U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Title: National Security Bureaucracy for Arms Control, Counterproliferation, and Nonproliferation Part I: The Role of the Department of State Date: 5/15/08 Time (EST): 2:00 PM Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342 The State Department has a crucial role in arms control and nonproliferation efforts. In 1999, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) was dismantled and its functions were transferred to the Arms Control and International Security bureau, under the jurisdiction of the State Department. Currently, the Bureau faces organizational and workforce issues such as the effects of a controversial reorganization, a lack of civil service professional career paths, a shortage of scientists with the technical expertise to support effective policy, and Foreign Service Officers who lack the training to oversee nonproliferation efforts. The hearing will examine the organizational structures of the State Department responsible for arms control, counterproliferation, and nonproliferation; the processes they have in place for optimizing national efforts; and how responsive those structures and processes are to the Executive Branch’s nonproliferation and counterproliferation policies. Finally, the hearing will discuss recommendations by the panelists for improving the arms control, counterproliferation, and nonproliferation bureaucracies.   Member Statements     Senator Daniel K. Akaka   [View PDF]   Witnesses Testimony   Panel 1   The Honorable Thomas Graham [View PDF] , Jr. , Former Acting director , Arms Control and Disarmament Agency   The Honorable Norman A. Wulf [View PDF] , Former Deputy Assistant Director , Nonproliferation and Arms Control, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency   Mr. Andrew K. Semmel [View PDF] , Former Deputy Assistant Secretary , Nuclear Nonproliferation policy and Negotiations, Department of State
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