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Press Room - July 2006

July 31, 2006

• Twenty-Five Federal Prosecutors To Be Added To U.S./Mexico Border Districts
• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Appointment of the Director of the Office of Screening Coordination

July 27, 2006

• Statement for the Record by Secretary Michael Chertoff, before the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
• Department of Homeland Security Proposes Expansion of Visitors Enrolled In US-VISIT
• DHS Strengthens Intel Sharing at State and Local Fusion Centers

July 26, 2006

• Statement of Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security before the U.S. House Of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
• Statement by Cresencio Arcos, Assistant Secretary, International Affairs before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
• DHS Highlights Best Practices For Maintaining Legal Workforces

July 25, 2006

• Remarks by Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar and National Guard Bureau General Steven Blum on Operation Jump Start
• Four Universities to Collaborate on New Homeland Security Research

July 22, 2006

• Fact Sheet: Repatriating Americans from the Conflict in Lebanon

July 21, 2006

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Appointment of the Chief Privacy Officer

July 18, 2006

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Resignation of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs

July 17, 2006

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security to Sponsor Third Annual National Preparedness Month
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Launches Updated Emergency Preparedness Web Site
• Fact Sheet: National Preparedness Month 2006 Coalition Members

July 15, 2006

• Statement of Support by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism

July 14, 2006

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Blocked Senate Amendment to Improve Immigration Enforcement and End “Catch And Release”
• Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and DNDO Director Vayl Oxford at a Press Conference to Announce Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) Program Contracts
• DHS Announces Major Investment in Next-Generation Radiological Detection Equipment

July 13, 2006

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Homeland Security Grant Funding for High-Risk Non-Governmental Organizations

July 12, 2006

• DHS Proposes Information Sharing Improvements to Prevent Terrorists from Boarding Flights Bound for U.S.

July 11, 2006

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Bombings in Mumbai
• Explosive Detection Technologies To Be Tested at Jersey City’s Exchange Place Station

July 7, 2006

• Securing Our Nation’s Rail Systems
• Pen and Pad Briefing with Under Secretary for Preparedness George Foresman, Assistant Secretary for Grants and Training Tracy Henke, Transportation Security Administration Deputy Administrator Robert Jamison, and Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection Bob Stephan
• Lebanese-US Government Cooperate and Disrupt Plan to NY-NJ Transportation System

July 6, 2006

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on New Director of Operations
• DHS Announces Close to $400 Million in Grants Available to Secure the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure