Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Michael Chertoff

New Intelligence Report Looks at Terrorism Threats Over the Next Five Years

Topping the list of dangers: chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks. more >>

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Praises the Press

He's making his round of exit interviews with an unusual twist. more >>

Bill Would Limit Customs's Power to Seize and Search Laptops

Democrats offer measure to require border agents to establish a "reasonable suspicion" before search. more >>

Forget the Credit--Just Do It, Says Chertoff

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is on a crusade the likes of which Washington has rarely seen. He even has an acronym for it: NIMTOF. more >>

Homeland Security Cites Successes

Just days from its official fifth birthday on March 1, the Department of Homeland Security is crowing about its successes in establishing tighter security to thwart terrorism. more >>

Chertoff Defends Border Fence on Private Land

The Department of Homeland Security, currently building real and virtual fences on the nation's southern border, won't give in to local lawsuits or complaints from landowners because protecting the nation is a larger responsibility than protecting a landowner's property, according to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. more >>

Ten Things You Didn't Know About Michael Chertoff

Chertoff Is Still the One

Nothing's changed since Whispers broke the story. more >>

Gonzales Offers No Comment on His Resignation

Chertoff, said to be the replacement, has a mess to clean up. more >>

Maybe Trading Up Soon at Justice

The buzz among top Bushies is that beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales finally plans to depart and will be replaced by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Why Chertoff? Officials say he's got fans on Capitol Hill, is untouched by the Justice prosecutor scandal, and has more experience than Gonzales did, having served as a federal judge and assistant attorney general. more >>

Maybe Trading Up Soon at Justice

The buzz among top Bushies is that beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales finally plans to depart and will be replaced by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Why Chertoff? Officials say he's got fans on Capitol Hill, is untouched by the Justice prosecutor scandal, and has more experience than Gonzales did, having served as a federal judge and assistant attorney general. more >>

Talking Immigration With Secretary Chertoff

Yesterday afternoon I sat down for an hourlong interview with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. The subject was the immigration bill pending in the Senate, which Chertoff has been lobbying for. more >>

Face Time with Secretary Chertoff

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It's Beta Vs. VHS for Homeland Czar

Is it a bad sign that Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Security, chose Beta over VHS way back when? He thinks not and even uses that mistake to explain why it's taken so long for some cities to upgrade their communications equipment. "The investment in communications equipment is a very, very costly and different investment," he says. more >>

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