Jan 06 Plan Aims to Coordinate Emergency Response By PBS News Hour The Department of Homeland Security unveiled a plan Thursday aimed at coordinating federal, state and local government responses to emergencies, including terrorist attacks. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Newsmaker: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge announced Tuesday that his department would provide an additional 5,000 armed federal air marshals to protect commercial airliners. Jim Lehrer speaks with Secretary Ridge about his announcement and about the state of national security… Continue watching