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This week's schedule is subject to frequent updates.
November 16-20, 2009
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, November 16 | |
| 8:15 a.m. EST | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Detroit Field Operations Director Chris Perry will participate in a panel discussion about balancing trade goals with security needs at the U.S.-Canada border. West Lafayette, Ind. |
| 2:00 p.m. EST | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate will deliver remarks about emergency preparedness. Savannah, Ga. |
| Tuesday, November 17 | |
| 10:00 a.m. EST | National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Deputy Under Secretary Philip Reitinger will testify about efforts to prevent terrorist attacks and protect privacy in cyberspace before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Washington, D.C. |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Acting Deputy Director Dr. William Hagen and CBP Cargo and Conveyance Security Executive Director Todd Owen will testify about the operations of advanced radiation monitors before the House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight. Washington, D.C. |
| 2:30 p.m. EST | Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Alexander Garza will testify about H1N1 vaccine distribution before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Washington, D.C. |
| 4 p.m. EST | Chief Privacy Officer Mary Ellen Callahan will deliver remarks about the Department’s approach to new technologies from a privacy perspective at Kelley Drye’s Second Annual Privacy Law Seminar. Washington, D.C. |
| Wednesday, November 18 | |
| 10:00 a.m. EST | NPPD Under Secretary Rand Beers and Federal Protective Service (FPS) Director Gary Schenkel will testify about the transition of FPS from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to NPPD before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Washington, D.C. |
| 2:00 p.m. EST | Bruce McConnell, Counselor to NPPD Deputy Under Secretary Philip Reitinger, will participate in a panel discussion about critical infrastructure protection as part of Aviation Week’s Cybersecurity Webinar. http://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=32602 |
| 2 p.m. EST | Transportation Security Administration Assistant Administrator for Global Strategies Cindy Farkus will testify about protecting the flying public and security at foreign repair stations before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Washington, D.C. |
| Thursday, November 19 | |
| 9:30 a.m. EST | CBP New York/Newark Port Director Adele Fasano will participate in a panel discussion about maritime and airport infrastructure growth in recessionary economic times at an event sponsored by the Consulate General of Canada (New York) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency entitled "Shipping, Ports and Airports: New Trends in Canada and the United States". West Orange, N.Y. |
| 2:00 p.m. EST | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Mariko Silver, CBP Acting Commissioner Jayson Ahern and ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton will testify about the Department’s Southwest border initiatives before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security. Washington, D.C. |
| Friday, November 20 | |
| 11:00 a.m. EST | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Deputy Director Mike Aytes will deliver remarks at the grand opening of the USCIS Buffalo Verification Operations Center. Buffalo, N.Y. |
November 9-14, 2009
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, November 9 | |
| 9:00 a.m. EST | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials will conduct a demonstration of CBP’s Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator vessel. St. Augustine, Fla. |
| 10:00 a.m. CST | Science and Technology Directorate and Army Corps of Engineers officials will demonstrate the latest Portable Lightweight Ubiquitous Gasket (PLUG) concepts for closing levee breaches. Stillwater, Okla. |
| 9:15 a.m. MST | Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Bart R. Johnson will deliver remarks about the homeland security intelligence role and information sharing with state, local and tribal governments through fusion centers at the National Homeland Defense Foundation’s Symposium VII. Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Tuesday, November 10 | |
| 10:00 a.m. EST | Erroll Southers will participate in a hearing considering his nomination to be Assistant Secretary for the Transportation Security Administration before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.<<br /> Washington, D.C. |
| 2:00 p.m. EST | Bruce McConnell, Counselor to National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Deputy Under Secretary Philip Reitinger, will deliver remarks about balancing privacy and civil liberties protection with effective national cybersecurity via a live webcast entitled, "A Perspective on National Strategy for Identity Management and Cyber Security". www.DigitalGovernment.com |
| Wednesday, November 11 | |
| Events TBD | |
| Thursday, November 12 | |
| 9:00 a.m. EST | NPPD Director for Software Assurance Joe Jarzombek will deliver keynote remarks at the Open Web Application Security Project AppSec 2009 Conference. Washington, D.C. |
| 9:40 a.m. EST | NPPD Under Secretary Rand Beers will deliver keynote remarks about the role of broadband in public safety and emergency response communications at the Federal Communications Commission Broadband Field Hearing. Washington, D.C. |
| 11:15 a.m. EST | NPPD Cyber Security Evaluation Program Director Patrick Beggs will participate in a panel discussion about information technology sector risk management at the 10th Annual Security Conference. Washington, D.C. |
| 11:30 a.m. CST | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas will participate in a media availability about his vision for the agency and current initiatives. San Antonio, Texas |
| 1:45 p.m. EST | DHS Director of Privacy Policy Toby Levin will participate in a panel discussion about federal enterprise architecture security and privacy at the 10th Annual Security Conference. Washington, D.C. |
| 1 p.m. CST | USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas will deliver remarks about immigrant integration and USCIS’ coordination with local partners at the National League of Cities’ Congress of Cities and Exposition. San Antonio, Texas |
| Friday, November 13 | |
| 8:00 a.m. EDT | NPPD Director of Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection and Awareness Jenny Menna will participate in a panel discussion about government and private sector collaboration on national cybersecurity initiatives at the 10th Annual Security Conference and Exhibition. Washington, D.C. |
| 11:30 a.m. CST | USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas will participate in a media availability about his vision for the agency and current initiatives. Houston Texas |
| 3:30 p.m. EST | NPPD Deputy Under Secretary Philip Reitinger will participate in a panel discussion about cybersecurity and cyber warfare at the 19th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference. Washington, D.C. |
| Saturday, November 14 | |
| 8:00 a.m. PST | Federal Emergency Management Agency Operations Management Division Director Steven Woodard and CBP Office of Air and Marine Operations Executive Director Mark Beaty will testify about U.S. security and preparedness for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games at a field hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Bellingham, Wash. |
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