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Monthly Totals

July 2008

21

June 2008

20

May 2008

15

April 2008

29

March 2008

19

February 2008

19

January 2008

4

December 2007

8

November 2007

15

October 2007

30

September 2007

19

August 2007

6

July 2007

24

June 2007

19

May 2007

18

April 2007

23

March 2007

39

February 2007

24

January 2007

6


Congressional Appearances: 110th Congress

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July 2008

July 31, 2008

  • Assistant Administrator Carlos Castillo, Disaster Assistance Directorate and Director Eric Smith, Logistics, Federal Emergency Management Agency before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery
    Lessons Learned: Ensuring the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of Catastrophes

July 30, 2008

July 24, 2008

  • Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, Transportation Safety Administration before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation
    Aviation Security: An Update
  • Director Marcy Forman, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
    Immigration Raids: Postville and Beyond

July 23, 2008

July 22, 2008

July 17, 2008

July 16, 2008

July 15, 2008

July 9, 2008

July 2, 2008

  • Director Michele James, Seattle Field Operations, Customs and Border Patrol, and Chief Brenna Neinast, Border Patrol Sector Havre, Customs and Border Patrol, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
    Securing the Northern Border: Views from the Front Lines

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June 2008

June 28, 2008

June 25, 2008

June 24, 2008

June 20, 2008

June 19, 2008

June 18, 2008

June 17, 2008

June 12, 2008

June 11, 2008

June 10, 2008

June 5, 2008

  • Deputy Administrator Dennis Schrader, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (SLPSPI)
    It Takes a Village: Community Preparedness
  • Inspector General Richards Skinner, Office of the Inspector General, and Clark Kent Ervin Esq., Aspen Institute Homeland Security Initiative Director and former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, and the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Report OIG-08-18: The Removal of a Canadian Citizen to Syria

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May 2008

May 22, 2008

May 21, 2008

May 20, 2008

  • Rear Admiral James Watson, U.S. Coast Guard, and Assistant Inspector General Anne Richards, Office of the Inspector General, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
    Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board Casualty Investigation Program
  • Exective Director Todd Owen, Office of Field Operations, Cargo and Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
    Export Compliance: Ensuring Safety, Increasing Efficiency - Subcommittee page
  • Deputy Assistant Director James Spero, Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, before the House Education and Labor Committee Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
    ICE Workplace Raids: Their Impact on U.S. Children, Families and Communities

May 14, 2008

May 13, 2008

  • Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, Transportaion Safety Administration, before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
    Budget oversight

May 8, 2008

May 7, 2008

May 6, 2008

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April 2008

April 30, 2008

  • Assistant Administrator and Federal Insurance Administrator David I. Maurstad, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
    Saving Lives and Money through the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program
  • Assistant Commissioner Dan Baldwin, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, before the House Steel Caucus
    CBP's Training Efforts to Ensure Correct Classification of Steel Imports
  • Acting Deputy Director Mike Aytes and Acting Associate Director Don Neufeld, Domestic Operations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law
    Wasted Visas, Growing Backlogs

April 29, 2008

April 28, 2008

April 24, 2008

April 23, 2008

April 17, 2008

  • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jack Tomarchio, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (SLPSPI)
    Focus on Fusion Centers: A Progress Report

April 16, 2008

April 15, 2008

April 10, 2008

April 9, 2008

April 3, 2008

  • Rear Admiral Arthur Brooks, U.S. Coast Guard, before the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
    International Fisheries: Management and Enforcement
  • Director Mark Sullivan, U.S. Secret Service, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    USSS Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Committee page
  • Administrator R. David Paulison, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
    The New FEMA: Is the Agency Better Prepared for a Catastrophe Now Than It Was in 2005?
  • Under Secretary Robert Jamison, National Protection and Programs Directorate, before the House Appropriations Committee Special Intelligence Oversight Panel
    Cyber Security Initiative and the FY09 Budget Request - Committee page
  • Acting Chief Human Capital Officer Bray Barnes and Deputy Officer Carmen Walker, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia and the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
    Diversity in the Senior Executive Service (SES) at the Department of Homeland Security - Senate Subcommittee page and House Committee page

