WASHINGTON - The two-year-old Homeland Security Department is undergoing a massive overhaul to centralize its analyses of terrorism intelligence and place higher priority on bioterrorism.

WASHINGTON - Former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped rally New York City's police force and its citizens following the Sept. 11 terror attacks, is President Bush's pick to run the Homeland Security Department.

December 3, 2004

If Janet Napolitano becomes secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, she would be in charge of an agency whose operations she has frequently criticized as governor.

Cage rattling and a little foot stomping has paid off for Arizona as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has more than doubled the amount of grant money available to our state.

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to choose Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to be secretary of homeland security, top Obama advisers and several Democrats said Thursday as the shape of Obama's Cabinet begins to emerge.

President Bush, appearing at a Paradise Valley resort at the foot of Camelback Mountain, authorized a Homeland Security Department funding bill Wednesday that features $1.2 billion for additional fences, technology and manpower along the U.S.-Mexico border.

WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security Department objected at first to a United Arab Emirates company's taking over significant operations at six U.S. ports. It was the lone protest among members of the government committee that eventually approved the deal without dissent.

President-elect Barack Obama formally named Gov. Janet Napolitano today as his choice for Secretary of Homeland Security.

WASHINGTON - Fran Townsend, the leading White House-based terrorism adviser who gave public updates on the extent of the threat to U.S. security, is stepping down after 4 1/2 years.

Are your computers safe and secure? As part of the national Stop.Think.Connect campaign against cyber threats to computers in the private and public sector, the city of Mesa and the Department of Homeland Security are hosting a cyber security summit at the Mesa Arts Center on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

WASHINGTON - President Bush promised a “united defense of our homeland” Friday in marking the launch of the department created to answer the danger of terrorism.

LOS ANGELES - Ratings champion "American Idol" will face serious competition when it returns next month: the Department of Homeland Security.

WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, whose name became synonymous with color-coded terror alerts and tutorials to the public about how to prepare for possible attack, is resigning, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

Arizona is in line for more than $51 million in federal homeland security grants. Maybe. Figures released Wednesday by the Arizona Department of Homeland Security show total funding of nearly $51.5 million.

Mesa has asked for more than $2 million in Homeland Security Department grants to provide better protective equipment for personnel and improve city security.

January 24, 2005

Mesa has asked for more than $2 million in Homeland Security Department grants to provide better protective equipment for personnel and improve city security.

Apair of government reports released last week highlighted concerns about how Arizona and local communities are spending precious federal dollars intended to improve homeland security.

WASHINGTON - The agency entrusted with protecting the U.S. homeland is having difficulty safeguarding its own headquarters, say private security guards at the complex.

U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl secured an agreement with Senate Democrats to pump up the Department of Homeland Security’s budget by $3 billion for immigration enforcement measures Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - In a surprise move, former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik abruptly withdrew his nomination as President Bush’s choice to be homeland security secretary Friday night, saying questions have arisen about the immigration status of a housekeeper and nanny he employed.