Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano (third from left), FBI Associate Deputy Director Kevin Perkins (left) and National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew G. Olsen (second from left) arrive to testify on homeland threats and agency responses in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano says the U.S.-Canada border "presents unique security challenges based on geography, weather and the immense volume of trade and travel." (Associated Press)
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano says the U.S.-Canada border "presents unique security challenges based on geography, weather and the immense volume of trade and travel." (Associated Press)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano, accompanied by Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole, announces the expansion of a passenger pre-screening initiative on Wednesday.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano (riding fifth horse from left) tours the U.S.-Mexico border with Border Patrol agents in the Coronado National Forest near Nogales, Ariz., in October. Starting in January, the force of 1,200 National Guard troops at the border will be reduced to fewer than 300 at a cost of about $60 million. (Associated Press)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano faces a deadline set by the House Judiciary Committee to provide a list of illegal and criminal immigrants who have been flagged by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents but have not been detained or placed in removal proceedings. A possible contempt citation hangs over the department.
**FILE** Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano chats with Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner before testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee on border and immigration issues in Washington on Wednesday. "That was my No. 1 concern: that those responsible for the shooting death of Agent Terry were brought to justice. And that's what I was being kept apprised of," she said. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that she did not know why she wasn't briefed immediately on the gun-walking operation. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
