 12, 2009 before the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism on the Departmental Southwest Border Violence Plan to prevent or respond to violence along the U.S. southwest border and adjacent maritime domain.

A recent batch of large-scale cash seizures near the U.S.-Mexico border demonstrates a boost in readiness and attention to money trafficking activities in response to the current drug war raging in Mexico, a major priority for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano announced March 12, 2009 that FEMA will provide $130,000 for St. Bernard Parish to remove silt and debris from a 1,500-foot linear section of Blomquist Canal.

Testimony of Rear Admiral Wayne E. Justice, Assistant Commandant for Capabilities, on Coast Guard Interdiction Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, given March 11, 2009, on drug and migrant interdiction.

Testimony of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection James L. Snyder, National Protection and Programs Directorate, before the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, "The Mumbai Attacks: A Wake-Up Call for America’s Private Sector," given March 11, 2009 at the Cannon House Office Building.

Secretary Napolitano announced on March 11, 2009 the establishment of the Unified Public Assistance Project Decision Team in the Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office, and her choice of Charlie Axton to lead the newly-created team. Secretary Napolitano also announced the appointment of Tony Russell to be the acting director of the Transitional Recovery Office.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced her appointment of Philip Reitinger as the Deputy Undersecretary of Department's National Protections Program Directorate (NPPD) on March 11, 2009.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon addressed the federal, state and local officials attending the third annual National Fusion Center Conference in Kansas City, which is taking place March 10-12, 2009.

Three recent weapons seizures in Ariz. and Texas highlight the Department of Homeland Security’s heightened emphasis on tracking and intercepting illegal guns and ammunition near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Testimony of Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Koumans, Office of International Affairs, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations, "Secure Border Initiative (SBI), Control of the Land Border, and DHS Response to Violence on the Border with Mexico" on March 10, 2009 at the Rayburn House Office Building.