Committee on Homeland Security

Evolving Threats: Security and Safety in a Post-9/11 World
2023-09-12 09:15 - 11:15 (America/New_York) | 9/11 Memorial Museum, 180 Greenwich St, New York, NY, 10007, United States
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9/11 Memorial Museum, 180 Greenwich St, New York, NY, United States
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WITNESSES:
Joseph Pfeifer
First Deputy Commissioner, New York City Fire Department
Laura Kavanagh
Commissioner, New York City Fire Department
Rebecca Weiner
Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism, New York City Police Department
Patrick Ryder
Commissioner, Nassau County Police Department
Greg Ehrie
Chief Security Officer, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Witness testimony will be added here.

The Real Cost of an Open Border: How Americans are Paying the Price
2023-07-26 14:00 - 17:00
WITNESSES:
Todd Bensman
Senior National Security Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies
Javier “JR” Ramirez III
Private Citizen
Elisa Tambunga
Private Citizen
David J. Bier
Associate Director, Immigration Studies CATO Institute
Witness testimony can be found here.

Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America
2023-07-19 14:00 - 17:00
WITNESSES:
Jaeson Jones
Private Citizen, Former Captain of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, Texas Department of Public Safety
Jessica Vaughan
Director of Policy Studies, Center for Immigration Studies
Derek Maltz
Private Citizen, Former Special Agent in Charge, Special Operations Division, Drug Enforcement Administration
Vanda Felbab-Brown, PhD
Director, Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors, the Brookings Institution
Witness testimony can be found here.

Opening the Flood Gates: Biden’s Broken Border Barrier
2023-07-18 14:00 - 17:00
WITNESSES:
Panel I
Ntina Cooper
Acting Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner for Enterprise Services, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Colonel Jason Jefferis
Head of Contracting Activities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
Rebecca Gambler
Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Panel II
Ron Vitiello
Former Chief of the U.S Border Patrol (Retired), Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Jim De Sotle
Interim Chief Executive Officer, LoneStar Pipeline Contractors
Russell Johnson
Private Citizen
Alexander Tenorio, MD
Neurological Surgery Resident, University of California San Diego Health
Witness testimony can be found here.

Strategic Competition in the Arctic
2023-07-18 10:00 - 13:00
WITNESSES:

Ronald O’Rourke
Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
The Honorable Esther Brimmer
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance, Council on Foreign Relations

Witness testimony can be found here.

Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives with Administrator Criswell
2023-07-13 10:00 - 13:00
Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology hearing: “Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives with Administrator Criswell”
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Deanne Criswell
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Witness testimony can be found here.

Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border
2023-07-12 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement hearing: “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border”
WITNESSES:

Kemp Chester
Senior Advisor to the Director of National Drug Control Policy, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Steven Cagen
Assistant Director of the Countering Transnational Organized Crime Division, Homeland Security Investigations
James Mandryck
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Intelligence, Customs and Border Protection
George Papadopoulos
Principal Deputy Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration
Tyrone Durham
Director, Nation State Threats Center, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security

Witness testimony can be found here.

Markup of H.R. 2577, H.R. 4467, and H.R. 4470
2023-07-12 10:00 - 13:00

An Examination of TSA’s FY 2024 Budget and Priorities
2023-06-22 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security hearing: “An Examination of TSA’s FY 2024 Budget and Priorities”
WITNESSES:
The Honorable David Pekoske
Transportation Security Administration Administrator, the Department of Homeland Security
Witness testimony can be found here.

Growing the National Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline
2023-06-22 10:00 - 13:00
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing: Growing the National Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline”
WITNESSES:
Anjelica Dortch
Senior Director, U.S. Government Affairs, SAP America, Inc.
Will Markow
Vice President of Applied Research, Lightcast
Tara Wisniewski
Executive Vice President for Advocacy, Global Markets, and Member Engagement, ISC2
Col. Chris Starling (Ret.)
Executive Director, California, NPower
Witness testimony can be found here.

