Janet Napolitano: DHS Prioritizing Future Cyber Attack Prevention
Janet Napolitano
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate committee Thursday that DHS is focusing on preventing future cyber attacks over combating current cyber incidents, ...
Ashton Carter, Janet Napolitano Help Host Summit With Governors
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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with representatives of the Council of Governors Feb. 25 at the Pentagon to ...
Janet Napolitano: Sequestration Cuts Cyber Contract Funding
Janet Napolitano
The Department of Homeland Security would see reductions in funding for contracts supporting cybersecurity programs aimed at detecting threats and protecting civilian ...
CBP Chief David Aguilar Retiring
David Aguilar
David Aguilar, head of Customs and Border Protection, will retire at the end of March after a three-year term as the agency’s acting chief and a 31-year career with ...
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Staying For 2nd Term
Janet Napolitano
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will remain in her post for President Barack Obama’s second term, the Washington Post reports.
Citing a White House ...
Report: Agencies Looking at Draft WH Cyber Order
The White House is seeking approval from agencies for a draft executive order on responsibilities for cybersecurity management and enforcement, AOL Government reports.
According to ...
DHS Awards $1.3B Preparedness Grants For FY 2012
The Department of Homeland Security has allocated $1.3 billion in grants to help states, urban areas, tribal and territorial governments, non-profit agencies and the private sector ...
DHS Data Network Named Primary Non-Defense Info Resource
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano release a directive Friday aimed at reducing the distribution of classified information on terrorism, NextGov ...
TSA Appoints New Members to Security Advisory Panel
The Transportation Security Administration has appointed 24 new members to its Aviation Security Advisory Committee, established in 1989 after the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.
The panel ...
Napolitano: Cyberattacks Came ‘Close’ to Shutting Down Parts of Infrastructure
Janet Napolitano
Hackers have come close several times to shutting down elements of the country’s infrastructure, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday.
At ...
