Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced the formation of a federal partnership with state, regional, local and tribal leaders to develop a strategy to more effectively address America’s wildland fire challenges.

Secretary Napolitano attended a roundtable discussion with university leaders in Cambridge, Mass., hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on ways for the Department to increase collaboration with academia to engage the talents of the nation’s best and brightest instructors and students to support DHS—particularly in the fields of cybersecurity and science and technology research.

Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered remarks about the Department’s support for first responders to top law enforcement leaders from across the nation at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass.

Testimony of Major General Michael Kostelnik, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Office of Air and Marine Operations and Investments. March 23, 2010

Testimony of Rear Admiral Vincent Atkins, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Department of Homeland Security Air and Marine Operations and Investments. Rear Admiral Vincent Atkins discussed current cooperation in the areas of maritime drug and alien migrant interdiction as well as joint capabilities under development.

Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas welcomed more than 400 new U.S. citizens representing 78 countries of origin at a naturalization ceremony at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano spoke at the National Press Club meeting. She discussed aviation security in the ever-changing threat environment.

Secretary Napolitano visited Oklahoma City to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and deliver remarks about the Department’s efforts to protect against evolving threats of terrorism and build resilient communities as part of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Annual Remembrance Ceremony.

Secretary Napolitano’s remarks, about the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to protect against, deter and disrupt evolving threats of terrorism, as part of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Annual Remembrance Ceremony at the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2010.