Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that she is dispatching Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary for Policy David Heyman and other senior Department officials on a broad international outreach effort to meet with leaders from major international airports in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America to review security procedures and technology being used to screen passengers on flights bound for the United States.

Statement by Department of Homeland Security Press Secretary Sara Kuban on the incident aboard today's Northwest flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit.

Statement of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano on the Northwest Flight 253 incident.

Statement by Department of Homeland Security Press Secretary Sara Kuban on the incident aboard Northwest Airlines flight #253.

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano applauded President Obama’s intent to nominate Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr., as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Vice Admiral Papp would relieve Admiral Thad Allen in May 2010.

In order to ensure that the millions of Americans traveling this holiday season are not disrupted, DHS is extending the Dec. 31 REAL ID material compliance deadline

Remarks by Secretary Napolitano to employees about the Department’s 2009 accomplishments.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today highlighted the Department’s 2009 accomplishments in an address to employees—emphasizing the major steps the Department has taken this year to enhance America’s capabilities to guard against terrorism; secure the nation’s borders; engage in smart and enforcement of our immigration laws; prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; and unify and mature the Department and its 230,000-employee global workforce.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm today announced a first-of-its-kind federal-state cybersecurity partnership—deploying the federally-developed cybersecurity technology EINSTEIN 1 to Michigan's cyber networks.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced two major steps in their efforts to implement reforms to enhance information sharing among federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies and safeguard sensitive information used by the government—designed to expand joint capabilities to protect the United States from terrorist activity, violent crime and other threats to the homeland.