DHS Terrorism Update

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today visited Abu Dhabi where she met with her international counterparts and delivered remarks to law enforcement officials at the Gulf States Global Police Symposium, underscoring the importance of interna…

Secretary Napolitano's Remarks on "The Importance of International Policing and Security Partnerships" at the Gulf States Global Police Symposium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Doha, Qatar, to sign a bilateral aviation security agreement and meet with senior Qatari officials to discuss continued collaboration and increased security initiatives between the United S…

PARIS - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined her international counterparts at the Ecole Militaire to deliver remarks on the importance of strong international partnerships at the Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale - h…

International security and the security of our homeland are inextricably linked. Today, the very nature of travel, trade, and commerce means that one vulnerability or gap anywhere across the globe has the ability to impact security thousands of miles away…

International security and the security of our homeland are inextricably linked. Today, the very nature of travel, trade, and commerce means that one vulnerability or gap anywhere across the globe has the ability to impact security thousands of miles away…

Remarks by Secretary Janet Napolitano at the Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale in Paris, France on "Our Shared Responsibility: The Importance of Strong International Homeland Security Partnerships."

The United States and France have a joint history, as old as our republics, of cooperating to protect the security and rights of our citizens. Every day officers of the Department of Homeland Security and the Ministry of Interior work together to prevent…

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Paris, France where she joined her counterparts at the G6+1 Ministerial Meeting and met with international security leaders to discuss the Department's efforts in combating transnational cr…

The United States is an Arctic Nation, and the Coast Guard has been operating in the Arctic Ocean since Alaska was a territory to assist scientific exploration, chart the waters, provide humanitarian assistance to native tribes, conduct search and rescue,…

Statement by Press Secretary Matt Chandler on Secretary Napolitano's Upcoming Visit to Paris, Qatar, and the UAE.

The reality of limited resources requires law enforcement – at all levels- to use resources strategically and wisely to accomplish their mission. Given estimates that more than ten million people living in the United States are subject to removal, Secure …

It is an honor to appear before you today on behalf of FEMA to discuss our response and recovery efforts in Pennsylvania before, during, and after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. In my testimony today, I will discuss our successes, challenges, and…

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will travel to Paris on Dec.1-2 to join her counterparts at the G6+1 Ministerial Meeting and discuss the Department’s efforts to combat transnational crime, secure cyberspace and ensure a more safe, secure a…

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano joined Attorney General Eric Holder today for the biannual U.S.-European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial at the U.S. Department of Justice to discuss international collaboration on counterter…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a new partnership between the DHS “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign and Major League Soccer (MLS)—highlighting the Department’s partnership with the sports industry t…

FEMA is continuously working with its partners at DHS, private industry, other federal agencies, state, local, and tribal governments to improve the capability and interoperability of emergency communications. This Whole Community effort also includes inn…

Today, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and lead negotiator for the United States government Jane Holl Lute issued the following statement upon initialing an agreement between the United States and the European Union on the transfer and future sharin…

In the past eight years, S&T has undergone many changes and continues to evolve. The extraordinary breadth and diversity of DHS’s missions requires S&T to address a wide range of programs including Components’ near-term needs for new operational capabili…

A top priority for DHS is improving the communications capabilities of those who are often the first to arrive at the scene of a disaster site—the Nation’s emergency responders. Public safety personnel must have access to reliable and instantaneous commu…