Aguilar to replace Ahern

Aguilar to replace Ahern Border patrol chief to shepherd CBP
   Border Patrol chief David V. Aguilar has been selected by Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano to temporarily lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection after Acting Commissioner Jayson Ahern retires on Dec. 31 until a new commissioner is confirmed by the Senate, AmericanShipper.com has learned.

DHS deputy's vision of fluid borders
   Janet Holl Lute, deputy secretary of homeland security, cast herself as a friend of importers and exporters last week when she said the well-worn clich' of trade facilitation sounds nice as a government policy, but the real goal should be to expedite trade.