2000 Congressional Hearings

December


Review of Department of Justice Immigration Detention Policies
December 13, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime
[Full Hearing Transcript]
• Donnie R. Marshall, Administrator, United States Drug Enforcement Administration
• Michael A. Sheehan, Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism, United States Department of State
• Mr. Steven C. McCraw, Inspector-Deputy Assistant Director, Information, Analysis, and Assessments Branch, Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Mr. Frank Cilluffo, Senior Policy Analyst and Deputy Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
• Mr. Ralf Mutschke, Assistant Director, Sub-Directorate for Crimes Against Persons and Property, Interpol General Secretariat
• Mr. Raphael Perl, Specialist in International Affairs, Congressional Research Service, Washington, D.C.

November

October


RECENT ATTACK IN YEMEN ON THE USS COLE
October 19, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee
• General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC, Ret., Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command

September

July


Combating Terrorism: Assessing Threats, Managing Risks, and Establishing Priorities
26 July 2000 House Committee on Government Reform
Subcommittee on National Security and International Relations
• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Mr. Norman Rabkin Director National Security and International Affairs Division Government Accounting Office
• Mr. Raphael F. Perl Specialist in International Affairs Congressional Research Service
• Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III Chairman National Commission on Terrorism
• Mr. Michael Wermuth Senior Policy Analyst Rand Corporation
• Mr. John Parachini Executive Director Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Dr. W. Seth Carus Senior Research Professor National Defense University

June


Oversight of the State Department, Part IV: Technology Modernization and Computer Security
June 22, 2000 -House International Relations Committee
• FERNANDO BURBANO DEPARTMENT of STATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

International Money Laundering
June 22, 2000 - House Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources
• Edward M. Guillen, Chief of Financial Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice

Counternarcotics Cooperation With Panama
June 9, 2000 - House Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources
• Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorism
June 8, 2000 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III, Chairman, National Commission on Terrorism

May


Breaches of Security at Federal Agencies and Airports
May 25, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime
[Full Hearing Transcript]
• Mr. Robert Hast Assistant Controller General, Special Investigations, Office of Special Investigations, United States General Accounting Office
• Mr. Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Director, Office of Special Investigations, United States General Accounting Office
• Mr. Ronald Malfi, Assistant Director, Office of Special Investigations, United States General Accounting Office

Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 1999, Part II
May 23, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary
[Full Hearing Transcript]
Panel I
• The Honorable Tom Campbell, United States House of Representatives
• The Honorable David E. Bonior, United States House of Representatives
Panel II
• Mr. Larry R. Parkinson, FBI General Counsel
• Mr. Bo Cooper, INS General Counsel
Panel III
• Mr. Gregory T. Nojeim, Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union
• Professor David Cole, Georgetown University Law Center
• Mr. Hany Kiareldeen, Formerly detained alien
• Mrs. Nahla Al-Arian, Relative of detained alien
• Mr. Bruce Ramer, President, American Jewish Committee
• Mr. Thomas Homburger, National Executive Committee, Anti-Defamation League
• Mr. Steven Emerson, Executive Director, Terrorism Newswire
• Mr. Stephen Flatow, Victim of terrorism

Terrorist Threats to the United States
May 23, 2000 -- House Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism
• Opening Statement of Chairman Saxton
• Dr. Kenneth Alibek, Chief Scientist, Hadron, Inc. Former First Deputy Chief, Biopreparat (USSR)
• Mr. Bron Cikotas, Former EMP Division Chief, Defense Nuclear Agency
• Dr. Dorothy E. Denning, Professor of Computer Science, Georgetown University

Status of Embassy Security Enhancements
May 17, 2000 - House International Relations Committee
• Patrick F. Kennedy Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
• David G. Carpenter Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
• JACQUELYN L. WILLIAMS-BRIDGERS INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Threats Posed to Law Enforcement Officers 
May 16, 2000 - Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight
• William E. Ledwith, Chief of International Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice

Drug Smuggling in the Caribbean 
May 9, 2000 - Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight
• John C. Varrone, Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Investigations, United States Customs Service

April


Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act
April 13, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims
[Full Hearing Transcript]
Panel I
• Terry A. Anderson
• Stephen M. Flatow
• Maggie A. Khuly
PANEL II
• Ronald W. Kleinman, Esquire

Drug Trafficking in the Carribean
April 12, 2000 - House Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources
• Michael S. Vigil, Special Agent in Charge, Caribbean Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice

