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American citizens must work with the federal government to keep America safe in an increasingly technologically complex, globalized world, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said at a Forum at the Institute of Politics last night...
...event—cosponsored by the Kennedy School’s Women & Public Policy Program, National Security Program, and Women & Gender Caucus—Napolitano focused her remarks on combatting terrorist threats. But the audience, echoing the sentiments of a group of protestors outside, concentrated on immigration issues during the question-and-answer session...
...Napolitano, whose name has been floated as a possible nominee to the Supreme Court, said that the federal government is working to share intelligence with international allies to combat foreign terrorism, and with local officials to prevent home-based threats. She also emphasized the importance of staying ahead of the Internet and new technology in modern terrorism...
...March 8, calling it "among the most important unfilled posts in the Obama Administration," Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano announced the President's selection of retired Army general Robert Harding to run the Transportation Security Administration. Obama's first nominee, Los Angeles airport police official Erroll Southers, withdrew his name in January amid intense Republican opposition...
These doubts come as the U.S. continues to throw its weight behind the campaign. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano signed an agreement for enhanced cooperation in the Mexican capital this week, declaring that "the collaboration between Mexico and the United States has never been stronger." The latest accord follows a hike in funding for the so-called Mérida Initiative to beef up Mexican security forces. In total, the U.S. has pledged $1.6 billion worth of equipment and training for its neighbor, including eight Black Hawk and 13 Bell helicopters for Mexico's army and federal police...