On Friday, Janet Napolitano announced she is stepping down as secretary of homeland security.
David SchanzerAssociate professor of the practice, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University; director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, based at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill.Specializes in terrorism, national security policy. Served as Democratic staff director of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security. (919) 613-9279, (919) 357-0128 (cell); schanzer@duke.eduhttp://fds.duke.edu/db/Sanford/schanzerQuotes:"Secretary Napolitano has advanced the work of her predecessors and made DHS into a stronger, more focused and more effective agency."Her greatest achievements, in my view, have been tougher enforcement of the southern border and targeting internal immigration enforcement on illegal immigrants who pose the greatest threat, and away from innocent young people who were brought here by their parents."Secretary Napolitano, together with FEMA chief R. David Paulson, has led effective federal responses to large-scale natural disasters like super-storm Sandy."DHS continues to face many challenges. It needs to develop better processes for basing its investments and policies on a genuine assessment of risk and to lead more effectively the government's domestic cybersecurity efforts." _ _ _ _Duke experts on a variety of other topics can be found at http://newsoffice.duke.edu/resources-media/faculty-experts.Note to broadcast editors: Duke provides an on-campus satellite uplink facility for live or pre-recorded television interviews. We are also equipped with ISDN connectivity for radio interviews. Broadcast reporters should contact Scott Wells at (919) 660-1741 or James Todd at (919) 681-8061 to arrange an interview.###