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Secretary Janet Napolitano on What Political Security Means in 2024
Secretary Napolitano alongside Scott Shafer of KQED at the KQED offices in San Francisco on January 4, 2024.
Secretary Janet Napolitano Discusses Expansion of U.S.-Mexico Border with the BBC
Secretary Janet Napolitano keynotes speech at the Women’s Leadership in Wartime Forum in Kyiv, Ukraine
Attendees gather at the Women's Leadership in Wartime Forum in Kyiv, Ukraine Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks to attendees virtually attendees about the importance of female leadership KYIV, UKRAINE - On July 4, 2023, Secretary Janet Napolitano gave the keynote...
University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for Security and Governance and FBI Sign Historic Research Agreement on AI, Fintech, and Internet Governance Led by Former Secretary Janet Napolitano
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information, contact gspp-comms@berkeley.edu Huntsville, Alabama - The Berkeley Institute of Security and Governance (BISG) at the University of California, Berkeley, and the FBI officially signed a cooperative research and development...
Taiwan vows to deepen global partnership against cyber threats
Kyodo News, May 9, 2023 – "In the face of ubiquitous cybersecurity challenges, it is necessary to continuously strengthen the resilience and management mechanism," said Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (pictured) at the opening of CYBERSEC 2023, a three-day international...
BISG Founder Urges Public-Private Collaboration on Cybersecurity
Focus Taiwan, May 9, 2023 - BISG Founder and Faculty Director Janet Napolitano said governments should "enlist" the private sector and civil societies in promoting general readiness for cybersecurity threats. An example of how collaboration between the public and...
Napolitano visits Taiwan for cybersecurity expo
Taipai Times, May 10, 2023: Governments should work with the private sector and civic groups to bolster cybersecurity efforts, CSP Founder and Faculty Director Janet Napolitano said at a cybersecurity expo in Taipei this week. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (left...
UC Berkeley students take a deep dive into security policy in Washington D.C.
April 18, 2023 Pictured with the UC Berkeley student and staff delegation, bottom row, fourth from left: Professor Janet Napolitano; to her right, Robert Brown, FBI Executive Assistant Director of Science and Technology; to her left, Katie Noyes, FBI Section Chief....
Institute for Security and Governance introduces inaugural Washington D.C. Immersion Week
April 20, 2023 Last month, the Center for Security in Politics offered UC Berkeley students an exclusive look into the inner workings of how government agencies and the private sector mitigate national and global security risks. Led by Professor Janet Napolitano — who...
BISG Working Group Releases Statement on Developing Standards for Internet Ballot Return
December 14, 2022 — Berkeley CA Technology is still too limited, and the security risks too great to establish responsible standards for voting via the internet at this time, a Center for Security in Politics working group announced. Made up of a non-partisan group of...
Media
National Guard Presence Amid Trump’s DC Takeover
August 13, 2025 on MSNBC News
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano appeared on NBC News with Ana Cabrera to provide commentary on President Trump’s recent order deploying National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. She discussed the implications of this action for law enforcement operations and public safety in the capital.
Trump’s misguided deportation efforts
June 16, 2025 on MSNBC News
As the Trump administration shifts course on deportation policies, former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano joins The Weeknight to outline what ICE can and cannot do. With her insider experience, she breaks down the real-life capabilities, limits, and consequences of federal immigration enforcement.
Potomac River Mid-Air Collision
January 31, 2025 on MSNBC News
President Trump implied that DEI programs could be to blame for the crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter but cited no evidence. Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano joins Ana Cabrera to react to his comments and his recent actions on immigration.
The Rollback of Title 42
May 12, 2023 on Bloomberg News
Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discusses Title 42 expiring and what the next steps are for the Biden Administration – with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.”
US Migration policy Title 42 expires
May 12, 2023 on BBC News
CSP Founding Director Janet Napolitano discusses the consequences of the expiration of Title 42 with the BBC.
DACA anniversary
June 28, 2022 on Arizona PBS
On this episode of Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS sat down with Mario Montoya, a DACA recipient, and former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
The tenth anniversary of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) was earlier this month. The program was created during the Obama Administration and was overseen by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
This program is an administrative relief that protects eligible immigrants who came to the United States when they were children from deportation. Additionally, DACA gives undocumented immigrants a work permit. Secretary Napolitano will discuss this landmark program as will Mario Montoya, a DACA recipient who now helps others who are also in his situation.
Secretary Napolitano on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°
August 15, 2022 on CNN
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