March


Drug Trafficking in Colombia
29 March 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee
• Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Cyber Attack: Roadblocks to Investigation and Information Sharing
March 28, 2000 - Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information
• Opening Statement of Chairman Kyl
• Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy


Domestic Preparedness Against Terrorism: How Ready Are We?
March 27, 2000 - House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee
• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Statement of Rep. John Tierney
• Kenneth Halaby First Selectman Town of Trumbull
• Dennis Murphy Chief Administrative Officer City of Bridgeport
• Mr. Scott Appleby Emergency Management Director City of Bridgeport
• Chief Hector Torres Police Department City of Bridgeport
• Chief Michael Maglione Fire Department City of Bridgeport
• Mr. Thomas Gecewicz Director, Health Department City of Bridgeport
• MG William Cugno Adjutant General Connecticut National Guard
• Dr. Henry Lee Commissioner Department of Public Safety
• Dr. Joxel Garcia Commissioner Department of Public Health State of Connecticut
• Mr. Arthur Rocque, Jr. Commissioner Department of Environmental Protection State of Connecticut
• Mr. Bruce P. Baughman Director, Operations Division Response and Recovery Directorate Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Mr. Robert Burnham Section Chief, Domestic Terrorism Federal Bureau of Investigation U.S. Department of Justice
• BG Bruce Lawlor Commanding General Joint Task Force - Civil Support U.S. Department of Defense
• Mr. Gary Moore Acting Deputy Director Office of Emergency Preparedness U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Mr. Kenneth Stroech Deputy Emergency Coordinator Chemical Emergency Prep. and Prevention Office U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Defense policies and programs to combat terrorism
March 24, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats Subcommittee
• Honorable Brian E. Sheridan Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
• Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr., USN Commander in Chief, U.S. Joint Forces Command
• Mr. Charles L. Cragin Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
• Ms. Pamela B. Berkowsky Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Civil Support

U.S. policy towards Colombia
March 23, 2000 - House Armed Services Committee
• Hearing Transcript
• Opening Statement of Chairman Spence
• Brian Sheridan, Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Special Operations & Low-Intensity Conflict)
• Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC, Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command
• Honorable Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State, (International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs)

Certification and U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts
21 March 2000 - Senate Drug Caucus on International Narcotics Control
• Donnie R. Marshall, Acting Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice

International Counter Money Laundering Act of 2000
9 March 2000 - House Banking and Financial Services Committee
• Stuart Eizenstat, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury


Combating Terrorism: Management of Medical Stockpiles
March 8, 2000 - House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee
• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Cynthia Bascetta Associate Director, Veterans Affairs and Military Health Care Issues General Accounting Office
• Dr. Frances Murphy Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Management Department of Veterans Affairs
• John Ogden Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Health Group Department of Veterans Affairs
• Dr. Robert F. Knouss Office of Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Service Department of Health and Human Services
• Dr. Stephen M. Ostroff Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Mr. Steven Bice Chief, National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Branch Department of Health and Human Services
• Commander Carlos Hollifield Chemical Biological Incident Response Force U.S. Marine Corps
• Captain Warren (Rich) Dalton, MD Chemical Biological Incident Response Force U.S. Marine Corps

Cyber Attack: Is the Government Safe?
March 2, 2000 - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
• MR. KEVIN MITNICK
• MR. JACK BROCK, Director, Governmentwide & Defense Information Systems U.S. General Accounting Office
• MS. ROBERTA GROSS, Inspector General, National Aeronautics & Space Administration
• MR. JAMES ADAMS, Security Consultant, iDefense, Inc.
• MR. KEN WATSON, Manager, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cisco Systems

Cyber security and critical infrastructure protection
March 1, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee
• Honorable Arthur L. Money Assistant Secretary of Defense Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
• Major General Thomas B. Goslin, Jr., USAF Director of Operations (J-3) U.S. Space Command
• Major General John H. Campbell, USAF Director Joint Task Force Computer Network Defense
• Mr. Michael A. Vatis Deputy Assistant Director and Chief National Infrastructure Protection Center Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Mr. Stephen E. Cross Director, Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University
• Mr. Martin C. Faga Executive Vice President and General Manager The MITRE Corporation