April 2, 2008

April 1, 2008

  • Deputy Administrator, Chief Operating Officer Harvey Johnson, FEMA, before the House Science and Technology Committee Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
    Toxic Trailers: Have the Centers for Disease Control Failed to Protect Public Health?
  • Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Office of Health Affairs, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    OHA Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Role of DHS Office of Health Affairs - Committee page
  • Under Secretary Robert Jamison, CS&C Assistant Secretary Greg Garcia, IP Assistant Secretary Robert Stephan, NPPD, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    NPPD Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Protecting Critical Infrastructure - Committee page
  • Under Secretary Jay Cohen, Science & Technology before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
    The Future of Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security

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March 2008

March 13, 2008

March 12, 2008

  • Under Secretary Jay Cohen, Science & Technology Directorate, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    S&T Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Committee page

March 11, 2008

  • Director Emilio Gonzalez, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    USCIS Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Committee page
  • Division Chief Jeff Self, Office of Patrol Division, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Investigations Deputy Director Ray Parmer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Administrator and Federal Air Marshal Service Director Dana Brown, Transportation Security Administration; Capability Assistant Commandant Rear Admiral Wayne Justice, U.S. Coast Guard; and Assistant Director of the Office of Investigations Michael Stenger, U.S. Secret Servicet; before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
    Hearing on: The Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Operations
  • Administrator R. David Paulison, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    Homeland Security Grants: Supporting a National Preparedness and Response System - Committee page
  • Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Associate Director and Senior Advisor to Secretary Chertoff for Iraqi Refugees Lori Scialabba, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight
    Neglected Responsibilities: The U.S. Response to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis
  • Chief Privacy Officer Hugo Teufel III, Privacy Office, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives
    Privacy: The Use of Commercial Information Resellers by Federal Agencies - Committee page

March 6, 2008

  • Commissioner W.Ralph Basham, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Director Robert Mocny, US-VISIT, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection, US-VISIT Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Subcommittee page

March 5, 2008

  • Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    U.S. Coast Guard Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Subcommittee page

March 4, 2008

  • Secretary Michael Chertoff before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    DHS Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Committee page
  • Under Secretary Robert Jamison, National Programs and Protections Directorate, before the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee 
    Cyber Initiative, classified hearing

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February 2008

February 28, 2008

  • Under Secretary Robert Jamison, National Protection and Programs Directorate, before the House Homeland Security Committee
    The Cyber Initiative
  • Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administration, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    TSA Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request -Improving the Efficiency and Accuracy of Aviation Security - Committee page

February 27, 2008

February 26, 2008

  • Secretary Michael Chertoff, before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
    Cyber; Closed hearing
  • Vice Admiral Robert Papp, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
    USCG Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request
  • Assistant Secretary Julie Myers, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    ICE Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request - Immigration Enforcement: Prioritizing Efforts to Focus on Those Who Have Committed Dangerous Crimes - Committee page

February 19, 2008

February 14, 2008

  • Commissioner W. Ralph Basham, Executive Director Gregory Giddens, Secure Border Initiative; Chief David Aguilar, Border Patrol; Assistant Commissioner Michael Kostelnik, Office of CBP Air and Marine; and Assistant Commissioner Thomas Winkowsk, Office of Field Operations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    Land Border Enforcement - Committee page
  • Assistant Administrator David Maurstad, Mitigation Directorate and Federal Insurance Administrator, FEMA, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
    National Flood Plain Remapping: The Practical Impact - Committee page

February 13, 2008

February 12, 2008

  • Secretary Michael Chertoff, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
    Cyber Security: Closed hearing - Committee page

February 7, 2008

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January 2008

January 29, 2008

January 23, 2008

  • Rear Admiral Brian Salerno, Director, Inspections & Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard, and Program Director Maurine Fanguy, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, Transportation Security Administration before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Coast Guard and  Maritime Transportation
    Transportation Workers Identification Credentials Program (TWIC) follow-up hearing (from 12 July hearing)

