Statement by Press Secretary Peter Boogaard

The following press release was published by the US Department of Homeland Security on Dec. 24, 2013. It is reproduced in full below.

For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “This morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson visited the National September 11 Memorial in New York, NY to honor the victims, families, first responders and rescue workers of Sept. 11, 2001.

Yesterday, Secretary Johnson was officially sworn in as the fourth Secretary of Homeland Security. As Secretary of Homeland Security, Johnson now oversees the third largest Federal department in the United States and leads the 240,000 dedicated men and women working tirelessly to implement the Department’s important homeland security mission.”

Source: US Department of Homeland Security