2004 Congressional Hearings

October


Report of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence for Strategy Regarding Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs
October 6, 2004 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Charles A. Duelfer, Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence for Strategy Regarding Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs
• Brigadier General Joseph J. McMenamin, USMC, Commander, Iraq Survey Group

September


Porter J. Goss Normination
September 14, 2004 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Porter J. Goss, Nominee, to be Director of Central Intelligence

Ensuring the U.S. Intelligence Community Supports Homeland Defense and Departmental Needs
September 13, 2004 - Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
• Statement of Susan M. Collins
• Statement of Joseph I. Lieberman
• Colin L. Powell, Secretary , United States Department of State [Written Remarks]
• Tom Ridge, Secretary , United States Department of Homeland Security

Testimony on the report of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations
September 9, 2004 - SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
• Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Chairman, Independent Panel to Review, Department of Defense Detention Operations
• Dr. Harold Brown, Panel Member

Testimony on the Investigation of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade at Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq
September 9, 2004 - SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
• General Paul J. Kern, USA, Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command
• Lieutenant General Anthony R. Jones, USA, Deputy Commanding General, Chief of Staff, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
• Major General R. Steven Whitcomb, USA, Special Assistant to the Commander, United States Central Command
• Major General George R. Fay, USA, Deputy Commander, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
• Major General Antonio M. Taguba, USA, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Readiness, Training and Mobilization

Final Report of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations.
September 9, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee
• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• James R. Schlesinger, Chairman, Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations
• Harold Brown, Panel Member

Investigation of military intelligence activities at Abu Ghraib prison facility.
September 9, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee
• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• General Paul J. Kern, United States Army, Appointing Officer
• Lieutenant General Anthony R. Jones, United States Army, Lead Investigator
• Major General George R. Fay, United States Army, Investigating Officer

Intelligence Reform
September 97,2004 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Former Chairman Thomas H. Kean, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
• Vice Chair Lee H. Hamilton, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
• Commissioner John F. Lehman, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

August


Intelligence Reform
18 August 2004 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Dr. David Kay, Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
• Dr. Amy B. Zegart, Assistant Professor. UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research
• General Charles G. Boyd, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), President and Chief Executive Officer Business Executives for National Security

Implications for the Department of Defense and military operations of proposals to reorganize the United States Intelligence Community
17 August 2004 - SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
• John E. McLaughlin, Acting Director of Central Intelligence
• General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Implications for the Department of Defense and military operations of proposals to reorganize the United States Intelligence Community
16 August 2004 - SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
• Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Former Secretary of Defense, Chairman, The Mitre Corporation
• Frank C. Carlucci, Former Secretary of Defense, Chairman Emeritus, The Carlyle Group
• Dr. John J. Hamre, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Strategic and International Studies

The implications of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission on the Department of Defense
11 August 2004 - House Armed Services Committee
• Chairman Hunter, Opening Statement
• Stephen A. Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
• Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Major General Raymond T. Odierno, USA, Former Commander, Fourth Infantry Division
• Wednesday, August 11 - 2:00 pm - 2118 Rayburn - Open - This hearing will be broadcast live on C-SPAN

The implications of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission on the Department of Defense.
11 August 2004 - House Armed Services Committee
• Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA (Ret.), Senior Fellow, The Hudson Institute
• Honorable John J. Hamre, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Dr. Lowell Wood, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

9/11Commission Findings: Sufficiency of Time, Attention, and Legal Authority
11 August 2004 - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Panel 1
• Thomas Kean, Chair of the 9-11 Commission
• Lee Hamilton, Vice Chair of the 9-11 Commission
Panel 2
• Newt Gingrich, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Former Speaker of the House.
• Larry D. Thompson, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, Former Deputy Attorney General
• Edwin Meese III, Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy, The Heritage Foundation, Former Attorney General

Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States
10 August 2004 - House Armed Services Committee
• Chairman Hunter, Opening Statement
• Thomas H. Kean, Chairman, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
• Lee H. Hamilton, Vice Chairman, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

9/11 Commission Recommendations: Counterterrorism Analysis and Collection-The Requirement for Imagination and Creativity
04 August 2004 - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Panel 1
• Dr. John J. Hamre, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense
• General William E. Odom, Former Director of National Security Agency
• Michael O'Hanlon, Military Analyst, Brookings Institute
Panel 2
• Dr. James J. Carafano, The Heritage Foundation
• Timothy Edgar, American Civil Liberties Union
Panel 3
• Jami A. Miscik, Deputy Director of Intelligence, CIA
• Charles Allen, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection
• Mark Lowenthal, Assistance Director of Central Intelligence, Analysis and Production
• Maureen A. Baginski, Executive Assistant Director, Office of Intelligence, FBI
• Ambassador J. Cofer Black, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State

Assessing America's Counterterrorism Capabilities
03 August 2004 Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
• Senator Susan M. Collins Statement
Panel 1
• John O. Brennan, Director, Terrorist Threat Integration Center
• John S. Pistole, Executive Assistant Director for Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigations
• Lieutenant General Patrick M. Hughes, Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
• Philip Mudd, Deputy Director, Counterterrorist Center, Central Intelligence Agency
Panel 2
• Philip Zelikow, Executive Director, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
• Christopher A. Kojm, Deputy Executive Director, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

Reform and Reorganization of the U.S. Intelligence Community
03 August 2004 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Panel I
• Dianne Feinstein, United States Senate
Panel II
• Dr. John J. Hamre, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA (Ret.), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
• R.James Woolsey, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

July


Making America Safer: Examining the Recommendations of the 9-11 Commission
July 30, 2004 Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
• Senator Susan M. Collins Statement
  
  
• Thomas H. Kean, Chairman, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
• Lee H. Hamilton, Vice-Chairman , National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

April


Defense intelligence programs and lessons learned in recent military operations, in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005
April 7, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: STRATEGIC FORCES SUBCOMMITTEE
• Stephen A. Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
• Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, Department of the Army
• Rear Admiral Richard B. Porterfield, USN, Director of Naval Intelligence, Headquarters, U.S. Navy
• Major General Ronald F. Sams, USAF, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Department of the Air Force
• Mr. Michael H. Decker, Acting Director for Intelligence, Headquarters, USMC
• Brigadier General Donald C. Wurster, USAF, Director for Intelligence and Information Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command

March


Current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States
March 9, 2004 (Rescheduled from February 26, 2004) - SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
• George J. Tenet, Director of Central Intelligence
• Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, USN, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

February


H. Res. 499: Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame
February 25, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee
• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement

Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States
24 February 2004 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Mr. George Tenet, Director of Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
• Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby (USN), Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)