2005 Congressional Hearings

December

Avian Flu: Addressing the Global Threat
December 7, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations

Transcript

November

Avian Influenza - Are We Prepared?
November 09, 2005 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
Senator Biden's Opening Statement

Panel I

Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA
Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator , U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC

Panel II

Laurie Garrett , Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY
James Newcomb, Managing Director of Research, Bio-Economic Research Associates, Cambridge, MA

Responding to catastrophic events: the role of the military and national guard in disaster response
November 9, 2005 - The House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities and the Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee.

Chairman Saxton's opening statement
Michael P. Jackson, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
Major General Richard J. Rowe, United States Army, Director of Operations, USNORTHCOM
Admiral Thomas H. Collins, Commandant, United States Coast Guard
Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, United States Army, Chief, National Guard Bureau

The Illicit Drug Transit Zone in Central America
November 9, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Transcript

Understanding Aspirations of Radical Islam: Why Mainstream Islam is Radically Different
November 3, 2005 - The House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism and Radical Islam Gap Panel

Dr. Mary R. Habeck, Associate Professor of Strategic Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Dr. Angel M. Rabasa, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation
Professor Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland

October

Cyber Security, Information Assurance and Information Superiority
October 27, 2005 - The House Armed Services Committee, Asymmetric and Unconventional Threats Panel

Eugene Spafford, Ph.D., Professor, Purdue University, Member, President's Information Technology Advisory Committee
David Grawrock, Principle Engineer and Security Architect, Intel Corporation
Paul B. Kurtz, Executive Director, Cyber Security Industry Alliance

U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Update
October 27, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

Responding to the radical Islamic terrorist threat - the Department of Defense's roles, missions and capabilities in the Global War on Terrorism
October 26, 2005 - The House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism and Radical Islam Gap Panel

Michael Vickers, Director of Strategic Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr., United States Army (ret.), Former Commandant, United States Army War College

South Asia Earthquake: Impact and Humanitarian Response
October 20, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

Transcript

September

Evolving Counterterrorism Strategy
September 29, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

July

Chemical Facility Security: What Is the Appropriate Federal Role? (Part II)
July 27, 2005, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Senator Collins's statement

Panel I

Terrorist Threats to Energy Security
July 27, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

The War on Terrorism: How Prepared is the Nation's Capital?
July 14, 2005, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Department of Homeland Security: Second Stage Review
July 14, 2005, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Chemical Facility Security: What Is the Appropriate Federal Role?
July 13, 2005, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

June

Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Passport System Can Be Exploited by Criminals and Terrorists
June 29, 2005, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

The Global Water Crisis: Evaluating U.S. Strategies to Enhance Access to Safe Water and Sanitation
June 29, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations

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Implementing the 1998 Torture Victims Relief Act
June 23, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations

Transcript

The Homeland Security Missions of the Post-9/11 Coast Guard
June 8, 2005 - Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity - Committee on Homeland Security

Admiral Thomas Collins, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security

Safety and Convenience in Cross-Border Travel: An Analysis of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
June 9, 2005 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Panel I

Mr. Frank Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
Elaine Dezinski, Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, Border and Transportation Security Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

Panel II

Mr. Paul Ruden, Senior Vice President of Legal and Industry Affairs, American Society of Travel Agents, Alexandria, VA

Dr. Robert Pastor, Vice President of International Affairs and Professor, of International Relations, School of International Service, American University , Washington, DC

May

Building a Nuclear Bomb: Identifying Early Indicators of Terrorist Activities
May 26, 2005 - Committee on HOmeland Security, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack

Mr. David Albright, Director, Institute for International Security
Ambassador Ronald F. Lehman, II, Director, Center for Global Security Research
Ms. Laura S. H. Holgate , Vice President for Russia/New Independent States Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative

The Container Security Initiative and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism: Securing the Global Supply Chain or Trojan Horse?
May 26, 2005 - U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Senator Norm Coleman Opening statement
Senator Carl Levin Opening statement

Panel I
Robert C. Bonner , Commissioner, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security , Washington, D.C.

Panel II
Mr. Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, Government Accountability Office , Washington, D.C.

