Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced July 12 that she will be leaving her post in September after four years to become chancellor of the 10-school University of California system.
In reporting the news for our online audience, I noted that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been without a permanent commissioner for 18 months, ever since Alan Bersin’s recess appointment expired. We also reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton was resigning in July to take a position with Capital One Bank.
DHS’s leadership vacuum
