CHHS in the News Archives:

January 2005 - November 2005

 CHHS director comments on Bush's Iraq speech, W-USA, Channel 9 (Nov. 30, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on gaps in air cargo security screening, Bloomberg (Nov. 30, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on delay of Padilla transfer order, Washington Post (Nov. 30, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Saudi student visa requirements, (video) Christian Broadcasting Network (Nov. 29, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on security requirements for student visas, Christian Broadcasting Network (Nov. 29, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on DOJ strategy for Padilla case, Washington Post (Nov. 24, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on significance of Padilla indictment, Washington Post (Nov. 23, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Padilla indictment, Baltimore Sun (Nov. 23, 2005)

 CHHS director responds to new GAO report citing security
weakness of airline cargo holds, W-USA, Channel 9 (Nov. 16, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses the sonic weaponry used by a cruise
ship to fend off a pirate attack, WBAL-TV, Channel 11 (Nov. 8, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on international reaction to the Bush
administration's war on terror, ABC World News Tonight (Nov. 7, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Supreme Court decision to hear case
on use of military tribunals for terror trials, Bloomberg.com (Nov. 7, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on scholarships for U.S.
study offered by Saudi Arabian government,
The Oregonian (Nov. 1, 2005)

  CHHS director's Op/Ed anticipates controversy
surrounding Alito's confirmation process, Baltimore Sun (Nov. 2, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Miers' withdrawal
from Supreme Court nomination, Baltimore Sun (Oct. 28, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Federal response
to Baltimore tunnel threat, Baltimore Sun (Oct. 20, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on FEMA
head Michael Chertoff, Mercury News, (Oct. 20, 2005)

Maryland-Jalisco Sister State Program Begins New
Exchange on Emergency Preparedness,
Press Release (Posted Oct. 18, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on burdens
facing the U.S. Coast Guard, Bloomberg News, (Oct. 12, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses Judith Miller's incarceration
for refusing to reveal her sources, NPR (Oct. 11, 2005)

 CHHS receives federal grant to develop
disaster response plans, Baltimore Sun, (Oct. 9, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Harriet Miers'
nomination to Supreme Court, WBAL-TV, Ch. 11 (Oct. 3, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses on ex-FEMA chief
Michael Brown and FEMA, W-USA, Ch. 9 (Sept. 28, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Israeli
espionage case, The Washington Post (Oct. 6, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on bill to put surveillance
cameras in Baltimore County shopping centers,
Towson Times (Sept. 29, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the nomination of Julie Myers
to head the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Time Magazine (Oct. 3, 2005 issue)

 CHHS director comments on the National Response Plan
 and shifting relief responsibilities to the Pentagon,
Washington Post (Sept. 25, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on government's
readiness for Hurricane Rita,
San Jose Mercury News, (Sept. 22, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses Maryland's disaster readiness, 
Maryland Public Television, (Sept. 22, 2005) 

 CHHS director discusses the qualifications of the
nominee selected to head the Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, CNN (Sept. 20, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on new U.S.
Immigration and Customs head, Washington Post (Sept. 20, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on failure of officials to use
military resources in Katrina aftermath,
The Seattle Times (Sept. 17, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on DHS Secretary
Chertoff, The Plain Dealer (Sept. 16, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses DHS Secretary
Chertoff's role in Katrina response, 
W-USA, Channel 9 (Sept. 14, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on federal standards
for evacuation plans, New York Times (Sept. 11, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on ineffectiveness
 of federal response to Katrina, Globe and Mail (Sept. 7, 2005) 

 CHHS director discusses FEMA and DHS
Response to Katrina, W-USA, Channel 9 (Sept. 8, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on FEMA Chief,
New York Times (Sept. 2, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on FEMA Response To New Orleans Crisis, 
Bloomberg.com (Sept. 2, 2005)

  CHHS director discusses new government advisory
and recent attacks in Middle East,
W-USA TV Channel 9 (Aug. 24, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on WMD-related medications,
WorldNetDaily (Aug. 26, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on bioterror readiness,
Newsday (Aug. 26, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the progress of Project Bioshield,
Investor's Business Daily, (Aug. 22, 2005).

  CHHS director comments on the Maryland
Coordination and Analysis Center, Baltimore Sun (Aug. 13, 2005)

   CHHS director discusses the possibility of terrorist
cells remaining in the U.S.,  Christian Science Monitor
(Aug. 10, 2005)    

   CHHS director comments on the new anti-terror
measures proposed by British Prime Minister Tony Blair,
Newhouse News Service (Aug. 10, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the indictment of
Mohammed Haider for immigration fraud,
FOX Channel 45 (Aug. 9, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses the indictment of
Mahmud Baruq Brent, FOX Channel 45 (Aug. 5, 2005)

 CHHS associate director comments on the Maryland 
terrorism arrest of Mahmud Baruq Brent, WJZ Channel 13 (Aug. 5, 2005)    

