Reactions. 1  Copper metal dissolves in nitric acid (HNO 3). 2  Actually, the nitrate ion oxidizes the copper metal to copper (II) ion while itself being transformed to NO 2 gas in the process; the copper (II) ion then binds to six water molecules.
Elaine C. Duke Sworn In As Deputy Secretary For The Department Of Homeland Security. Elaine C. Duke was sworn in today as the seventh Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, following her confirmation by the U.S. Senate. In this capacity, she will serve as the chief operating officer for the Department.
Julie Lyn Myers is the assistant secretary of homeland security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). From Kansas, she was nominated February 10, 2006, by President George W. Bush. Myers replaced Michael J. Garcia, who resigned.