Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee Wednesday alongside FBI Director Robert Mueller and National Counterterrorism Chief Michael Leiter. The three testfied about the status of U.S. national security since 9/11.
Nine years later, the country is safer from large scale attacks,, but faces a new troubling enemy, said Napolitano.
“Homegrown terrorists represent a new and changing facet of the terrorist threat.” To be clear, by homegrown, I mean terrorist operatives who are U.S. persons, and who were radicalized in the United States.”
The DHS chief called on local governments and citizens to work collaboratively to help combat an ever-evolving enemy.
“Homeland Security starts with hometown security,” she said.