Congressional Appearances: 111th Congress

April 2009

April 30, 2009

• Rear Admiral William D. Baumgartner, Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
  International Affairs to Combat Maritime Piracy

April 29, 2009

• Secretary Napolitano, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  Swine Flu: Coordinating the Federal Response

April 22, 2009

• Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  U.S. Coast Guard: Measuring Mission Needs
• W. Craig Fugate, to consider his nomination to be FEMA Administrator, and John T. Morton, to consider his nomination to be ICE Assistant Secretary, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

April 21, 2009

• Acting Director John Leech, Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on State Local and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration
  Counternarcotics Enforcement: Coordination at the Federal, State and Local Level
• Rear Admiral James Watson, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Prevention Policy, before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
  Secrecy In The Response To Bayer's August 28th 2008 Fatal Chemical Plant Explosion (Bayer Cropscience facility, Institute, West Virginia)

April 3, 2009

• Senior Policy Analyst Gabrielle Gallegos, Office of Policy Development; Region III Administrator Jonathan Sarubbi, Federal Emergency Management Agency; and National Capital Region Acting Director Kenneth Wall, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
  Disaster Capacity in the National Capital Region: Experiences, Capabilities, and Weaknesses

April 2, 2009

• Executive Director David Venturella, Secure Communities Program, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Director Marcy Forman, Office of Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Acting Deputy Director Mike Aytes, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  Priorities Enforcing Immigration Law: DHS Focus on Criminal Aliens, Worksite Enforcement and Electronic Work Authorization (E-Verify) - Subcommittee page

April 1, 2009

• Program Manager Robert Riegle, State and Local Fusion Centers, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and Acting Deputy Officer David Gersten, Programs and Compliance, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, before the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment
  The Future of Fusion Centers: Potential Promise and Dangers
  
• Acting Commissioner Jayson Ahern, Customs and Border Protection; Assistant Commissioner Thomas Winkowski, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and Acting Director Charles Gallaway, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  Cargo and Container Security: Keeping a Lid on Threats - Committee page
  
• Rear Admiral Jody Breckenridge, Assistant Commandant Human Resources, and Director Terri Dickerson, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  Civil Rights Services and Diversity Initiatives in the Coast Guard

March 2009

March 26, 2009

• Jane Holl Lute, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  Considering her nomination to be Deputy Secretary
  
• Chief Administrative Officer Don Bathurst, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight
  Consolidating DHS: An Update on the St. Elizabeths Project
  
• Acting Under Secretary Brad Buswell, Science and Technology Directorate, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  Science and Technology Research and Transitioning Products into Use - Subcommittee page

March 25, 2009

• Secretary Janet Napolitano, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  Southern Border Violence: Homeland Security Threats, Vulnerabilities and Responsibilities
  
• Director Mark Sullivan, U.S. Secret Service, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittees on Homeland Security and Legislative Branch
  Protecting Our Nation's Leaders: Challenges of 2008 Presidential Campaign and the 56th Presidential Inauguration - Committee page
  
• Rear Admiral Daniel May, Reserve and Training Director, U.S. Coast Guard, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
  Coast Guard Reserves: Recruitment, Retention, and End Strength

March 24, 2009

• Rear Admiral Gary Blore, Acquisitions Assistant Command, U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  Overview of Coast Guard Acquisition Policies & Programs

March 19, 2009

• Deputy Director Kumar Kibble, Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism
  Human Trafficking: Recent Trends
  
• Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara, Deputy Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard Operations, before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular, Oceans, and Wildlife
  Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009
  
• Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Kraninger, Office of Policy Screening Coordination Operations, and Director Bob Mocny, US-VISIT, National Protection & Programs Directorate, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  Biometric Identification - Committee page

March 18, 2009

• General Manager Ed Kelly, Transportation Sector Network Management, Air Cargo, Transportation Security Administration, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
  100% Air Cargo Screening: Can We Secure America's Skies?
  
