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| U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
| Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia |
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| Title: Not a Matter of "If", But of "When": The Status of U.S. Response Following an RDD Attack |
| Date: 11/15/07 |
| Time (EST): 10:00 AM |
| Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342 |
| The Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia and the Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration will hold a joint hearing.
The hearing will examine our national level of preparedness to respond to a terrorist attack using a radiological dispersion device or “dirty bomb” and, in particular, at how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security coordinates with other agencies within the federal government, such as the Department of Energy and Department of Health and Human Services, as well as coordination with and capabilities of regional, state and local governments to respond to a dirty bomb attack. |
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| Witnesses
Testimony
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Panel 1
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Eugene E. Aloise
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, Managing Director
, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office
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Mr.
Glenn M. Cannon
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, Assistant Administrator for Disaster Operations
, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
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Dr.
Steven Aoki
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, PhD
, Deputy Undersecretary of Energy for Counterterrorism
, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy
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Dr.
Kevin Yeskey
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, MD
, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
, Department of Health and Human Services
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Accompanied by: Dr. Richard J. Hatchett, MD
, Associate Director for Radiation Countermeasures Research and Emergency Preparedness
, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, Department of Health and Human Services
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Mr.
Thomas Dunne
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, Associate Administrator for Homeland Security
, Environmental Protection Agency
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Panel 2
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Mr.
Kenneth Murphy
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, Director
, Oregon Department of Emergency Management
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Mr.
Wayne Tripp
, MEP
, Program Manager
, Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program
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Dr.
Thomas Tenforde
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, President
, National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements
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