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The Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight of the House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on training border patrol agents. The Department of Homeland Security Autho…

Secretary Ridge testified before the committee on the September 11 Commission’s findings and recommendations. He spoke about coordination efforts between state and federal officials, efforts…

Commissioners testified about their final report on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and recommendations within the report. They focused on recommendations for a new dire…

Various intelligence officials testified about the recommendations within the final report of the Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. Among the topics they addressed were…

Homeland Security Undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson testified about fiscal year 2005 funding requests for border and transportation security as part of the H…

The witnesses testified about the nation’s Terrorist Threat Advisory System, a color-coded warning system that is the primary means by which the federal government communicates to citizens i…

Former House speakers Thomas Foley (1989-94) and Newt Gingrich (1995-98) recommended that the U.S. House establish a permanent standing Committee on Homeland Security to oversee the new depa…

Witnesses testified about funding requests for state and local emergency response teams in the event of a major disaster or terrorist attack. Among the topics they addressed were the variety…

Witnesses testified regarding homeland security threats posed by fraudulent and loosely controlled identification documents. Among the concerns discussed were the widespread reliance on non-…

Witnesses testified about the mission and operations of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center. Among the topics they addressed were information sharing procedures, protecting civil liberti…

Officials testified about efforts to improve port security and maintain secure borders. Among the issues they addressed were inspections of cargo and travelers, maintaining the flow of comme…

The committee heard testimony on the U.S. government’s readiness to deal with a bioterrorist attack. Officials with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control test…

The House Homeland Security Subcommittee held a hearing on Bioterrorism Threats. Witnesses testified about potential government responses to a biological terrorist attack, the potential for …

Mr. McQueary testified about the use of technology in efforts to combat terrorism. Among the topics he addressed were maintaining cybersecurity, research and development in weapons detection…

Secretary Ridge testified about the progress made in establishing the Department of Homeland Security, departmental operations, and a recent exercise to test state and local responses to a s…

Secretary Ridge testified about the operation of the Department of Homeland Security and the state of the nation’s security. In his testimony he said that the country was more secure but sti…

Chairmen and ranking members of various committees that would be involved with the new department testified about the creation of a Department of Homeland Security and the subsequent reorgan…

Cabinet secretaries and members of Congress testified about the creation of a Department of Homeland Defense and the potential reorganization of the federal government. They talked about how…

Mr. Ridge testified about the creation of a Department of Homeland Security and the subsequent reorganization of the federal government. Among the issues he addressed were managing first res…