Testimony from Department of Homeland Security officials before Congress.
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Written testimony for the FEMA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications hearing titled "Ensuring Effective Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee"
It is an honor to appear before you today on behalf of FEMA to discuss our response and recovery efforts in Pennsylvania before, during, and after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. In my testimony today, I will discuss our successes, challenges, and lessons learned from these two disasters and FEMA's ongoing efforts to apply lessons learned to improve the way we do business.
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Statement for the Record of the NPPD for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications
A top priority for DHS is improving the communications capabilities of those who are often the first to arrive at the scene of a disaster site—the Nation’s emergency responders. Public safety personnel must have access to reliable and instantaneous communications at all times to effectively coordinate response and recovery operations. The Department recognizes that establishing emergency communications is not solely a technology problem that can be solved with just the “right” equipment or the “right” communications system. All of the critical factors for a successful interoperability solution—governance, standard operating procedures, training and exercises, and integration of systems into daily operations as well as technology—must and are being addressed through the collective work of our programs.
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Testimony of Honorable Tara O'Toole, M.D., MPH Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, before the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
In the past eight years, S&T has undergone many changes and continues to evolve. The extraordinary breadth and diversity of DHS’s missions requires S&T to address a wide range of programs including Components’ near-term needs for new operational capabilities and improved operational effectiveness, efficiency and safety. S&T also has responsibilities related to understanding and creating solutions to biological and chemical threats, and to conducting the research and development (R&D) required to meet homeland cyber security needs. Investments in near-term, incremental solutions must be balanced against investments in potentially game-changing technologies that will take longer to mature.
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Written testimony of CBP, S&T, and USCG for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
Chairwoman Miller, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Committee, it is a privilege and an honor to appear before you today to discuss the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) ongoing collaboration with the Department of Defense (DoD) to secure our nation's borders and particularly the role U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP), the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) have played in such cooperative efforts. I am Mark Borkowski, Assistant Commissioner of CBP's Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA) and the CBP Component Acquisition Executive. I am pleased to offer this joint statement with my colleagues Paul Benda, Chief of Staff for DHS S&T and Director of the S&T Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA), and Michael Tangora, Deputy Assistant Commandant for Acquisition in the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Testimony of Dr. Nick Nayak, Chief Procurement Officer before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security
DHS has achieved substantial success in spending money more efficiently through our Strategic Sourcing Program. The Department leads the Federal government in coordinated procurements and has been recognized by the Office of Management and Budget, the General Services Administration, and the Partnership for Public Service because of our results.
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Testimony of TSA Office of Security Technology Assistant Administrator Robin Kane on "TSA Reform: Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate Job Growth, Part 3"
The Testimony of TSA Office of Security Technology Assistant Administrator Robin Kane before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security on "TSA Reform: Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate Job Growth, Part 3"
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Statement of Administrator John Pistole, Transportation Security Administration before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
TSA employs risk-based, intelligence-driven operations to prevent terrorist attacks and to reduce the vulnerability of the Nation’s transportation system to terrorism. Our goal at all times is to maximize transportation security to stay ahead of evolving terrorist threats while protecting privacy and facilitating the flow of legitimate commerce.
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Testimony of Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft, before The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Gurard and Maritime Transportation, on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response After Action Reports
In the days following the loss of the DWH, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Coast Guard, and the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE), convened a formal investigation to examine the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.
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Statement of Kumar C. Kibble, Deputy Director U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement, before the United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On Crime And Terrorism, Regarding A Hearing On "Transnational Organized Crime"
With more than 20,000 employees and a budget of $5.7 billion, ICE has nearly 7,000 HSI special agents assigned to more than 200 cities throughout the United States and 70 offices in 47 countries worldwide. ICE is uniquely positioned and exclusively devoted to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal networks by targeting the illicit pathways and organizations that engage in human smuggling and produce, transport, and distribute illicit contraband.
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Testimony of Director, Northern Region Office of Air and Marine, John S. Beutlich, before the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications
Discussion of the work of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), particularly the tremendous dedication of their men and women in the field, both at and between their ports of entry (POE).