A Look Ahead: House Committee on Homeland Security
A Look Ahead: House Committee on Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced the following upcoming Committee events:
Tuesday, February 7
10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 7, in 311 Cannon House Office Building
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI), Chairman
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel I
Honorable Jerrold Nadler
A Representative in Congress from the 8th District of New York
Panel II
Mr. David Heyman
Assistant Secretary
Office of Policy
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Kevin McAleenan
Acting Assistant Commissioner
Office of Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Stephen Caldwell
Director
Maritime and Coast Guard Issues
Homeland Security and Justice Team
Government Accountability Office
Chairman Miller on the hearing:
“More than 11 million cargo containers arrive in America’s ports every year, which present the potential for dangerous materials being smuggled into our country through the supply chain. We have been successful in interdicting illegal guns, money, drugs, and even people, being smuggled through cargo containers in the past, and this hearing will examine the potential for terrorists and others to manipulate our supply chains and endanger our ports. My hearing will examine the integrity of the supply chain, the government agencies whose job it is to screen and inspect cargo to secure our ports, and how the Obama Administration’s new National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security outlines the nation’s plan to guard against these threats.”
2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 7, in 311 Cannon House Office Building
Subcommittee on Transportation Security
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman
Invited Witnesses Include:
Honorable John S. Pistole
Administrator
Transportation Security Administration
Mr. Mark VanLoh
Director
Aviation Department
Kansas City International Airport
Mr. Stephen D. Amitay
Federal Legislative Counsel
National Association of Security Companies
Chairman Rogers on the hearing:
"The Screening Partnership Program (SPP) gives the private sector an opportunity to work with TSA, and create new jobs, by replacing federal screeners with private screeners. So why has TSA arbitrarily decided to stop growing SPP? This hearing will examine the root cause of TSA's resistance toward SPP, and a broken contracting process that impacts not only SPP but also other important programs.
If TSA is committed to becoming an effective counter-terror organization, it must do better – and that involves working closer with the private sector to reduce its inefficiencies and bureaucracy. I look forward to having an open discussion with Administrator John Pistole and our other witnesses about the taxpayer dollars that are being wasted, the potential jobs lost, and TSA's plans for addressing other shortfalls as identified by Congress, the private sector, and the traveling public."
Wednesday, February 15
2:30 P.M. on Wednesday, February 15, in 311 Cannon House Office Building
House Committee on Homeland Security
Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman
Invited Witness:
Honorable Janet Napolitano
Secretary
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Thursday, February 16
10:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 16, in 311 Cannon House Office Building
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Chairman
Witnesses to be Announced
***See www.homeland.house.gov for updates.
***Coverage note: All Committee on Homeland Security proceedings are webcast live at www.homeland.house.gov/live-video-feed.
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