The big news this morning was about the Fort Hood shooter’s disturbing ties to Islamists, including an apparent effort to reach out to al-Qaeda.

I’m not quite sure what, precisely, I expect from the Department of Homeland Security at a moment like this. I realize the investigation is still going on, and I realize the investigation is probably being primarily handled by the military and the FBI. But the idea of an Islamist soldier in the ranks would seem to suggest that there’s a threat lurking out there, and that would seem to suggest that DHS should be at least monitoring this, right?

At this moment, here’s the DHS homepage:

Of course, there’s more to their home page than the USFA campaign focusing on home smoke alarms and sprinklers; their home-page center graphic rotates to “Border Contraband Seizures Soar,” “Secretary Testifies on Nation’s H1N1 Response,” and “Careers in Homeland Security.”

The top news items are about “Operation ATLAS: Targeting Illegal Cash Couriers Worldwide,” Secretary Napolitano’s visit to Belgium, radiation-scanning technology being sent to the northern border, Napolitano’s visit to the United Kingdom . . .

In other words, judging by the DHS web site, there was no shooting on Fort Hood last Thursday. A search finds similar results.

However, Napolitano did find time, while in Abu Dhabi, to insist that the attacks “must not lead to the victimization of Muslim Americans.”

Hey, how about a word or two about the victimization of Americans, period? That is your job, is it not, Madame Secretary?

UPDATE: The FBI and Department of Justice web sites have nothing on Fort Hood; DOD is, unsurprisingly, full of information.