January 17, 2008

January 3, 2008

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December 2007

December 18, 2007

December 13, 2007

  • Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Armed Services Committee
    National Maritime Strategy - Committee page
  • Branch Chief Christopher Dishman, Office of Intelligence & Analysis,  before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
    Central America: Destabilizing Effects of the Drug Trade - Classified (TS/SCI) / Closed Hearing - Committee page

December 12, 2007

December 10, 2007

December 4, 2007

  • Assistant Administrator Glenn Cannon, Disaster Operations, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration
    The New Madrid Seismic Zone: Whose Fault is it Anyway?

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November 2007

November 27, 2007

  • Administrator Nancy Ward, FEMA Region IX, before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    Budget and policy issues raised by the catastrophic 2007 Southern California wildfires - Committee page

November 26, 2007

November 19, 2007

November 15, 2007

November 14, 2007

November 13, 2007

November 9, 2007

November 8, 2007

November 6, 2007

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October 2007

October 31, 2007

October 30, 2007

  • Captain Frank Sturm, U.S. Coast Guard, Program Director Maurine Fanguy, Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, Assistant Commissioner Thomas Winkowski, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations, and Director Vayl Oxford, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism
    SAFE (Security and Accountability For Every) Port Act: Status of Implementation One Year Later

October 25, 2007

October 24, 2007

  • Executive Director Gregory Giddens, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Secure Border Initiative Program Office and Chief Robert Gilbert, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Border Patrol Tucson Sector before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight
    The Future of Border Security: Can SBInet Succeed?
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary Paul Rosenzweig, Office of Policy Development before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
    Watching the Watch List: Building an Effective Terrorist Screening System

October 23, 2007

October 18, 2007

October 17, 2007

October 16, 2007

October 11, 2007

October 10, 2007

October 4, 2007

October 3, 2007

October 2, 2007

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September 2007

  September 28, 2007

September 27, 2007

September 26, 2007

September 20, 2007

September 19, 2007

September 18, 2007

September 12, 2007

  • Acting Assistant Secretary Julie Myers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
    Confirmation Hearing

September 11, 2007

  • Administrator R. David Paulison and Director Roger T. Rufe Jr., Operations Coordination, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
    Readiness in the Post-Katrina and Post-9/11 World

September 10, 2007

September 6, 2007

September 5, 2007

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August 2007

August 10, 2007

August 2, 2007

August 1, 2007

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July 2007

July 31, 2007

July 26, 2007

July 25, 2007

July 24, 2007

July 20, 2007

July 19, 2007

July 18, 2007

July 17, 2007

July 12, 2007

  • Assistant Secretary Robert Stephan, Infrastructure Protection, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration
    DHS/IP efforts related to the private sector
  • Rear Admiral Brian Salerno, Inspection and Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard, Director Maurine Fanguy, TWIC Program, Transportation Security Administration, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
    Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program (TWIC)

July 11, 2007

July 10, 2007

  • Director James Walke, Public Disaster Assistance Directorate Assistance Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery
    Project Worksheets

July 9, 2007

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June 2007

June 28, 2007

June 27, 2007

June 21, 2007

June 20, 2007

June 19, 2007

June 13, 2007

June 12, 2007

June 7, 2007

  • Chief David Aguilar, Office of Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and Executive Director Greg Giddens, Secure Border Initiative, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism
    Project 28: The Future of SBInet.
  • Rear Admiral John Currier, U.S. Coast Guard and Under Secretary for Mangement Paul Schneider, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
    DHS' Acquisition Organization: Who is Really in Charge?

