Testimony from Department of Homeland Security officials before Congress.
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Written testimony of DHS Secretary John F. Kelly for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “The Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John F. Kelly addresses the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget request for the Department of Homeland Security
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Written testimony of DHS Secretary Kelly for a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Review of the FY2018 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John F. Kelly addresses the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget request for the Department of Homeland Security
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Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing titled “Stopping the Shipment of Synthetic Opioids: Oversight of U.S. Strategy to Combat Illicit Drugs”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner for Operations Support Robert Perez addresses the role of CBP in combating the flow of dangerous synthetic opioids, particularly illicit fentanyl, into the United States.
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Written testimony of DHS Secretary John F. Kelly for a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing regarding the DHS FY 2018 Budget Request
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John F. Kelly addresses the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget request for the Department of Homeland Security
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Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration hearing titled “Building America’s Trust Through Border Security: Progress on the Southern Border”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald Vitiello addresses the crucial mission of CBP to protect the homeland and secure the Nation’s borders while facilitating lawful international travel and trade.
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Written testimony of USCG Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft for a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Requirements, Priorities, and Future Acquisition Plans”
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft addresses the Coast Guard’s unique and enduring value to the Nation, while also expressing the need to preserve the momentum for existing acquisition programs and to employ risk-based decisions to balance readiness, modernization, and force structure with the evolving demands of the 21<SUP>st</SUP> century.
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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.
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Written testimony of CBP, ICE, PLCY for a House Committee on Homeland Security, Task Force on Denying Terrorist Entry into the United States hearing titled “Preventing Terrorists from Acquiring U.S. Visas”
DHS Office of Policy Acting Assistant Secretary for Border, Immigration and Trade Michael Dougherty, CBP Office of Field Operations Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner John Wagner, and ICE Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Director for National Security Investigations Division Clark Settles address the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent terrorists and other criminal actors from entering the United States, either by acquiring U.S. visas or traveling through the Visa Waiver Program
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Written testimony of USCG for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing titled “Maritime Transportation Regulatory Issues”
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Assistant Commandant for Regulatory Programs Rear Admiral Paul Thomas addresses the Coast Guard’s regulatory program.
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Written testimony of TSA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security hearing titled “Checkpoint of the Future: Evaluating TSA’s Innovation Task Force Initiative”
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis Acting Assistant Administrator Steve Karoly addresses TSA’s Innovation Task Force and its role in fulfilling TSA’s mission to protect the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.