 CHHS director discusses detainee abuse and Abu
Ghraib, WUSA-TV Channel 9 (Aug. 3, 2005)

 CHHS director criticizes the lack of adequate security
measures on public transit, in particular the lack of closed
circuit surveillance on MTA, Christian Science Monitor
(July 25, 2005)        

 CHHS director comments on the reporting of foreign
student information as being helpful in preventing
students from disappearing and in reducing the terrorist
threat, FOX Channel 45 (July 18, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses Michael Chertoff’s
reorganization of DHS, U.S. News & World Report
(July 18, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Michael Chertoff's
reorganization of DHS, Christian Science Monitor
(July 15, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses the speed of the
London bombing investigation and the necessity to
determine whether the attacks are part of a coordinated
effort to interfere with United States allies, WUSA-TV Channel 9
(July 13, 2005)                  

 CHHS director comments on the FBI notes
on the arrest of Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield, Baltimore
Sun (July 13, 2005)

 CHHS director testifies before a House subcommittee
regarding BioShield, San Diego Union - Tribune            (July 13, 2005)                   

 CHHS director comments on the continued
need for terrorism preparedness in response to the
London bombings, Baltimore Sun (July 10, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses the lack of
improvement being made in terrorism preparedness
by DHS Secretary Chertoff, Baltimore Sun (July 9, 2005)

 CHHS associate director comments on mass
transit security and the London bombings, WBAL-TV Channel 11
(July 7, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the need for more public
involvement in bus and subway security, Newhouse News
Service (July 7, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses the United States
border vulnerabilities and the need for more money
and manpower to be invested in protecting our borders,
WUSA-TV Channel 9      (June 22, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the push to
renew the USA Patriot Act, Baltimore Sun (June 10, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the recent FBI
audit regarding missed opportunities in tracking
down the 9/11 highjackers, WTOP Radio (June 10, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on "Anti-terrorism:
Shifting Toward a Broader Strategy Against Violent
Extremism", WTOP Radio (May 30, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the Maryland
sniper trial, WBAL-TV Channel 11 (May 11, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the reality of a
terrorist nuclear threat, WUSA-TV Channel 9 (May 4, 2005)

 CHHS director dicusses homeland security
funding and education, Washington Post (April 30, 2005)

 CHHS law fellow discusses the near capture of
al Zarqawi, FOX Channel 45 (Apr. 21, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the 9/11
Commission recommendations, WUSA-TV Channel 9
(Apr. 27, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses the Moussoaui guilty plea
and possibility of death penalty, ABC Channel 2
(Apr. 22, 2005)

 CHHS comments on the Moussaoui guilty plea,
Baltimore Sun (Apr. 21, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses Moussaoui's guilty plea, Chicago
Tribune (Apr. 21, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the U.S. Supreme
Court's decision to hear a Maryland case regarding an
Annapolis murder, Baltimore Sun (April 19, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Moussaoui's plan
to plead guilty, Washington Post (April 19, 2005)

CHHS director comments on the Justice Department's
admitted use of Patriot Act provisions to investigate
Brandon Mayfield, Associated Press (Apr. 5, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses the government's use of the
"sneak and peek" provision of the Patriot Act as used
in the investigation of the Brandon Mayfield case,
Albany Democrat-Herald (Mar. 31, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the response to the
recent anthrax scare at Pentagon mail facilities,
The Hill (Mar. 17, 2005), Potomac News (Mar. 17, 2005),
WTOP Radio (Mar. 16, 2005)

 CHHS discusses the Roper v. Simmons juvenile
death penalty decision, WUSA Channel 9 (Mar. 5, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on challenges facing the
Department of Homeland Security, particularly border
security, Arkansas News Bureau (Feb. 27, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the Abu
Ali prosecution, Washington Post (Feb. 24, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses the nomination of
John Negroponte as Director of National Intelligence,
Baltimore Sun (Feb. 18, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on the leak of CIA
information, WUSA-TV Channel 9 (Feb. 16, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on interrogation
brutality trial New York Times, NY Times (Feb. 11, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses nomination of Judge Chertoff
to head the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. News &
World Report (Jan. 15, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on President Bush's
nomination of Michael Chertoff as Secretary of Homeland
Security and Judge Chertoff's qualifications for that position
WUSA-TV Channel 9 (Jan. 12, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses requisite qualifications
for a prospective Director of National Intelligence, Baltimore
Sun (Jan. 12, 2005)

CHHS director comments on Bush's choice of Michael
Chertoff to lead the Department of Homeland Security
Los Angeles Times (Jan. 12, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses Michael Chertoff's challenges
in leading the Department of Homeland Security NBC News
(Jan. 11, 2005)

 CHHS director comments on Bush's nomination
of Michael Chertoff as Secretary of Homeland Security,
National Public Radio (Jan. 11, 2005)

 CHHS director discusses security preparations for President
Bush's inauguration, Kansas City Star (Jan. 11, 2005)

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