Janet Napolitano

Powerful poison Ricin found in letter sent to U.S. senator

2013-04-16 17:30:00

WASHINGTON -- An envelope laced with the lethal poison Ricin and addressed to a U.S. senator was found at a Maryland mail processing facility, officials said Tuesday. The envelope, intended for the office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), was discovered...

Sequesterville

2013-03-09 04:00:00

The musical "Annie" is enjoying another revival on Broadway. The show opened during the Carter administration, when America was in need of some optimism. "The sun'll come out tomorrow," sang Annie, and with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, for a...

Unlocking immigrant detention reform

2013-02-20 10:47:25

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security now incarcerates, via immigration detention, more people per year than any other state or federal agency. In 2012, the DHS detained over 429,000 noncitizens awaiting immigration hearings or deportation, at a $2...

Putting Benghazi in context

2012-11-04 04:00:00

My initial impression of the murderous attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was probably similar to yours. A horrific incident. A security failure. Another example of radical Islamic overreaction to the most tepid of incidents — in this case,...

Dunbar to launch division to armor websites against cyber criminals

2012-11-05 14:54:00

Dunbar Armored has been in the armored-car business for nearly 90 years. But the Hunt Valley-based company now is branching into a new way to protect banks' and businesses' money and valuables: cybersecurity. The company is launching a subsidiary, Dunbar...

Somerset County struggles to recover from Sandy

2012-10-31 17:49:00

WatermanJohnny Parks was 9 years old when Hurricane Hazel slammed Maryland's Eastern Shore in October 1954. Until this week, he thought he might never see a storm like that again. On Wednesday, he surveyed what Sandy had wrought at the shack where he...

Deportation reprieve for illegal immigrants starts Wednesday

2012-08-14 16:53:00

When Sarita Santillan moved from Peru to Maryland with her family in 2003, she was just 11 years old — and had little clue how hard it would be to stay here. This week, Santillan, 20, an illegal immigrant who lives in Greektown, will be among...

Union president: Federal work a target for 'wing nuts,' but still a viable career choice

2012-06-22 10:26:00

John Gage, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, has announced he will retire in August after leading the politically powerful union for the past nine years. The Baltimore resident, who is 66, has battled with Congress and...

Balancing cybersecurity and privacy

2012-05-14 08:32:00

From the assembly lines of Detroit to the steel mills of Pittsburgh to the oil fields of Houston, our country has been built by an entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation. And despite our recent economic challenges, that spirit is alive and well....

Md. immigrants laud new federal policy on deportation

2012-06-15 17:55:00

Nathaly Uribe's grandmother broke into tears Friday when the Glen Burnie high school senior told her of a new federal policy that would protect many undocumented young immigrants from deportation. "Now," the older woman said, "I know I can't lose you."...

Funding for regional disaster operations on chopping block

2012-02-07 06:43:16

When Howard County decided it wanted a system for disseminating emergency information to its citizens via text message, it tapped into a pool of federal funding to create NotifyMeHoward, which launched in November. When the H1N1 flu virus posed serious...

Funds for regional disaster preparedness facing cuts

2012-02-12 15:55:27

If a large-scale terror attack were to occur in the Port of Baltimore, responders from Carroll and other counties would be able to coordinate assistance efforts with city responders — thanks in large part to the region's Central Maryland Area...

Janet Napolitano was governor of Arizona when she was nominated. She is a former federal prosecutor and a former attorney general in Arizona.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer inspects items from a piece of luggage at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano cautioned airline passengers to get to the airport extra early because U.S.

2013-03-04 00:00:00

People wait in line for a security check in Terminal 2 at O'Hare International Airport. The Department of Homeland Security director, Janet Napolitano, has said that because of forced federal budget cuts air travelers could experience longer-than-normal wait times for security screenings.

2013-03-04 00:00:00