Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered remarks highlighting the Department’s ongoing efforts to bolster aviation security at the National Chamber Foundation’s Annual Aviation Summit—a forum sponsored by the non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in order to foster public debate on emerging critical aviation issues.

Secretary Janet Napolitano and Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen emergency management cooperation in response to major storms and other disasters of all kinds.

Secretary Napolitano joined German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière and German Constitutional Court President Andreas Vosskuhle to deliver remarks about collaborative international efforts to prevent, deter and disrupt international terrorism while respecting individual privacy at Georgetown University Law Center.

As they emphasized the importance of continued vigilance and interagency coordination in the joint response to the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today laid out the next steps for the investigation that is underway into the causes of the April 21 explosion that left 11 workers missing, three critically injured, and an ongoing oil spill that the responsible party and federal agencies are working to contain and clean up.

Secretary Napolitano testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, focusing on Southwest border security and the results of enforcement efforts.

Secretary Napolitano delivered remarks to domestic and international aviation leaders about the Department’s ongoing efforts to bolster global aviation security at a luncheon hosted by the Aero Club of Washington.

Secretary Napolitano's testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations on President Obama's Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security on February 24, 2010.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced the formation of a federal partnership with state, regional, local and tribal leaders to develop a strategy to more effectively address America’s wildland fire challenges.

Testimony of Major General Michael Kostelnik, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Office of Air and Marine Operations and Investments. March 23, 2010

Secretary Napolitano visited Oklahoma City to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and deliver remarks about the Department's efforts to protect against evolving threats of terrorism and build resilient communities as part of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Annual Remembrance Ceremony.