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Last Updated: May 18, 2017 | Testimony

Written testimony of CBP, TSA, and S&T for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency hearing titled “From the Border to Disasters and Beyond: Critical Canine Contributions to the DHS Mission”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Training and Development CBP Canine Program Director Damian Montes, CBP U.S. Border Patrol Associate Chief of Specialty Programs Peter Jaquez, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Security Operations Threat Assessment Division Director Melanie Harvey, and DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Dr. Patrick Carrick address the canine training programs at DHS.

Last Updated: March 3, 2016 | Testimony

Written testimony of TSA and CBP for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Dogs of DHS: How Canine Programs Contribute to Homeland Security”

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Training and Workforce Engagement Deputy Assistant Administrator Kimberly Hutchinson, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Training & Development Canine Program Director Damien Montes address the canine training programs at TSA and CBP and the ability of canine teams to provide reliable and mobile detection capabilities while also serving as a visible deterrent against criminal and terrorist threats.

Last Updated: June 24, 2014 | Testimony

Written testimony of TSA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security hearing titled “Utilizing Canine Teams to Detect Explosives and Mitigate Threats”

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Security Operations Threat Assessment Division Director Melanie Harvey, and TSA Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service, Security Services and Assessments Division Director Annmarie Lontz address explosives detection canine teams and transportation security.