Testimony from Department of Homeland Security officials before Congress.
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Written Statement of Steward D. Beckham Director, Office of National Capital Region Coordination, Federal Emergency Management Agency before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Col
NCRC was transferred to FEMA along with other preparedness elements under the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) in 2007. This shift recognized FEMA’s strong partnerships with state, local, and federal authorities, and was designed to promote the seamless coordination of all-hazards preparedness and response efforts between and across all National Capital Region jurisdictions.
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Testimony of Craig A. Bennett, Director, National Pollution Funds Center, Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on "The Restore Act" (H.R. 3096): Relationship to the OSLTF and OPA '90
On the evening of April 20, 2010, an explosion aboard the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) DEEPWATER HORIZON, located in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 50 miles from the coast of Louisiana, led to the sinking of the MODU, the tragic loss of 11 lives, and the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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Testimony of Admiral Robert Papp Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard on Coast Guard Operations in the Arctic, Before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
The United States is an Arctic Nation, and the Coast Guard has been operating in the Arctic Ocean since Alaska was a territory to assist scientific exploration, chart the waters, provide humanitarian assistance to native tribes, conduct search and rescue, and law enforcement. Today our mission remains remarkably similar to what it was in 1867; however, as open water continues to replace ice, human activity is increasing. With increasingly navigable waters, comes increased Coast Guard responsibility.
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Statement for the Record of the ICE for a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy And Enforcement hearing titled "Secure Communities Oversight"
The reality of limited resources requires law enforcement – at all levels- to use resources strategically and wisely to accomplish their mission. Given estimates that more than ten million people living in the United States are subject to removal, Secure Communities is a critical tool that assists ICE in better focusing its resources on apprehending and removing high priority aliens, including convicted criminals and egregious immigration law violators.
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Written testimony for the FEMA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications hearing titled "Ensuring Effective Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee"
It is an honor to appear before you today on behalf of FEMA to discuss our response and recovery efforts in Pennsylvania before, during, and after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. In my testimony today, I will discuss our successes, challenges, and lessons learned from these two disasters and FEMA's ongoing efforts to apply lessons learned to improve the way we do business.
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Statement for the Record of the NPPD for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications
A top priority for DHS is improving the communications capabilities of those who are often the first to arrive at the scene of a disaster site—the Nation’s emergency responders. Public safety personnel must have access to reliable and instantaneous communications at all times to effectively coordinate response and recovery operations. The Department recognizes that establishing emergency communications is not solely a technology problem that can be solved with just the “right” equipment or the “right” communications system. All of the critical factors for a successful interoperability solution—governance, standard operating procedures, training and exercises, and integration of systems into daily operations as well as technology—must and are being addressed through the collective work of our programs.
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Testimony of Honorable Tara O'Toole, M.D., MPH Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, before the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
In the past eight years, S&T has undergone many changes and continues to evolve. The extraordinary breadth and diversity of DHS’s missions requires S&T to address a wide range of programs including Components’ near-term needs for new operational capabilities and improved operational effectiveness, efficiency and safety. S&T also has responsibilities related to understanding and creating solutions to biological and chemical threats, and to conducting the research and development (R&D) required to meet homeland cyber security needs. Investments in near-term, incremental solutions must be balanced against investments in potentially game-changing technologies that will take longer to mature.
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Written testimony of CBP, S&T, and USCG for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
Chairwoman Miller, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Committee, it is a privilege and an honor to appear before you today to discuss the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) ongoing collaboration with the Department of Defense (DoD) to secure our nation's borders and particularly the role U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP), the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) have played in such cooperative efforts. I am Mark Borkowski, Assistant Commissioner of CBP's Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA) and the CBP Component Acquisition Executive. I am pleased to offer this joint statement with my colleagues Paul Benda, Chief of Staff for DHS S&T and Director of the S&T Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA), and Michael Tangora, Deputy Assistant Commandant for Acquisition in the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Testimony of Dr. Nick Nayak, Chief Procurement Officer before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security
DHS has achieved substantial success in spending money more efficiently through our Strategic Sourcing Program. The Department leads the Federal government in coordinated procurements and has been recognized by the Office of Management and Budget, the General Services Administration, and the Partnership for Public Service because of our results.
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Testimony of TSA Office of Security Technology Assistant Administrator Robin Kane on "TSA Reform: Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate Job Growth, Part 3"
The Testimony of TSA Office of Security Technology Assistant Administrator Robin Kane before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security on "TSA Reform: Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate Job Growth, Part 3"