The statement by Secretary Napolitano on Thursday night's aircraft collision.

An independent 30-day review conducted by senior career officials from across the federal government found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) selected American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) land port of entry projects based on a transparent, merit-based process and used reasonable and well-justified cost estimates.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano met with leaders of several veterans service organizations—hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars—to discuss DHS’ ongoing engagement and collaboration with veterans on recruitment and other key DHS initiatives.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the transfer of the Federal Protective Service (FPS) from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)—streamlining decision-making and aligning the protection of federal buildings with DHS’ broader critical infrastructure protection mission.

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the launch of DisasterRecoveryWorkingGroup.gov—a new interagency website that will allow federal disaster recovery officials to solicit public comments from state, local and tribal partners and the public.

Secretary Napolitano will travel to Belgium, Denmark, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom on Nov. 2-8 to meet with her international counterparts to discuss information sharing and privacy protection; collaborative efforts to secure cyber networks worldwide; and coordination to combat transnational criminal activity and the global threat of terrorism.

In conjunction with an interagency task force, Secretary Janet announced new proposed guidance for protecting the health of emergency responders during an anthrax attack on a major U.S. city.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today applauded President Obama's intent to nominate Caryn Wagner as Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis.