Testimony of Assistant Secretary Dr. Alexander Garza before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, "Office of Health Affairs Current Biosurveillance Capabilities," given February 25th, 2010.

Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute delivered remarks highlighting the Department’s continued commitment to sustaining and supporting fusion centers and the key role they play in facilitating information sharing among federal, state, local and tribal and private sector partners at the fourth annual National Fusion Center Conference in New Orleans.

The Colorado Information and Analysis Center, an FBI agent assigned to the Joint Regional Intelligence Center in Los Angeles and the deputy director of the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center won awards at the National Fusion Center Conference today as fusion center of the year and as outstanding fusion center federal and state/local representatives.

Secretary Napolitano will travel to San Francisco on Wednesday, March 3, to deliver remarks about the Department’s broad mission to protect the nation’s cyber infrastructure, systems and networks, and the responsibility of all Americans in maintaining cybersecurity and resiliency at RSA Conference

Secretary Napolitano and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Daniel M. Rooney today announced the expansion of preclearance services for private aircraft departing Shannon Airport for the United States beginning March 1, 2010.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Mexican Secretary of Public Safety Genaro García Luna signed a Declaration of Principles of Cooperation on joint efforts to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and share information about transnational threats while streamlining legitimate travel and trade.

La secretaria Janet Napolitano del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS por sus siglas en inglés) y el secretario de Seguridad Pública (SSP) Genaro García Luna de México suscribieron hoy una Declaración de Principios de Cooperación sobre medidas conjuntas para reforzar la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, e intercambiar información sobre amenazas transnacionales, y a la vez simplificar el transporte y comercio legítimos.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today traveled to Mexico City at the invitation of her Mexican colleague, Interior Secretary Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont, to meet with officials from North, Central and South American and Caribbean and the International Civil Aviation Organization to discuss ways to bolster global aviation security measures and standards.

Janet Napolitano, secretaria del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS por sus siglas en inglés), viajó hoy a la Ciudad de México, por invitación de su colega mexicano, el secretario de Gobernación Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont, con el fin de reunirse con homólogos de Norteamérica, Centroamérica, Sudamérica y el Caribe, como también funcionarios de la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional, para hablar sobre maneras de reforzar medidas y estándares de seguridad en la aviación mundial.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday toured Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosive detection technologies and canine program operations in Virginia and Texas—highlighting $576 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds and other security investments devoted to securing the U.S. aviation system and creating jobs in local communities across the country since President Obama signed the bill into law one year ago.