Countering Threats Posed by Nation-State Actors in Latin America to U.S. Homeland Security
2023-06-21 10:00 - 13:00
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence hearing: “Countering Threats Posed by Nation-State Actors in Latin America to U.S. Homeland Security”
WITNESSES:
Elaine K. Dezenski
Senior Director and Head, Center on Economic and Financial Power, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)
Christopher Hernandez-Roy
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Jessica Brandt
Policy Director, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative; Fellow, Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, The Brookings Institution
Witness testimony can be found here.

Open Borders, Closed Case: Secretary Mayorkas’ Dereliction of Duty on the Border Crisis
2023-06-14 10:00 - 13:00
Full Committee hearing: “Open Borders, Closed Case: Secretary Mayorkas’ Dereliction of Duty on the Border Crisis”
WITNESSES:
Chad Wolf
Former Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Rodney Scott
Visiting Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation; former Border Patrol Chief, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Joe Edlow
Managing Member, the Edlow Group; former Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Witness testimony can be found here.

Transnational Criminal Organizations: The Menacing Threat to the U.S. Homeland
2023-06-07 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence hearing: “Transnational Criminal Organizations: The Menacing Threat to the U.S. Homeland”
WITNESSES:

Douglas Farah
President, IBI Consultants
Christopher Urben
Former Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Special Operations Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Melissa Ford Maldonado
Policy Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation
Jason Blazakis
Professor of Practice, Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies; Director of Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Witness testimony can be found here.

Examining DHS’ Failure to Prepare for the Termination of Title 42
2023-06-06 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement hearing: “Examining DHS’ Failure to Prepare for the Termination of Title 42.”
WITNESSES:
Benjamine “Carry” Huffman
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Blas Nuñez-Neto
Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Witness testimony can be found here.

A Security Sprint: Assessing U.S. Homeland Vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party Aggression
2023-05-23 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence hearing: “A Security Sprint: Assessing U.S. Homeland Vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party Aggression”
WITNESSES:
Iranga Kahangama
Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security
Tyrone Durham
Acting Director, Nation State Threats Center, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
Jill M. Murphy
Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Witness testimony can be found here.

Full Committee Markup
2023-05-17 09:30 - 12:00

'Mostly Peaceful': Countering Left-Wing Organized Violence
2023-05-16 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability hearing on: “‘Mostly Peaceful’: Countering Left-Wing Organized Violence”
WITNESSES:
Riley Gaines
Spokeswoman, Independent Women’s Forum
Scott G. Erickson
Former Deputy Chief of Staff at U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Former Police Officer, San Jose, California
Amy Spitalnick
Incoming Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, testifying on behalf of Human Rights First
Julio Rosas
Senior Writer, Townhall
Witness testimony can be found here.

Protecting the Homeland: An Examination of Federal Efforts to Support State & Local Law Enforcement
2023-05-16 09:00 - 12:00
A joint hearing by the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology entitled: “Protecting the Homeland: An Examination of Federal Efforts to Support State & Local Law Enforcement”
WITNESSES:
Chief Michael Gerke
Odessa, Texas Police Department
Sheriff Don Barnes
Orange County, California Sheriff’s Department
Commissioner Michael Cox
Boston, Massachusetts Police Department
Rafael A. Mangual
Senior Fellow and Head of Research, Policing & Public Safety Initiative, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Witness testimony can be found here.

Censorship Laundering: How the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Enables the Silencing of Dissent
2023-05-11 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability hearing on: “Censorship Laundering: How the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Enables the Silencing of Dissent”
WITNESSES:
Ben Weingarten
Investigative Journalist and Columnist
Martin Kulldorff, PhD
Epidemiologist and Biostatistician
Cynthia Miller-Idriss, PhD
Professor, School of Public Affairs and School of Education Founding Director, Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, American University
Jonathan Turley
Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law, The George Washington University
Witness testimony can be found here.

Evaluating High-Risk Security Vulnerabilities at our Nation’s Ports
2023-05-10 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security hearing on: “Evaluating High-Risk Security Vulnerabilities at our Nation’s Ports”
WITNESSES:
Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr.
Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard
Eric Goldstein
Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Neal Latta
Assistant Administrator for Enrollment Services and Vetting Programs, Transportation Security Administration
Witness testimony can be found here.

CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective
2023-04-27 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing on: “CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective”
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Jen Easterly
Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security
Witness testimony can be found here.

Homeland Security Committee Markup of the Border Reinforcement Act of 2023
2023-04-26 10:00 - 17:00
Watch part 2 of the markup HERE.

A Review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
2023-04-19 10:00 - 13:00
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The Homeland Security Cost of the Biden Administration’s Catastrophic Withdrawal from Afghanistan
2023-04-18 10:00 - 13:00
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence hearing: “The Homeland Security Cost of the Biden Administration’s Catastrophic Withdrawal from Afghanistan”
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Nathan A. Sales
Former Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Simone Ledeen
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East
Christopher J. Douglas
Colonel (Ret.), United States Marine Corps
Jonathan Schroden, PhD
Director, Countering Threats and Challenges Program and Special Operations Program Center for Naval Analyses
Witness testimony can be found here.

Biden’s Growing Border Crisis: Death, Drugs, and Disorder on the Northern Border
2023-03-28 10:00 - 13:00
Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability hearing: “Biden’s Growing Border Crisis: Death, Drugs, and Disorder on the Northern Border”
WITNESSES:
PANEL I
The Honorable Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
Member of Congress, Member of the Northern Border Security Caucus
The Honorable Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)
Member of Congress, Co-Chair of the Northern Border Security Caucus
The Honorable Brian Higgins (D-NY-26)
Member of Congress, Co-Chair of the Northern Border Caucus
The Honorable Pete Stauber (R-MN-08)
Member of Congress, Member of the Northern Border Security Caucus
PANEL II
Brandon Judd
President, National Border Patrol Council
Robert L. Quinn
Commissioner, Department of Safety, State of New Hampshire
Laura Dawson, PhD
Executive Director, Future Borders Coalition
The Honorable Andrew R. Arthur
Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies

Witness testimony for panel one can be found here. Witness testimony for panel two can be found here.

Securing America’s Maritime Border: Challenges and Solutions for U.S. National Security
2023-03-23 14:00 - 17:00
Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security hearing: “Securing America’s Maritime Border: Challenges and Solutions for U.S. National Security”
WITNESSES:
Rear Admiral Jo-Ann F. Burdian
Assistant Commandant for Response Policy, United States Coast Guard
Jonathan Miller
Executive Director for Operations, Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Brigadier General Sean T. Boyette
Director, Joint Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters, Representing the Florida National Guard
Heather MacLeod
Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Witness testimony can be found here.

CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from a Stakeholder Perspective
2023-03-23 10:00 - 13:00
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing: “CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from a Stakeholders Perspective”
WITNESSES:
Tina Won Sherman
Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Transportation Security, Government Accountability Office
Heather Hogsett
Senior Vice President, Technology & Risk Management, Bank Policy Institute
Drew Bagley
Vice President and Counsel, Privacy and Cyber Policy, CrowdStrike
Marty Edwards
Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Operational Technology Security Tenable

Witness testimony can be found here.

Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis
2023-03-15 10:00 - 13:00
Full Committee field hearing in McAllen, Texas: “Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis”
WITNESSES:
Panel I
The Honorable Raul L. Ortiz
Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Steven W. Cagen
Assistant Director, Countering Transnational Organized Crime Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Panel II
Colonel Steven C. McCraw
Director, Texas Department of Public Safety
Sheriff Brad Coe
Kinney County, Texas
Chris Cabrera
Vice President, National Border Patrol Council
Witness testimony can be found here.

Confronting Threats Posed by the Chinese Communist Party to the U.S. Homeland
2023-03-09 09:00 - 12:00
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence hearing: “Confronting Threats by the Chinese Communist Party to the U.S. Homeland
WITNESSES:
Hon. William R. Evanina
Founder and CEO,The Evanina Group
Lieutenant General Joseph T. Guastella Jr., (Ret.)
Senior Fellow, The Mitchell Institute
Hon. Kari A. Bingen
Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Tyler Jost, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Brown University

Witness testimony can be found here.

Full Committee Business Meeting
2023-02-28 13:00 - 17:00
