Topic: Michael Chertoff

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- An information campaign addressing new security policies set for implementation at U.S. entry checkpoints began a new phase Thursday.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is going to New Orleans as Hurricane Gustav churns into the Gulf of Mexico, Chertoff's spokeswoman says.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A move by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to regulate private jets could hamper the convenience of using small airports, industry observers say.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Federal officials have disclosed that agents at the U.S. border can seize electronic devices like laptops and cell phones and keep them as long as needed.

MEXICO CITY, July 19 (UPI) -- U.S. officials say information they provided to the Mexican Navy led to the seizure of a cocaine-laden submarine off the country's southwestern coast.

WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- Homeland Security officials are looking into allegations that a member of the department's advisory council offered to arrange meetings with senior administration officials in exchange for a large donation to the Bush presidential library.

WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- Starting next year, citizens of 27 countries will be required to register online before departing for the United States without a visa.

WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Homeland Security Department has named a 25-year national security veteran as the new assistant secretary for international affairs.

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff expressed anger Wednesday that a Mexican judge released a suspect in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- The Department of Homeland Security reports to no fewer than 86 congressional committees that have required top officials to testify 761 times, provide 7,800 written reports and answer 13,000 questions. DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff believes America’s defenses against another Sept. 11 attack, on a scale of 1 to 10, are now a 7.