Mexico may get a Homeland Security Operation

Pena Nieto is trying to send a message with proposed changes for Federal Police Leadership.
During the last six years the Calderon Program and enforcement did not work.
The Enforcemnt Arm needs be under one Leader, such as the U.S. Homeland Security is.
A Mexican Homeland Domestic Security agency.

Pena Nieto has made a presentation to the congressional leaders of his party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party, so legislation can be introduced in order to implement the changes he feels is needed.
 He had hoped the outline of his  proposal would be approved before his administration's first days, but his party does not have a majority in Congress to get things rolling.
Mexico's president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto  wants to improve the scandal ridden federal police by putting them under control of a department responsible for all domestic security. It's not to create a new organization scheme to improve internal security ... and with that restore peace and tranquility for all Mexicans."

At present the Federal police are a free-standing Public Security Department. The Federal Chief, is Genaro Garcia Luna, whose loyalties may be with the out going President.
Enrique Pena Nieto, takes office Dec. 1, wants all federal agents to be under the control of  the Interior Department, a change that requires action by Congress.
The federal police force, which has grown nearly six fold  from 6,00 to 35,000during the administration of Calderon  seen as one of major tools along with the army and navy fighting organized crime, terror and drug problems.

The present Administration has claims the federal police Growth as the flagship of the war on drug cartels.

Recent months, Problems at the Airport, the Attack on CIA agents,  Charges against Senior Military Personnel. The Current program has not been as successful as planned.