Testimony from Department of Homeland Security officials before Congress.
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Written testimony of MGMT for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency hearing titled “Probing DHS's Botched Management of the Human Resources Information Technology Program”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Directorate for Management (MGMT) Deputy Under Secretary Chip Fulghum and MGMT Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer Angela Bailey address the Human Resource Information Technology (HRIT) program at DHS and the progress made in addressing GAO’s recommendations on HRIT.
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Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The Unaccompanied Children Crisis: Does the Administration Have a Plan to Stop the Border Surge and Adequately Monitor the Children?”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol acting Chief Ronald Vitiello addresses the role of CBP in the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children who cross the Nation’s Southwest border.
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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The Unaccompanied Children Crisis: Does the Administration Have a Plan to Stop the Border Surge and Adequately Monitor the Children?”
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director Thomas Homan addresses ICE’s role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.
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Written testimony of USCIS for a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Is the Investor Visa Program an Underperforming Asset?”
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Immigrant Investor Program Office Chief Nick Colucci addresses the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and issues important to the Committee.
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Written testimony of OHA and S&T for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response & Communications hearing titled “Improving the Department of Homeland Security’s Biological Detection and Surveillance Programs”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs (OHA) Assistant Secretary Dr. Kathryn Brinsfield, and Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Under Secretary Dr. Reginald Brothers address DHS’ biological detection and surveillance programs.
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Written testimony of CBP Commissioner for a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, and Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled “The President’s Waiver of Restrictions on the Visa Waiver Program”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske addresses the Visa Waiver Program and the implementation of the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016.
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Written testimony of CBP Commissioner for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “National Security and Law Enforcement: Breaking the New Visa Waiver Law to Appease Iran”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske addresses the Visa Waiver Program and the implementation of the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016.
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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing regarding scams targeting the elderly
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Acting Assistant Director for Investigative Programs Alan Scott Brown addresses ICE’s robust and ongoing efforts to combat cross-border financial crimes and particularly, consumer fraud scams that target the elderly.
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Written testimony of I&A Under Secretary for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Crisis of Confidence: Preventing Terrorist Infiltration through U.S. Refugee and Visa Programs”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) Under Secretary Francis Taylor addresses DHS refugee, visa, and other admissions screening and vetting efforts, and the holistic Department-wide approach to screening and vetting that the Department is moving towards in support of DHS’ Unity of Effort.
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Written testimony of USCIS Director for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Crisis of Confidence: Preventing Terrorist Infiltration through U.S. Refugee and Visa Programs”
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez addresses the the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.