U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Information Officer, Executive Director of the Information Sharing Environment Donna Roy provides an overview of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) program, and addresses how government can utilize NIEM to enhance mission performance and gain efficiencies.

"Today’s ratification by the European Parliament of the Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement demonstrates how the United States and the European Union continue to take vital steps to fight terrorism and transnational threats, while protecting privacy and civil rights."

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Deputy Director Huban Gowadia highlights the important work executed by the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories to support and implement the global nuclear detection architecture (GNDA) and advance technical nuclear forensics.

Science and Technology Directorate Deputy Under Secretary Daniel Gerstein addresses the critical role of the laboratories – both DHS S&T laboratories and the external laboratories including those from within the interagency, universities and international partners – in supporting the missions of DHS as well as providing technology and knowledge solutions for a variety of interagency partners.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today met with New York Jewish community leaders from the UJA-Federation at the White House, to discuss a variety of topics including information sharing and underscoring the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) partnerships with faith-based communities to prevent, prepare for and respond to terrorist threats.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations, Transnational Crime and Public Safety Division Deputy Assistant Director Waldemar Rodriguez addresses the efforts of ICE to combat identity and benefit fraud.

Office of Health Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. James Polk addresses the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts regarding medical Countermeasures for first responders.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Border Patrol Deputy Chief Ronald Vitiello, and CBP Office of Air and Marine Southwest Border Operations Executive Director Martin Vaughan address the work CBP does in securing America’s borders.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to California to deliver remarks at San Jose State University on expanding the cybersecurity workforce and later at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) work internationally as part of the Campus Lecture Series.

Remarks as prepared by Secretary Janet Napolitano at San Jose State University on April 16, 2012.