June 6, 2007

June 4, 2007

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May 2007

May 30, 2007

May 24, 2007

May 23, 2007

May 22, 2007

May 18, 2007

May 17, 2007

May 15, 2007

May 14, 2007

  • Assistant Secretary Charlie Allen, Intelligence and Analysis, before the House Appropriations Committee - Select Intelligence Oversight Panel
    Top Secret Hearing on Fiscal Year 2008 Budget - Committee Page

May 10, 2007

May 9, 2007

  • Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator Bob Powers, Disaster Operations, FEMA, before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response
    Federal Response Teams

May 8, 2007

  • Deputy Administrator David Maurstad, Office of Mitigation, FEMA, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee , Economic Development, Public Building.& Emergency Management , Water Resources and Environment
    National Levee & Dam Safety Programs

May 7, 2007

May 3, 2007

May 2, 2007

May 1, 2007

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April 2007

April 26, 2007

April 25, 2007

April 24, 2007

April 23, 2007

April 20, 2007

April 19, 2007

April 18, 2007

April 12, 2007

  • Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administration and Admiral Brian Salerno, Inspections and Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
    Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program (TWIC)
  • Under Secretary for Management Paul Schneider, before the House Small Business Committee,
    Examination of small business participation in the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - Committee Page

April 5, 2007

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March 2007

March 30, 2007

March 29, 2007

March 28, 2007

March 27, 2007

March 26, 2007

March 23, 2007

March 21, 2007

March 21, 2007

March 20, 2007

March 19, 2007

March 15, 2007

March 14, 2007

March 13, 2007

March 9, 2007

March 8, 2007

  • Assistant Commissioner Jayson Ahern, Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations, before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
    Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico - Committee page
  • Director Vayl Oxford, Domestic Nuclear Detection Ofifce, and Under Secretary Jay Cohen, Science and Technology, before the House Committee on Science and Technology – Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
    DHS’ R&D Budget Priorities for FY08
  • Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard MCPOCG Adam Bowen, U.S Coast Guard and Inspector General Richard Skinner, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
    FY 2008 Coast Guard Authorization, Budget, Deepwater
  • Secretary Michael Chertoff, before the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    FY 2008 Budget - Committee Page

March 6, 2007

  • Director Vayl Oxford, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, and Assistant Commissioner Jayson Ahern, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection, before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    Container Security Challenges and Goals
  • Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administration, before the House Homeland Security Committee
    Rail Security

March 5, 2007

March 1, 2007

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February 2007

February 28, 2007

  • Secretary Michael Chertoff, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    Comprehensive Immigration Reform
  • Director R. David Paulison, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Under Secretary George W. Foresman, Preparedness, before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response and the Subcommittee on Management Investigations and Oversight
    Reforming FEMA: Are We Making Progress?
  • Director David Maurstad, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
    Insurance Oversight re: Hurricane Katrina Insurance Issues

February 27, 2007

  • Commissioner W. Ralph Basham, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Chief David Aguilar, Office of Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Assistant Commissioner Jayson Ahern, Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    CBP: Secure Border Initiative and FY 2008 Budget Request

February 23, 2007

February 22, 2007

February 16, 2007

February 15, 2007

February 14, 2007

February 13, 2007

  • Secretary Michael Chertoff, before the Senate Homeland Security Committee (Authorizers)
    The Homeland Security Department’s Budget Submission for FY08
  • Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administration, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    Aviation Security Challenges - Committee page
  • Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administration, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    Surface Transportation Security - Committee page 
  • Admiral Pekoske,  U.S. Coast Guard, and Border Patrol Chief David V. Aguilar, Customs and Border Protection, before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism
    Border Security: Infrastructure, Technology & The Human Element

February 8, 2007

February 7, 2007

February 6, 2007

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January 2007

January 31, 2007

January 30, 2007

  • Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
    Deepwater

January 29, 2007

  • Deputy Director Gil Jamieson, Gulf Coast Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Coordinator Donald E. Powell, Gulf Coast Rebuilding, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Field Hearing in New Orleans, LA
    Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Outstanding Needs, Slow Progress

January 25, 2007

  • Chief Intelligence Officer and Assistant Secretary Charlie Allen, Office of Intelligence & Analysis, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
    Intelligence Reform

January 18, 2007

  • Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administration, before the Senate Committee Science and Transportation Committee
    Transit Security

January 17, 2007

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