Panel III
Commander Stephen E. Flynn (USCG, Retired), Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies , Council on Foreign Relations , New York, NY
C. Stewart Verdery , Jr., Principal, Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti, Inc., Former Assistant Secretary of Border & Transportation Security Policy, Department of Homeland Security

Counterfeit Goods: Easy Cash for Criminals and Terrorists?
May 25, 2005 - U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Senator Susan M. Collins Opening Statement
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Opening Statement
Lieutenant John Stedman, Sheriff's Department, County of Los Angeles
Kris Buckner, President, Investigative Consultants
Matthew Levitt, Ph.D., Senior Fellow in Terrorism Studies , The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Evaluating the Threat of Agro-Terrorism
May 25, 2005 - Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment

Dr. Rocco Casagrande, Gryphon Scientific
Mr. Joseph W. Reardon, Food Administrator, Food and Drug Protective Division, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Training More Border Agents: How the Department of Homeland Security Can Increase Training Capacity More Effectively
May 24, 2005 - Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight

Panel I

Chief Thomas Walters, Assistant Commissioner for Training and Development, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Mrs. Connie Patrick, Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Department of Homeland Security

Panel II
Mr. T.J. Bonner, President, National Border Patrol Council; Mr. Gary Jackson, President, Blackwater US

Bill to Reauthorize Certain Provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and for Other Purposes
May 24, 2005 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Panel I

Valerie Caproni, General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Panel II
David Kris, Former Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Joe Onek, Senior Counsel and Director, Liberty and Security Initiative at the Constitution Project
Daniel Collins, Former Associate Deputy Attorney General and Chief privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Justice
James Dempsey, Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Technology
Richard H. Seamon, Associate Professor of Law, University of Idaho, Draft Committee Bill to Reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act

Reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act
May 19, 2005 - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Viet Dinh, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Richard Seamon, Associate Professor of Law, University of Idaho School of Law
James X. Dempsey, Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Technology
Tim Edgar, National Security Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union

Iran: Weapons Proliferation, Terrorism and Democracy
May 19, 2005 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
Senator Biden's Opening Statement

Panel I

R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC

Panel II

Dr. Geoffrey Kemp, Director of Regional Strategic Programs, Nixon Center, Washington, DC
Dr. Gary Milhollin, Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, Washington, DC
Mr. George Perkovich, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
Dr. A. William Samii, Ph.D., Regional Analysis Coordinator for Southwest Asia, and the Middle East, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Washington, DC

The Transportation Security Administration's Screening of Airline Pilots: Sound Security Practice or Waste of Scarce Resources
Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity - Committee on Homealnd Security - 05-13-05

Ms. Debra Burlingame, Member, 9/11 Families for a Secure America
Captain Duane Woerth, President, Airline Pilots Association
Ms. Candace Kolander, Flight Attendant, Alaska Air, Association of Flight Attendants - Communication, Workers of America (AFA-CWA)

Reviewing the State Department's Annual Report on Terrorism
May 12, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Foreign Relations Authorization for FY2006-2007: Embassy and Border Security
May 12, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

Reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act
May 11, 2005 - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Chairman Hoekstra's opening statement
Ranking member Harman's opening statement
James B. Comey, Deputy Attorney General

Visa Overstays: Can We Bar the Terrorist Door?
May 11, 2006 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Transcript

Starving Terrorists of Money: The Role of Middle Eastern Financial Institutions
May 4, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act Oversight, Part I -- Oppressors vs. Reformers in the Middle East and Central Asia
May 4, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia

Transcript

Starving Terrorists of Money: The Role of Middle Eastern Financial Institutions
May 4, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

April

USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
April 27, 2005 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice
Porter J. Goss, Director, Central Intelligence Agency

Islamic Extremism in Europe
April 27 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats

Elton Gallegly
Robert Wexler
Peter Bergen,
Matthew Levitt
Lorenzo Vidino
Claude Moniquet
Hearing Transcript

Chemical Attack on America: How Vulnerable Are We?
April 27, 2005 - U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Senator Susan M. Collins Opening Statement
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Opening Statement

Panel I
Jon S. Corzine, Senator, United States Senate

Panel II
Carolyn W. Merritt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Richard Falkenrath, PH.D., Visiting Fellow, Foreigh Policy Studies, The Brookings Institute
Stephen E. Flynn, PH.D., Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Islamic Extremism in Europe
April 27, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats

