UPDATED
Week of September 15-19
Current as of September 11, 2008
311 Cannon House Office Building
Hearing: “Interoperability in the Next Administration: Assessing the Derailed 700 MHz D-block Public Safety Spectrum Auction”
· Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response
Witnesses - Panel 1:
Derek Poarch, Chief, Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Chris Essid, Director, Office of Emergency Communications, National Protection & Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
David Boyd, Director, Command, Control, and Interoperability Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
Panel 2:
Richard Mirgon, First Vice President, Association of Public-Safety Communications Organization (APCO) International
John Contestabile, Board Member, Public Safety Spectrum Trust
LeRoy T. Carlson, Chairman of the Board, US Cellular
Robert LeGrande, Former Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia
Deputy Chief Charles Dowd, City of New York Police Department
There will be a webcast of this hearing.
311 Cannon House Office Building
Hearing: “Cybersecurity Recommendations for the Next Administration”
· Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Witnesses:
Jim Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow, Technology and Public Policy Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Project Director, CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency
Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege, Chairman, Deloitte Center for Network Innovation; Commission Co-Chairman
Paul Kurtz, Partner, Good Harbor Consulting; Commission Member
Dave Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
There will be a webcast of this hearing.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 10am
311 Cannon House Office Building
Hearing: “Transportation Worker Identification Credential: A Status Update”
· Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism
Witnesses – Panel 1:
Rear Admiral James Watson, Director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, U.S. Coast Guard
Maurine Fanguy, Acting Director for Maritime and Surface Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration
Stephen Lord, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office
Panel 2:
Judy F. Marks, President, Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions
Roberto Saarenas, Security Director, Port of Tacoma
Philip L. Byrd Sr., President & CEO, Bulldog Hiway Express
Steve Golding, President of Golding Barge Line
Laura Moskowitz, Staff Attorney, National Employment Law Project
There will be a webcast of this hearing.
311 Cannon House Office Building
Hearing: “Waste, Abuse & Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed Contracts”
· Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight
Witnesses – Panel 1:
Thomas Essig, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security
James L. Taylor, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security
John P. Hutton, Director Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Panel 2:
Marcia D. Madsen, Chair, Acquisition Advisory Panel
Scott Amey, General Counsel, POGO
There will be a webcast of this hearing.
Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 10am (Continuation from September 10)
311 Cannon House Office Building
Hearing - Continuation: “Mismanagement, Missteps, and Missed Benchmarks: Why the Virtual Fence Has Not Become a Reality.”
· Full Committee
Witnesses:
W. Ralph Basham, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Jayson P. Ahern, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Randolph C. Hite, Director, IT Architecture & Systems Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Richard Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office
There will be a webcast of this hearing.
