Secretary Napolitano today joined Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LA County Sheriff Baca, Chief of Los Angeles Port Police Ronald Boyd and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck at the Los Angeles Port of Entry to announce the expansion of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) "If You See Something, Say Something™" public awareness campaign to the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department to help ensure the safety and security of Los Angeles. En Español
Posted April 25, 2011 in News
For weeks, we've been posting updates on this blog on the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, which is now only three days away. Today, we're excited to share with you where some of our FEMA senior leaders, and other officials from across the administration, plan to be on Thursday, to take part in the ShakeOut.
Posted April 25, 2011 in FEMA Blog
Earlier today, the first of the Coast Guard's fast response cutters, Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber, entered the water and now sits pier-side in Lockport, La. The initial entry of the new cutter into water marks the beginning of its journey towards operating in support of vital missions throughout the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, including port, waterways and coastal security, fishery patrols, search and rescue and national defense.
Posted April 21, 2011 in Coast Guard Compass
Today, Secretary Napolitano visited the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Artesia, New Mexico, to tour the facility and participate in a U.S. Border Patrol Change-of-Command ceremony at FLETC's U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Academy.
Posted April 21, 2011 in The Blog
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today will announce the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS)–a robust terrorism advisory system that provides timely information to the public about credible terrorist threats and replaces the former color-coded alert system. En Español Blog
Posted April 20, 2011 in News