Congressional Appearances: 111th Congress

March 2009

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