Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, and FEMA Deputy Administrator Rich Serino traveled to New York and New Jersey today to survey ongoing recovery and response efforts on the ground following Hurricane Irene and to affirm the federal government’s continuing commitment to our state, local, tribal and community partners throughout the disaster response and recovery.

Remarks by Under Secretary Rand Beers at the Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness (TCIP) Conference and Expo

Statement by Press Secretary Matt Chandler on Secretary Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Fugate's Wednesday Travel to States Affected by Hurricane Irene

At the direction of President Obama, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano reached out to officials from regions impacted by Hurricane Irene to discuss ongoing coordinated federal, state, and local response and recovery efforts including: Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy, District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, Maine Governor Paul LePage, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chaffee, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, and several members of Congress.

Obama Administration Officials will travel to Virginia, North Carolina and Vermont on Tuesday, August 30, to survey ongoing recovery and response efforts on the ground following Hurricane Irene.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today met with Honduran Secretary of Security Oscar Alvarez to discuss joint U.S.-Honduras security strategies and to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the bilateral use of traveler information to strengthen international air transportation security.

Secretary Napolitano Announces Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America

At the direction of President Obama, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano reached out to governors and mayors from regions potentially impacted by Hurricane Irene to discuss coordinated federal, state, and local preparedness efforts including: Delaware Governor Jack Markell, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, North Carolina Governor Beverly Purdue, Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano yesterday traveled to Glynco, Ga. and joined Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Director Connie Patrick for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new FLETC Intermodal Training Facility.

Testimony of Captain James Whitehead, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management, "Preventing an Economic Shock Wave: Securing the Port of Houston from a Terrorist Attack"