• Acting Administrator Nancy Ward, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery
  A New Way Home: Findings from the Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery's Special Report and Working with the Obama Administration on a Way Forward

March 17, 2009

• Inspector General Richard Skinner and Acting Deputy Administrator Corey Gruber, National Preparedness Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response
  PKEMRA Implementation: An Examination of FEMA's Preparedness and Response Mission
  
• Director Chris Essid, Cyber-Security & Communications Office of Emergency Communications, National Protection & Programs Directorate, Assistant Administrator Ross Ashley, Grants Program Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Director David Boyd, Command, Control and Interoperability Division, Science and Technology Directorate, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  Interoperable Communications - Committee page
  
• Deputy Director Kumar Kibble, Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, and Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
  Law Enforcement Responses to Mexican Drug Cartels

March 12, 2009

• Vice Admiral Roger Rufe, Director, Office of Operations Coordination; Deputy Assistant Commissioner Salvador Nieto, Intelligence and Operations Coordination, Customs and Border Protection; Acting Director John Leech, Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement; Attache Alonzo Pena, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Mexico City; and Deputy Director Kumar Kibble, Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism
  Border Violence: An Examination of DHS Strategies and Resources
  
• Assistant Administrator John Sammon, Transportation Sector Network Management, Transportation Security Administration; Assistant Administrator Ross Ashley, Grants Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Deputy Executive Director and Director of Security Bill Morange, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority; and Deputy Executive Officer for System Safety and Security John Eckles, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  Securing the Nation's Rail and Transit Systems - Committee page

March 11, 2009

• Rear Admiral Wayne Justice, Assistant Command for Capabilities on Coast Guard Interdiction, and Rear Admiral Joseph Nimmich, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S), U.S. Coast Guard, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  Overview of Coast Guard Drug and Migrant Interdiction
  
• Deputy Assistant Secretary James Snyder, Office of Infrastructure Protection, National Protection and Programs Directorate, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
  The Mumbai Attacks: A Wake-Up Call for America's Private Sector

March 10, 2009

• Deputy Commissioner Jayson Ahern, Customs and Border Protection, Deputy Assistant for International Affairs Mark Koumans, Office of Policy, and Director Marcy Forman, Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  Secure Border Initiative (SBI), Control of the Land Border, and DHS Response to Violence on the Border with Mexico - Committee page

March 4, 2009

• Acting Executive Director William Riley, Office of State and Local Coordination, ICE, before the House Homeland Security Committee
  Examining 287(g): The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement in Immigration Law

March 3, 2009

• Rear Admiral Daniel R. May, Chief, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Forces, before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
  Coast Guard Reserves: Recruitment, Retention, & End Strength - Committee page
  
• Acting Deputy Administrator Dave Garratt, FEMA, and Acting Assistant Administrator James Walke, Disaster Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response
  FEMA's Gulf Coast Rebuilding Efforts: The Path Forward
  
• Senior Advisor Dora Schriro, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Immigraiton and Customs Enforcement; Director James Hayes, Office of Detention and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Director Captain Jose Rodriguez, U.S. Public Health Service Division of Immigration Health Services, before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  Health Services for Detainees in U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Custody - Committee page

February 2009

February 26, 2009

• Acting Deputy Administrator David Garratt, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security
   Disaster Response: Is FEMA Up to the Challenge? - Committee page
  
• Chief Veterinarian and Food Agriculture and Veterinary Defense Division Director Dr. Thomas J. McGinn, DVM, Office of Health Affairs, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
  Protecting Animal and Public Health: Homeland Security and the Federal Veterinarian Workforce

February 25, 2009

• Secretary Janet Napalitano, before the House Homeland Security Committee
  DHS: The Path Forward
  
• Acting Deputy Administrator Dave Garratt, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Assistant Administrator Jim Stark, Gulf Coast Recovery Office, Federal Emergency Management Agency, before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
  Post-Katrina Disaster Response and Recovery: Evaluating FEMA's Continuing Efforts in the Gulf Coast and Response to Recent Disasters

February 4, 2009

• Rear Admiral William D. Baumgartner, U.S. Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Ted N. Branch, U.S. Navy, and Acting Deputy Administrator/Assistant Administrator James E. Caponiti, Maritime Administration, before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  International Piracy on the High Seas

January 2009

January 15, 2009

• Secretary-Designate Janet A. Napolitano, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  Committee Holds Nomination Hearing for Napolitano

January 8, 2009

• Under Secretary Charlie Allen, Intelligence & Analysis, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  Lessons from the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks