U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano has served as secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) since January 2009. Prior to that, she served as governor of Arizona. The following is excerpted from March 7, 2013, testimony during the joint Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on “The Cybersecurity Partnership Between the Private Sector and Our Government: Protecting Our National and Economic Security.” Cyberspace is woven into the fabric of our daily lives. According to recent estimates, this global network of networks encompasses more than 2 billion people with at…
