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Hearing: Examining the National Response to the Worsening Coronavirus Pandemic: Part II [video]
This is the July 22, 2020 remote hearing "Examining the National Response to the Worsening Coronavirus Pandemic: Part II" held before the House Committee on Homeland Security. The duration of the video is 3 hours, 7 minutes and 1 second.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2020-07-22
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[Letter from Bennie G. Thompson to Chad F. Wolf Regarding DHS Temperature Check Program, June 16, 2020]
From the Document: "I write to express my concern over reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to commence a temperature check program. Reportedly, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be tasked to begin checking temperatures of departing passengers at U.S. airports to identify individuals who may have COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Additionally, the Committee was informed that DHS's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) ran a week-long pilot at Dulles International Airport in April to test varying thermal detection technologies in anticipation of widespread temperature checks at U.S. airports. Given these developments, we have some questions for you regarding DHS's efforts and future plans regarding an airport-based federal temperature check program."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
Thompson, Bennie, 1948-
2020-06-16
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ICE Detention Facilities: Failing to Meet Basic Standards of Care
From the Executive Summary: "One year ago, Chairman Bennie G. Thompson of the Committee on Homeland Security began a review into the conditions of confinement at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities and whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the necessary oversight tools in place to ensure that those facilities meet applicable standards. This report provides the results of that review."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2020-09-21
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[Letter from Chairman Thompson and Committee Democrats to Peter T. Gaynor Regarding FEMA and its Ability to Respond to Multiple Disasters During the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 28, 2020]
From the Letter: "As our country continues to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, the threat posed by natural disasters is on the rise. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plays a critical role in preparing for and responding to both natural disasters and the ongoing pandemic, raising concerns about the agency's ability to respond to multiple disasters simultaneously. We write to urge you to ensure FEMA is ready to respond to natural disasters as it responds to COVID-19, request a briefing on FEMA's efforts in this regard, and offer our support during this critical time."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2020-05-28
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[July 31, 2020 Letter to Acting Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Brian Murphy]
From the Letter: "We write to express our serious concerns regarding the role of the Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) in the deployment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel to Portland, Oregon, in recent weeks. We are also troubled by reports that I&A has authored and disseminated intelligence products detailing American citizen journalists' reporting activities, which are protected by the First Amendment. I&A must produce clear, valid, and unbiased intelligence and information--not driven by any political agenda. As the acting head of I&A, you have a duty to provide unvarnished assessments and intelligence both to the broader Intelligence Community and to state and local partners even if the assessments contradict the policy agenda of DHS's senior leadership. The consumers of your intelligence expect that I&A will not shade the facts to suit a particular agenda. More broadly, the American public counts on you to have the courage to disagree with your peers and superiors in DHS when the truth demands it."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
Thompson, Bennie, 1948-; Rogers, Mike
2020-07-31
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[Letter from Bennie G. Thompson to Henry Kerner Requesting an Investigation into Chad Wolf for Hatch Act Violation, August 26, 2020]
From the Letter: "I write today to urge the Office of Special Counsel to investigate whether The Honorable Chad Wolf of the Department of Homeland Security used an official government position for the purpose of affecting the outcome of an election in violation of the Hatch Act."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
Thompson, Bennie, 1948-
2020-08-26
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Committee on Homeland Security: Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "In early March, Chairman Bennie G. Thompson and the Democratic Members of the Homeland Security Committee convened two full Committee hearings and one subcommittee hearing to examine the emerging coronavirus threat. After social distancing protocols were imposed, the Committee continued its robust oversight of the Trump Administration's preparedness and response activities. The Committee has convened 12 virtual forums and Members have received 10 briefings with Administration officials to examine all aspects of the pandemic response."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2020-06
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Hearing: Examining the National Response to the Worsening Coronavirus Pandemic [video]
This is the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing "Examining the National Response to the Worsening Coronavirus Pandemic" streamed live on July 8, 2020. The duration of the video is 3 hours, 21 minutes and 34 seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2020-07-08
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Taking to the Skies: Examining TSA's Strategy for Addressing Increased Summer Travel, Hearing before U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, July 20, 2021 [video]
