HSS Chief Napolitano Testifies At Aviation Security Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (L) testifies before a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Hearing focusing on the attempted bombing incident on Northwest Flight 253 January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Joining Napolitano are (2L-R) National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter, Former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN), co-chairman of the National Security Preparedness Group at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, and former Gov. Tom Kean of New Jersey, co-chairman of the National Security Preparedness Group at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission. The committee's goal is to improve the safety of the country's aviation system. (Photo by Ann Heisenfelt/Getty Images)