Part of this new office will be to undertake the necessary steps to address any outstanding issues relating to the reimbursement of past hurricane relief efforts. These groups were essential and will continue to play a substantial role in the hurricane relief effort.

It's no longer a situation where border security means just Border Patrol agents.

Our purpose is to push the security envelope overseas.

We're very close, and we hope to be able to be talking more about this with the public in the very near term.

The Coast Guard and [the Customs Service] have the authority from a law enforcement perspective, and they have the assets?the guns and the boats?to ensure security at our ports.

Rather than operating five different programs, each with separate guidelines, we're introducing a streamlined program, the TIP, which allows the department to allocate port security funding based upon the greatest risks.

I'm not sure what is shocking about this video. There's really nothing new or insightful from it.

There is an extraordinarily high number of reporting requirements.

There's nothing new or insightful on these tapes. We actively participated in the lessons-learned review and we continue to participate in the Senate's review and are working with them on their recommendation.