This video contains the July 20, 2021 virtual hearing on "Taking to the Skies: Examining TSA'S Strategy for Addressing Increased Summer Travel" held before the House Committee on Homeland Security. The duration of this video is 1:26:10. Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Darby LaJoye, and Michael Ondocin.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2021-07-20
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Future of FEMA: Recommendations of Former Administrators, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications of the Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, February 28, 2017
This testimony compilation is from the February 28, 2017 hearing, "Future of FEMA: Recommendations of Former Administrators" before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications of the Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Dan Donovan: "Today's hearing is the second in a series of hearings on the future of FEMA and an effort to help set the next Administrator up for success. Earlier this month, the Subcommittee received testimony from FEMA's stakeholders to hear first-hand about the critical relationship between FEMA and first responders at the state and local level. FEMA's success is directly related to the relationships the agency has with state and local partners to promote a culture of preparedness within communities. Part one of this series of hearings reinforced the need for an experienced emergency manager to lead FEMA. Today's distinguished and weather-tested witnesses know better than anyone the significant transformation FEMA has made in achieving and maintaining national preparedness and response capabilities over the past 12 years. Both administrators were responsible for implementing about 350 individual requirements enacted by Congress in the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act. With the tools Congress gave them, they took steps to ensure FEMA developed and implemented the complex National Preparedness System made up of federal, state, local, private, and non-profit emergency management partners. Significant resources have been invested at all levels of government to reach the current level of national preparedness. As we move forward, those in positions of authority have an obligation to build on the critical progress that has been made. This Subcommittee has consistently followed FEMA's progress. Without strong leadership in place, FEMA would not have achieved the level of transformation currently in place.". Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: W. Craig Fugate and R. David Paulison.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2017-02-28
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Defeating a Sophisticated and Dangerous Adversary: Are the New Border Security Task Forces the Right Approach? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the House Committee on Homeland Security, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, April 4, 2017
This is a testimony compilation of the April 4, 2017 hearing on "Defeating a Sophisticated and Dangerous Adversary: Are the New Border Security Task Forces the Right Approach?" held before the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the House Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Martha McSally: "Now that we better understand the lengths to which the cartels will go to make the billions of dollars that they net every year, I want to shift our focus to the Department of Homeland Security's collective response and potential solutions for this immense task. I believe we should begin with the development of a counter-network approach that looks at disrupting every level of cartel operations. From the low-level scout on an Arizona hill-top guiding drug loads away from Border Patrol agents, to the local plaza boss taxing the movement of drugs and people through his area, to the cartel kingpins at the very top of the Sinaloa cartel." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Karl Schultz, Paul Beeson, Janice Ayala, and Rebecca Gambler.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2017-04-04
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Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How the Bush Administration Has Ignored the Law and Squandered Its Opportunities to Make Our Country Safer: Report Prepared by the Majority Staffs of the Committee on Homeland Security and Committee on Foreign Affairs
The majority staff of the Committees on Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs prepared this report to summarize their findings on the progress of the Bush Administration in fulfilling the requirements of the 'Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007'. The key finding is that the Bush Administration has made unsatisfactory progress on several critical homeland and national security mandates. "While the Majority staffs of the Committees found that the Bush Administration has taken some steps to carry out the provisions of the Act, this report focuses on the Administration's performance with respect to key statutory requirements in the following areas: (1) aviation security; (2) rail and public transportation security; (3) port security; (4) border security; (5) information sharing; (6) privacy and civil liberties; (7) emergency response; (8) biosurveillance; (9) private sector preparedness; and (10) national security. In each of the 25 individual assessments in this report, a status update is provided on the Bush Administration's performance on these key provisions."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
2008-09
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Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How the Bush Administration has Ingnored the Law and Squandored Its Opportunities to Make our Country Safer
This report analyzes the steps taken by the Bush Administration to carry out the provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007. The report focuses specifically on the administration's performance with respect to key statutory requirements in the following areas: (1), aviation security; (2) rail and public transportation security; (3) port security; (4) border security; (5) information sharing; (6) privacy and civil liberties; (7) emergency response; (8) biosurveillance; (9) private sector preparedness; and (10) national security. The report concludes that the Bush Administration has not delivered on myriad critical homeland and national security mandates set forth in the Act.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2008-09-01?
