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DHS Chief Janet Napolitano Resigns

Posted by Soulskill on from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-cavity-searches dept.

schwit1 writes with news that the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, has resigned her post. Napolitano entered the office at the beginning of President Obama's first term, and she was only the third person to hold the position since it was created in response to the September 11th attacks. In a statement, she said the Department of Homeland Security "has improved the safety of travelers; implemented smart steps that make our immigration system more fair and focused while deploying record resources to protect our nation's borders; worked with states to build resiliency and make our nation's emergency and disaster response capabilities more robust; and partnered with the private sector to improve our cybersecurity." Napolitano will be taking over the presidency of the University of California's 10-campus education system. "UC officials believe that her Cabinet experiences –- which include helping to lead responses to hurricanes and tornadoes and overseeing some anti-terrorism measures — will help UC administer its federal energy and nuclear weapons labs and aid its federally funded research in medicine and other areas."

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  1. Immigration? by FriendlyLurker · · Score: 4, Informative

    Its going fantastically after $100 BILLION/10 years spent. Well done results are fantastic. See immigration reform = surveillance reform as military tactics move inland from US borders

  2. Re:University of Califonia? Oh, they'll love her. by poetmatt · · Score: 5, Informative

    that may be, but Napolitano didn't save any money. She increased costs substantially, caused economic turmoil for the country with the policies she supported, and spent over 200 million bucks on those scanners which have saved us approximately $0. Did I mention the amount of tourism lost because people were like "Fuck this country" over things like claiming we can randomly stop people in 3/4 of the country. You may think it's a TSA thing, but TSA and DHS go hand in hand. Plus DHS harassing the shit out of foreigners, as well.

    So does that mean she's working gratis? sadly, no.

  3. Re:University of Califonia? Oh, they'll love her. by poetmatt · · Score: 3, Informative

    I realized that Napolitano is basically the Margaret Thatcher of the US. Hated, and people will be much happier when she's dead.