Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

Release Date: 05/09/05 00:00:00

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff today issued the following statement on the resignation of Assistant Secretary for Programs, Plans & Budgets, Science &Technology directorate, Dr. Penrose Albright:

“Parney Albright has served the Department of Homeland Security well and also helped to design its research and development strategy while at the White House Office of Homeland Security. I appreciate the vision and commitment he brought to the Department, and I know our country will long benefit from the programs he helped to establish to develop new technologies that make the homeland more secure.”  

Dr. Albright submitted his letter of resignation to President George W. Bush earlier today. A resignation date has not been determined.

Dr. Albright was confirmed by the Senate in October 2003 as Assistant Secretary for Science & Technology. He joined the White House staff in January 2002 as Assistant Director for Homeland and National Security in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and later assumed additional duties as senior director for research and development in the Office of Homeland Security. In June 2002, he was asked to lead the transition planning offices for the Science & Technology directorate as part of the President’s proposal for the Department of Homeland Security.    

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