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Oversight

Last Updated: September 16, 2020 | Publication

Assistant Secretary Spivey to Chairman Thompson

The Department’s reasonable offer could fully satisfy the Committee’s legitimate information needs. However, the Committee rejected the Department’s offer and issued a subpoena seeking to compel the Acting Secretary’s appearance. That action is inconsistent with the Committee’s constitutional obligation to work in good faith to meet the Department’s legitimate interests.

Last Updated: November 8, 2017 | Testimony

Written testimony of TSA Administrator for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Preventing the Next Attack: TSA’s Role in Keeping Our Transportation Systems Secure”

TSA Administrator David Pekoske addresses transportation security.

Last Updated: June 8, 2017 | Testimony

Written testimony of USSS Director for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security hearing titled “How Can the United States Secret Service Evolve to Meet the Challenges Ahead?”

U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Director Randolph Alles addresses the numerous accomplishments of the Secret Service over the past two years, its workforce, and the Service’s commitment to excellence.

Last Updated: November 15, 2016 | Testimony

Written testimony of USSS for a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing titled “Oversight of the Secret Service”

U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Chief Strategy Officer Tom Dougherty addresses recent USSS accomplishments, the challenges ahead, and the efforts the Director and his staff have undertaken to ensure that the Secret Service is an agency that continuously improves.

Last Updated: September 9, 2014 | Testimony

Written testimony of S&T Under Secretary for a joint subcommittee hearing of House Committee on Homeland Security and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology titled “Strategy and Mission of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate”

U. S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Under Secretary Dr. Reginald Brothers addresses how S&T, one of a handful of components in the Department created from whole cloth under the original Homeland Security Act of 2002, has grown in the last 11 years into a trusted partner for DHS operators and state, local, tribal, and territorial first responders.