Napolitano Will Resign as Homeland Security Secretary

Janet Napolitano will resign as the head of the Department of Homeland Security to become the next president of the University of California, “in an unusual choice that brings a national-level politician to a
position usually held by an academic,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

Her
appointment also means the 10-campus system will be headed by a woman
for the first time in its 145-year history.

Interesting speculation: If President Obama appoints Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, to replace Napolitano, it would open a U.S. Senate seat for Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (D).