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Panelists spoke about government programs and the Department of Homeland Secutiry’s efforts to protect the privacy of computerized information. Among the issues they addressed were protectio…

A panel discussion was held on protecting individual privacy when intelligence agencies share information. Lisa Graves moderated. “The Way Forward: Privacy and Domestic Intelligence a…

Panelists spoke about national security, the practice of data mining, and protection of individual privacy rights. Among the issues they addressed were the ineffectiveness of the practice, g…

Partcipants talked about protecting civil liberties, ensuring public safety, and providing services in response to natural disasters. They focused on the operation of the Department of Homel…

Panelists spoke about immigration and customs practices, and balancing border security with privacy and civil liberty concerns. Among the topics they addressed were search procedures, identi…

A panel discussion was held on ways to protect transportation without intruding upon passenger privacy. Topics included the Registered Travelers Program, SPOT (Screening Passengers by Observ…

Witnesses testified about maintenance and accuracy of the Transportation Security Administration “No Fly” and “Selectee” lists. Issues included ensuring complete and concise information, red…

Secretary Chertoff testified about Department of Homeland Security efforts to coordinate and align programs, personnel, and resources to secure the nation fs borders. In his remarks he outli…

A hearing was held to evaluate the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 by the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to curtail discrimination in h…

A hearing was held to examine H.R. 6193, the Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008, with testimony about the development of the White House’s new Controlled Unclassified Informati…

A hearing was held on the cyber vulnerabilities to the resililency and security of the electric grid. Topics included the status of measures against the Aurora vulnerability and the legal au…

Officials testified about the Transportation Security Administration’s progress in its first five years, programs and policy implementation that remained outstanding at the Department, and t…

Mark Sullivan testified about President Bush’s fiscal year 2009 budget request for the Secret Service. He talked about balancing the workload of the Secret Service during the presidential co…

Witnesses testified about the operation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and fiscal year 2009 appropriations legislation for the agency. Topics included the progress made in…

Secretary Chertoff testified about the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. Topics included the department’s responsibilities for protecting the U.S. fro…

A hearing was held to examine how the nation provides housing for disaster victims. The challenges faced by federal, state, and local governments in their efforts to house the victims of Hur…

Witnesses testified about terrorist groups using the Internet to recruit and radicalize their followers. Topics included illustrations of propaganda used on Internet sites, instructions for …

A portion of the House Committee on Homeland Security was shown. The hearing focused on the progress and pitfalls of the Terror Watch List (TWL). Representatives Bennie Thompson and Dave …

Former Secretaries Armitage and Nye co-chaired the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Smart Power. They testified about the commission’s report, including long-term…

A panel of government officials and others testified about delays in the implementation of the 2006 SAFE Port Act one year after its passage. The legislation includes a third-party verificat…