Tag: Real Security

From Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12), Chairman of the House Select Intelligence Oversight Panel: HOLT QUESTION'S DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE'S STATEMENT BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE House Select Intelligence Panel Chairman Disputes McConnell's Characterization of Intelligence Law in German Terrorism Case (Washington, D.C.) — Rep…. Continue

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, along with subcommittee Chairmen Jerrold Nadler and Robert C. Scott have sent a letter to National Intelligence Director J. Michael McConnell requesting previously undisclosed information about the Administration’s domestic surveillance programs in advance of his testimony before… Continue

The Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management is currently holding a hearing, “Readiness in the Post-Katrina and Post-9/11 World.” The subcommittee will receive testimony on the contents of the new National Response Framework released September 10, 2007, by… Continue

As the Gavel noted yesterday, the Washington Post reported U.S. military leaders and the White House are “cherry-picking” data on violence in Iraq to bolster their claims that the President's failed war strategy is working. In order to support this claim, military… Continue

Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Chair Jane Harman, and Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight Chairman Christopher P. Carney sent the following letter to Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of… Continue

This morning, the House Armed Services Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee held a joint hearing entitled “Beyond the September Report: What's Next for Iraq?” receiving testimony from the Honorable William J. Perry, Major General John Batiste, and General John M. Keane. Chairman… Continue

The Armed Services Committee is currently holding a hearing to receive testimony on the Independent Assessment of Iraqi Security Forces. General James Jones, USMC (ret), Chairman of the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq, will testify along with three other… Continue

The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Iraqi Benchmarks: An Objective Assessment.” David M. Walker, head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office as Comptroller General of the United States, will testify. Watch the hearing live >> Chairman Tom Lantos gives… Continue

From the Armed Services Committee, which has just concluded its first hearing on Iraq reporting: Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) Hearing on the Comptroller General's Assessment of the Iraqi Government's Record of Performance Washington, DC — House Armed Services Committee… Continue

The Transportation Committee is currently holding a hearing on structurally deficient bridges. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), of 597,340 bridges in the United States, 73,784 are structurally deficient. In light of the recent tragic collapse of the I-35W bridge… Continue