2006 Congressional Hearings

November

Current Situation in Iraq and Afghanistan
November 15, 2006 - Senate Armed Services Committee

• General Michael V. Hayden, Director, Central Intelligence Agency

May

Roles and Responsibilities of the Media with Respect to Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information
May 26, 2006 - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

• Chairman Hoekstra's opening statement
• Ranking member Harman's opening statement
• Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, Aspen Institute
• Jonathan Turley, Professor, George Washington Law School
• Gabriel Schoenfeld, Senior Editor, Commentary Magazine
• Dr. John C. Eastman, Professor, Chapman University School of Law

Nomination of General Michael V. Hayden for Director, Central Intelligence Agency
May 18, 2006 -- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

• General Michael V. Hayden
• Full Hearing Transcript: Morning Session
• Full Hearing Transcript: Afternoon Session

Confirmation Hearing of Kenneth L. Wainstein to be Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice
May 16, 2006 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

• Kenneth L. Wainstein, Nominee

Iran's Nuclear Program and the Impact of Potential Sanctions: An Intelligence Community Assessment
May 11, 2006 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Mr. Robert Walpole, Deputy Director for Strategy and Evaluation, National Counter Proliferation Center, Washington, DC
• Ms. S. Leslie Ireland, Mission Manager for Iran, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, DC
• R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Mr. Paul E. Simons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities , Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC

Terrorist/Jihadist Use of the Internet for Strategic Coomunications
May 4, 2006 - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

• Chairman Hoekstra's opening statement
• Ranking member Harman's opening statement
  
  Panel I: Anti-Coalition Forces Information/Influence Operations in Iraq
• Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  
  [Rodman Bio]
  
  Panel II: Use of the Internet by Islamic Extremists
• Bruce Hoffman, Corporate Chair in Counter-Terrorism and Counterinsurgency, Director of Rand's Washington Office

April

Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization budget request - unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities
April 6, 2006 - The House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces

• Chairman Weldon's opening statement
  
  Panel I
• Sharon Pickup, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, Government Accountability Office
• Michael J. Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office
  
  Panel II
• Letitia Long, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Policy, Requirements, and Resources), Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, U.S. Marine Corps
• Major General Stanley Gorenc, USAF, Director, Operational Capability Requirements, U.S. Air Force
• Rear Admiral Bruce Clingan, USN, Deputy Director, Naval Air Warfare Division
• Brigadier General Stephen Mundt, USA, Army Director of Aviation, Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations

February

Current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States
February 28, 2006 -- Senate Committee on Armed Services

• Ambassador John D. Negroponte, Director, National Intelligence
• Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, USA, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

Able Danger program
February 15, 2006 - The House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittees on Strategic Forces and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities

• Chairman Saxton's opening statement
• Chairman Everett's opening statement
• Dr. Stephen Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
• Erik Kleinsmith, Defense contractor
• Tony Shaffer, Department of Defense employee
• J.D. Smith, Defense contractor

Wartime Executive Power and the NSA's Surveillance Authority
February 6, 2006 -- Senate Committee on the Judiciary

• Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States
February 2, 2006 -- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

• Ambassador John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence
• General Michael V. Hayden (USAF), Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
• Robert S. Mueller III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Porter J. Goss, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• General Michael D. Maples (USA), Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
• Charles Allen, Chief Intelligence Officer, Department of Homeland Security
• Ms. Carol Rodley, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research