Transcript

Malaria and TB: Implementing Proven Treatment and Eradication Methods
April 26, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations

Transcript

H.R. 285: The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2005.
April 20, 2005 - Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity

DHS Coordination of Nuclear Detection Efforts, Part II
April 20, 2005 - Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack - Committee on Homeland Security

Mr. Vayl Oxford, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security

Gangs and Crime in Latin America
April 20, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Transcript

DHS Coordination of Nuclear Detection Efforts, Part I
April 19, 2005 - Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology - Committee on Homeland Security

Dr. Fred C. Ikle, Center for Security and International Studies
Dr. Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Colonel Randall Larsen, USAF (Ret.), Chief Executive Officer, Homeland Security Associates

USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
April 19, 2005 - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Gregory T. Nojeim, Associate Director and Chief Legislative Counsel, Washington Legislative Office, American Civil Liberties Union
James X. Dempsey, Executive Director, Center for Democracy & Technology
Heather Mac Donald, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Bob Barr, Chairman, Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances
Edwin Meese, III, Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow
Kate Martin, Director, Center for National Security Studies
Orin S. Kerr, Associate Professor, George Washington University Law School

Combating Terrorism Through Education: The Near East & South Asian Experience
April 19, 2005 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Senator Lugar's Opening Statement

Panel I

Dr. Bassem Awadallah, ~~Vice Chairman, King Abdullah II Fund for Development~~, Minister of Finance Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Mr. Shahid Javed Burki, Consultant , Nathan Associates , Potomac, Maryland
~~Ms.~~ Dr. Samina Ahmed, South Asia Project Director, International Crisis Group, Islamabad, Pakistan

Panel II

Mr. Frank Method, Director of International Education Policy and Systems, Research Triangle Institute, Washington, DC

Panel III

Ms. Elizabeth Cheney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
Mr. James Kunder, Assistant Administrator for Asia & the Near East, USAID, Washington, DC

Averting Nuclear Terrorism
April 14, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

The Need to Strengthen Information Security at the Department of Homeland Security
April 14, 2005 - Committee on Homeland SecuritySubcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight

Panel I

Mr. Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, Government Accountability Office

Panel II
Mr. Mark MacCarthy, Senior Vice President for Public Policy, Visa U.S.A.
Mr. Marc J. Zwillinger, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Averting Nuclear Terrorism
April 14, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Edward R. Royce
Jim Woolsey
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
Michael A. Levi
Laura S.H. Holgate
Hearing Transcript

U.S. Response to Global AIDS Crisis: A Two-Year Review
April 13, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations

Transcript

The Department of Homeland Security: Promoting Risk-Based Prioritization and Management
Committee on Homeland Security - 04-13-05

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

The Need for Grant Reform and The Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2005
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology - Committee on Homeland Security - 04-12-05

Panel 1

Mr. J. Richard Berman, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Dr. William O. Jenkins, Jr., PhD., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office
Dr. Veronique de Rugy, PhD., Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Panel 2
The Honorable Bryan E. Beatty, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
Mr. Michael Chapman, Director, Missouri Office of Homeland Security
Mr. David L. Miller, Administrator, Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division

March

Protecting Our Commerce: Port and Waterways Security
US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security - 03-22-05

RADM Robert Duncan, Commander Eighth Coast Guard Disrtict, United States Coast Guard
Mr. Jimmy Heidel, Executive Director, Warren County Port Commission and Vice-President of the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Cynthia Swain, Director of Safety and Security, Port of New Orleans
Dr. Deirdre McGowan, Executive Director, Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Association

The United Nations and the Fight Against Terrorism.
March 17, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Edward R. Royce
Mr. Victor Comras
Ms. Anne Bayefsky
Hearing Transcript

U.S. Counternarcotics Policy in Afghanistan: Time for Leadership
March 17, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations

Transcript

The United Nations and the Fight Against Terrorism
March 17, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

Eliminating Terrorist Sanctuaries: The Role of Security Assistance.
March 10, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Edward R. Royce
Mr. Victor Comras
Ms. Anne Bayefsky
Hearing Transcript