February


Internet Denial of Service Attacks and the Federal Response
February 29, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime with Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight of the Senate
[Full Hearing Transcript]
PANEL I
• Mr. Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
  • Martha Stansell-Gamm, Esquire (no prepared statement), Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
• Mr. Michael Vatis, Director, National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Ron Dick (no prepared statement), Deputy Director, National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.
PANEL II
• Mr. Howard Schmidt, Director, Information Security, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington
• Mr. Charles Giancarlo, Senior Vice President, Cisco Systems Incorporated, San Jose, California
• Mr. Paul Misener, Vice President, Global Public Policy, Amazon.com, Seattle, Washington
• Mr. Dan Rosensweig, President and Chief Executive Officer, ZDNet.com, New York, New York
• Ms. Katherine T. Fithen, Attachments, Manager, CERT Coordination Center, Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• James X. Dempsey, Esquire, Senior Staff Counsel, The Center for Democracy & Technology, Washington, D.C.
• Samuel A. Guiberson, Esquire, Houston, Texas
• "Mudge," Vice President of Research and Development, @stake, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts

U.S. and Mexican Counternarcotics Efforts
29 February 2000 - House Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources
• William E. Ledwith, Chief of International Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice
• Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Colombia
25 February 2000 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism Subcommittee
• Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

U.S. Assistance to Plan Colombia
24 February 2000 - Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
• Amb. Thomas R. Pickering, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

U.S. Assistance to the Andean Region
22 February 2000 - Senate Narcotics Caucus and Senate Finance Committee, Subcommittee on International Trade
• Amb. Thomas R. Pickering, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC, Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command

Protecting U.S. Critical Infrastructure
16 February 2000 - Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice, State, The Judiciary and Related Agencies
• Honorable William A. Reinsch, Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration

Colombian and Andean Region Counterdrug Efforts: The Road Ahead
15 February 2000 - House Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources
• William E. Ledwith, Chief of International Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice
• Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC, Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command
• General Barry R. McCaffrey, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Ambassador Peter F. Romero, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Ana Maria Salazar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support

Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 1999, Part I
February 10, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims
[Full Hearing Transcript]
Panel I
• Tom Campbell, United States House of Representatives,
  • David E. Bonior, United States House of Representatives
Panel II
• Mr. Larry R. Parkinson, FBI General Counsel
  • Mr. Bo Cooper, INS General Counsel
Panel III
• Professor David Cole, Georgetown University Law Center
• Mrs. Nahla Al-Arian, Relative of affected alien

Visa Waiver Pilot Program
February 10, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims
[Full Hearing Transcript]
Panel I
• Robert Ashbaugh, Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
• Ambassador Mary A. Ryan, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Michael Cronin, Acting Associate Commissioner For Office of Programs, INS
• Elisa Liang, Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
  • James McAtamney, Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General for National Security
Panel II
• William S. Norman, President and CEO, Travel Industry Association
• E. Wayne Merry, Director, Program on European Societies in Transition, The Atlantic Council of the United States
• John Ratigan, Immigration Consultant, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Attacking the Money Laundering Crisis
February 10, 2000 House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee
• Honorable Bill McCollum
• Mr. John Varrone
• Mr. John J. Byrne
• Mr. William Bruton
• Bruton Attachment
• Ian M. Comisky, Esquire
• David Smith, Esquire
• Mr. James K. Robinson

Attacking the Money Laundering Crisis
February 10, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime
[Full Hearing Transcript]
PANEL I
• Mr. James K. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice
• Mr. Stefan Cassella, Assistant Chief, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, United States Department of Justice
• Mr. John Varrone, Executive Director, Domestic Operations East, Office of Investigations, United States Customs Service
PANEL II
• Mr. John J. Byrne, Senior Counsel and Compliance Manager, American Bankers Association, Washington, D.C.
• Mr. William Bruton, Attachment, Certified Fraud Examiner, Kroll Lindquist Avey Company, Atlanta, Georgia
• Ian M. Comisky, Esquire, Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• David Smith, Esquire, English & Smith, Alexandria, Virginia

January


Terrorist Threats to the United States
January 26, 2000 - House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims
[Full Hearing Transcript]
• Ambassador Martin Collacott, Canadian Department of External Affairs (retired)
• Mr. Steven Emerson, Executive Director, Terrorism Newswire
• Mr. David Harris, former Chief of Strategic Planning, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (retired)
• Mr. Christopher Sands, Fellow and Director, Canada Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Mr. Gary Stubblefield, President, Global Options LLC
• Mr. John Thompson, Director, The Mackenzie Institute, Toronto
• Ambassador Philip C. Wilcox, U.S. State Department (retired)

Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean
4 January 2000 - House Government Reform Committee
• Michael S. Vigil, Special Agent in Charge, San Juan Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice
• William E. Ledwith, Chief of International Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice