"The FBI is conducting an investigation to identify how and why this occurred," said the Homeland Security statement.
"We have warned you before to side with the people and their revolution against the military occupation but you ignored us and even went further supporting the [government] with your financial projects and participation in the conference of selling the homeland," the statement said, referring to a major investment conference held in March.
Drone strikes are not just targeting high-level al-Qaeda leaders who threaten the United States homeland, as statements by U.S. officials often suggest.
In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff called Mr. Gonzalez "an extraordinary director who is leaving an indelible mark on the transformation and modernization" of the agency.
In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said that the agreement was reached "after a year of frank and earnest negotiations" and that it "enhances the Homeland Security mission of fighting terrorism and crime while still ensuring that the privacy of travelers will be protected".
In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said, "We must remain vigilant to the possibility that Al Qaeda and those sympathetic to their cause, as well as former Iraqi-regime state agents and affiliated organizations, may attempt to conduct attacks against the U.S. or our interests abroad".
Homeland Security's statement echos near-identical comments from the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged during a Tuesday briefing that "the United States is not aware of any active plotting that is underway to attack the homeland" -- a statement that echoes those made by several agencies in recent weeks.
In a separate statement, Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson echoed the sentiments, saying the scope of the hack was, "an attack on our freedom of expression and way of life".
"There are tens of suicide bombers ready to blow themselves up at any moment anywhere in our usurped homeland of Palestine," the statement said.
Editor's Note, Jan . 15 , 2010In a statement today, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that Haitians in the United States as of Jan . 12 the day of the earthquake, could apply for temporary protected status.
