WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Chairman Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) announced a hearing on March 20, 2024, at 2:00 PM ET, to review the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office.

“The mission of the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office is to safeguard America from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats by providing training, exercises, equipment, and operational support to stakeholders and partners nationwide,” Chairman D’Esposito said. “It is important that we examine the CWMD Office so it can fulfill its mission and enable federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to detect and prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction on U.S. soil. I look forward to learning more about the CWMD Office’s strategies and partnerships, and how Congress can ensure the Office is doing its job effectively.”

DETAILS:

What: A Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology hearing entitled “Securing our Nation from WMDs: A Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.”

When: Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 2:00 PM ET

Where: 310 Cannon House Office Building

WITNESSES:

Mary Ellen Callahan
Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Tina Won Sherman
Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office

Dr. Herbert Wolfe, MHS-PA
Acting Chief Medical Officer and Acting Director, Office of Health Security,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Witness testimony will be added here.

The hearing will be livestreamed on YouTube and the Committee’s website.

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