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Letter to Michael Chertoff Regarding Funding for Fusion Centers
This letter expresses "strong concern with provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance that restrict the use of grant funds for certain operational activities. These restrictions are inconsistent with provisions of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act), which the President signed into law on August 3, 2007 (P.L. 110-53). We ask that the FY 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance be changed to reflect Congressional intent."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Collins, Susan, 1952-; Lieberman, Joseph I.; Thompson, Bennie, 1948- . . .
2008-04-11
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Rise of Radicalism: Growing Terrorist Sanctuaries and the Threat to the U.S. Homeland, Joint Hearing Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Committee on Foreign Affairs, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, November 18, 2015
This is a testimony compilation of the November 18, 2015 hearing "Rise of Radicalism: Growing Terrorist Sanctuaries and the Threat to the U.S. Homeland," held before the House Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. From the opening statement of Michael McCaul: "Before we begin, I would like to have a moment of silence in memory of those who lost their lives in the attacks in Paris and in honor of those who were wounded. Today we must make this much clear: we are at war. The world was reminded last week that Islamist terrorists are seeking to harm our people, destroy our way of life, and undermine the foundational principles of the free world. The Paris attacks also confirmed our worst fears--that of the thousands of foreign fighters who have gone to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria], some would be deployed to bring terror back to the West. For more than a year, my Committee has warned of this growing threat. We launched a bipartisan Congressional task force to focus on closing security gaps--both at home and abroad--to make it harder for terrorists and foreign fighters to slip across the border undetected. More than 5,000 individuals with Western passports, including Americans, have gone to fight in Syria and Iraq. And some have already returned battle-hardened and prepared to strike. After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, we traveled to Paris and met with counterterrorism officials on the ground who have known that Europe was wide-open to this danger. And we conducted site visits along the 'jihadi superhighway,' from Western Europe to Turkey and then into the conflict zone. Our findings were alarming. This September, the Committee's final task force report concluded that we are losing the struggle to stop Americans from going overseas to join jihadist groups, and it announced that gaping security weaknesses overseas are putting the U.S. homeland and our allies in danger." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Matthew Olsen, Jack Keane, and Peter Bergen.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
2015-11-18
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Righting the Ship: The Coast Guard Must Improve Its Processes for Addressing Harassment, Bullying, and Retaliation
From the Executive Summary: "Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, then-Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congressman Bennie Thompson, then-Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, in consultation with Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), began an investigation 18 months ago to examine how the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy handle allegations of harassment and bullying and whether the Academy creates an inclusive environment that can support equitable outcomes for a diverse student body. This report provides the results of that investigation."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (2007-); United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2019-12-11
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Examining Ongoing Challenges at the U.S. Secret Service and their Government-wide Implications, Joint Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management and the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, November 17, 2015
This is a testimony compilation of the November 17, 2015 hearing on "Examining Ongoing Challenges at the U.S. Secret Service and their Government-wide Implications" held before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management and the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency. From the opening statement of Sen. James Lankford: "At the outset, it is important to acknowledge the essential security role that the Secret Service fills, and its ongoing dedication to our country. However, the recent history of high profile and embarrassing scandals at the Service and the latest DHS Inspector General [IG] findings of wrongdoing cannot be swept under the rug. The IG's investigation reveals that unauthorized database searches of protected information began during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing in March of this year. In the days that followed, many at the Secret Service continued to misuse their authority to access the sensitive employment history of Chairman Jason Chaffetz. The IG's report noted 60 instances of unauthorized access to the database by 45 Secret Service employees that violated the Privacy Act as well as internal and DHS policies." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: James Lankford, Joseph P. Clancy, John Roth, and Joel C. Willemssen.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2015-11-17
