Making Progress on Aviation Security

Secretary Napolitano just posted an entry in the Leadership Journal about her recent trip to Toledo, Spain, and Geneva, Switzerland, where she met with our international partners to discuss strengthening aviation security standards following the attempted terrorist attack against Northwest Flight 253 on December 25th.

We encourage you to give it a read.

Secretary Napolitano: New Measures for Aviation Security and Information Sharing

The Secretary just posted an entry in the Leadership Journal about yesterday's report and briefing, and about the steps the department is taking - both at home and abroad - to enhance our aviation security and information sharing methods and practices.  We encourage you to give it a read.

Guidance for Schools on H1N1

The Secretary just put up a post on the Leadership Journal providing some guidance to schools about H1N1. Check it out.

Two Weeks Down. What's Next?

So it's been almost two weeks since we launched "The Blog @ Homeland Security." We've been posting some regular content, like the Morning Roundup, some highlights of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary’s travel, and of course, a lot of our statements and press releases. We've also started to get down to the purpose of the blog: transparency.

We've seen a lot of supportive comments roll in, and, naturally, we've seen some criticism as well. It's true, official blogging isn't easy. Look at this as an evolving discussion, a work in progress.

Secretary Napolitano just posted some thoughts on the Leadership Journal about her upcoming trip to Europe and Kuwait. We encourage you to check it out, and keep checking the blog while she's traveling. We'll be dedicating most of our posts next week to tracking her trip. We'll have some guests talking about how her trip, stop by stop, is connected to our efforts here at home.

Thanks for your interest. We're doing this because the President issued a call for transparency when he assumed the office, and Secretary Napolitano wants to answer it. And keep leaving comments – we're listening.

Secretary Napolitano Speaks about an Emerged Threat

Last night, Secretary Napolitano spoke at the World Affairs Council Global Education Dinner on an issue that affects all of us: Cybersecurity. It touches every level of government and every part of our daily lives. From our nation's power supply to personal records to bank accounts, it's our responsibility to keep these systems safe. The Secretary spoke at length last night on the topic, and just finished some thoughts on the issue for you to read. Check those out over at the Leadership Journal.

Five Responsibilities - One Unified Mission

Welcome to The Blog @ Homeland Security, a new way for us to offer an inside-out view of what we’re doing every day to secure our nation. Our efforts, from border security to cybersecurity, counterterrorism programs to preparedness and response efforts for natural disasters, airport security to naturalizing thousands of new citizens each year, affect every American. Secretary Janet Napolitano works every day to strengthen these and many other initiatives, unifying the department behind a common mission and set of principles.

The Secretary outlined our overarching responsibilities and priorities in a recorded message to department employees last week in the video below, and we wanted to kick things off by sharing it with you. We’ll be posting more about how these priorities impact our daily operations in the coming days, but this blog’s primary mission focuses on one simple goal: transparency.

We’ll of course keep you up-to-date on the Secretary’s activities and the department’s public events. We’ll feature the efforts of our front line workforce and bring first glimpses of the technology we’re developing and deploying to support our efforts.

We also want to hear from you. Our comment policy allows for a direct and open dialogue on each post. We’ll look for your feedback and suggestions along the way, incorporating them into this growing effort.

We’ll continue to update The Leadership Journal, the policy-based companion to The Blog that features the department’s leadership and issues that drive and influence our mission. Check out the Secretary’s latest Leadership Journal.

Look for frequent updates to both, and let us know how we’re doing.

Secretary Napolitano On the Department's Five Responsibilities

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