Wonder Why.... Dose she see the writing on the wall? Napolitano to Step Down

Wonder Why.... Dose she see the writing on the wall?

Napolitano to Step Down as Homeland Security Chief, Officials Say

By PETER BAKER

Published: July 12, 2013

WASHINGTON — Janet Napolitano, who has served as President Obama’s secretary of homeland security since the beginning of his administration, is stepping down to become president of the University of California university system, administration officials said Friday

 

Yana Paskova for The New York Times

  Ms. Napolitano, a former governor of Arizona, has overseen the administration’s handling of homegrown terrorist incidents, major disasters and immigration, one of the most expansive portfolios of anyone in the cabinet. She had her eye on becoming the next attorney general, but with this move is taking herself out of the Washington political arena.

She does not have an extensive background in education, but the California university system saw her extensive management experience running a state and one of the largest federal government bureaucracies as assets. “While some may consider her to be an unconventional choice, Secretary Napolitano is without doubt the right person at the right time to lead this incredible university,” Sherry Lansing, who headed the search committee, said in a statement to The Los Angeles Times.