Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined leaders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and local officials, and more than three million Americans across the central United States to participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut—the largest-ever, multi-state earthquake drill to be held in the United States, and the first major drill to take place along the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which was the site of one of the worst earthquakes in U.S. history nearly 200 years ago. 

Secretary Napolitano spoke at UC Berkeley, where she addressed the rapid evolution of cyberspace and threats to its security.

Secretary Napolitano today joined Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LA County Sheriff Baca, Chief of Los Angeles Port Police Ronald Boyd and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck at the Los Angeles Port of Entry to announce the expansion of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) "If You See Something, Say Something™" public awareness campaign to the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department to help ensure the safety and security of Los Angeles.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today will announce the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS)—a robust terrorism advisory system that provides timely information to the public about credible terrorist threats and replaces the former color-coded alert system.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today called on K-12 schools, colleges and universities across the central U.S. – and throughout the country – to help their students, faculty and communities prepare for earthquakes by participating in a public earthquake drill on Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Testimony of Deputy Chief Ronald Vitiello, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, "Border: Are Environmental Laws and Regulations Impeding Security and Harming the Environment?"

Testimony of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Director Seán P. McGurk, National Protection and Programs Directorate, before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, "The DHS Cybersecurity Mission: Promoting Innovation and Securing Critical Infrastructure"

Nancy Ward, Region IX Administrator, and Ken Murphy, Region X Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, testified before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to discuss tsunami preparedness.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for the biannual U.S.-European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss international collaboration on counterterrorism and homeland security issues with the Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister, the Public Administration and Justice Minister, the Hungarian Interior Minister, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights, and Citizenship and the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs.

Testimony of Chief Medical and Science Advisor Segaran Pillai, Ph.D., Science and Technology Directorate, before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, "Taking Measure of Countermeasures (Part 1)"