Eliminating Terrorist Sanctuaries: The Role of Security Assistance
March 10, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

Department of Homeland Security's budget submission for FY 2006
March 9, 2005, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Combating Human Trafficking: Achieving Zero Tolerance
March 9, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations

Transcript

CBP and ICE: Does the Current Organizational Structure Best Serve U.S. Homeland Security Interests?
March 9, 2005 - Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight - Committee on Homeland Security

Dr.James Carafano, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Mr.Michael Cutler, Former Senior Special Agent, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Mr.David Venturella, Former Director, Office of Detention and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security
Mr.T.J. Bonner, President, National Border Patrol Council
Mr.Randy Allen Callahan, Executive Vice President, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
Mr.Kenneth C. Klug, Former Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security

Markup of: H. Res. 101, Urging the European Union to add Hezbollah to the European Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations; H. Res. 99, Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid that occurred one year ago, on March 11, 2004, and expressing deepest sympathy to the individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of the Kingdom of Spain.
March 8, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats

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Algeria's Struggle Against Terrorism
March 3, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Edward R. Royce
Lorne Craner
Harlan K. Ullman, Ph.D.
Mr. Leslie Campbell
Mr. Tom Malinowski
Mr. Lorenzo Vidino
Hearing Transcript

Urging the European Union to add Hezbollah to the European Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations.
March 3, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

Algeria's Struggle Against Terrorism

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Proposed FY 2006 Budget: Integrating Homeland Security Screening Operations
Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity - Committee on Homeland Security - 03-01-05

Mr. Jim Williams, Director, US-VISIT Program, Border and Transportation Security Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
Ms. Carol DiBattiste, Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security
Ms. Deborah J. Spero, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

February

Iran: A Quarter-Century of State-Sponsored Terror
February 16, 2005, House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Iran: A Quarter-Century of State-Sponsored Terror
February 16, 2005 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation

Transcript

The Proposed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget: Building the Information Analysis Capability of DHS
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment - Committee on Homeland Security - 02-16-05

Lt. General Pat Hughes (Ret.), Acting Under Secretary, Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security

Hearing on The Proposed Fiscal Year 2006 Budget: Enhancing Terrorism Preparedness for First Responders
February 10, 2005 - Committee on Homeland SecuritySubcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology

The Honorable Penrose, "Parney" Albright, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Matt A. Mayer, Acting Executive Director, Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security
General Dennis Reimer (Ret.), Director , National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism.

Tsunami Response: Lessons Learned
February 10, 2005 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
Senator Biden's Opening Statement

Panel I

Bill Frist, United States Senate

Panel II

Alan Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense, Washington, DC
Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator , U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
~~Brigadier General John Allen, Principal Director for Asia Pacific Affairs, International Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC~~

Panel III

Ms. Mary McClymont, President and CEO, Interaction , Washington, DC
Mr. Daniel Toole, Director, Office of Emergency Programs, UNICEF, New York, NY
Ms. Nancy Lindborg, President, Mercy Corps, Washington, DC

Unlocking the Potential within Homeland Security: the New Human Resources System
Fenruary 10, 2005 - U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Senator George V. Voinovich Opening statement
Senator Daniel K. Akaka Opening statement

Panel I
David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, United States Government Accountability Office

Panel II
Ronald J. James, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Homeland Security
Ronald P. Sanders, Associate Director for Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel Management

Panel III
Darryl Perkinson, National Vice President , Federal Managers Association
Colleen M. Kelley, President, National Treasury Employees Union
John Gage, National President , American Federation of Government Employees
Richard N. Brown, President , National Federation of Federal Employees
Kim Mann, Representative , National Association of Agriculture Employees

January

The Department of Homeland Security: The Road Ahead
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - 01-26-05

Senator Susan M. Collins Opening Statement
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Opening Statement
Richard L. Skinner, Acting Inspector General , Department of Homeland Security
James Jay Carafano, PH.D., Senior Fellow , The Heritage Foundation
Michael Wermuth, Senior Policy Analyst , RAND Corporation
Stephen Flynn, Senior Fellow for National Security Studies , Council on Foreign Relations
Richard Falkenrath, PH.D., Visiting Fellow, Foreigh Policy Studies , The Brookings Institute

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