America about the efforts to improve the safety of airports and planes and what the federal government can do. Security wille now come to order. Thank you, Ranking Member and the panel of witnesses for joining us today. We are here to discuss proposals for how to restore our nations been so system that has devastated by covid19. We have seen passenger volume in the last few months go as low as 5 of normal. Today it is close to 15 to 20 of normal, but that is not good enough to keep the Aviation Industry in business. It is not good enough to help this nation. Know, this pandemic is unprecedented. The lack of federal leadership and interaction, coordination is very concerning to all of us. We ask the question, how can we project our frontline aviation workers and our passengers if consultation and coordination is not there. That is why Sherman Thompson and i recently sent a letter with the leadership of the Transportation Committee to the heads of dhs and tot calling for preferred and do
Protection, Transportation Security Administration, and a secret service answer questions from the House Homeland Security committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on a department of Homeland Security use of a facial recognition and other Biometric Technologies. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning. The committee on Homeland Security is meeting to examine department of Homeland Security use of facial recognition and other Biometric Technologies. The government use of biometrics is not entirely new. For example, finger prints have been used as an identification tool for many decades. Other biometrics includes dna, voice pattern and palm prints. In recent years facial recognition has become the new chosen forum of Biometric Technology as facial Recognition Technology has advanced it is used by the
We will be this year for budget coverage. David pekoske is testifying on the president s 2025 budget request. Budget coverage on cspan3. Committee on Homeland Security and Maritime Security will come to order. Without objection the chair may declare the subcommittee in rhesus at any point. The purpose is to examine the tsa budget request for fiscal year 2025. I would like to thank our witness administrator David Pekoske for joining us today. Without objection the german from louisiana, mr. Carter is permitted to sit with the subcommittee and ask questions of the witnesses. So order. Also want to welcome a new member of the subcommittee, mr. Kennedy. Thank you for joining us. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. On behalf of the members of our subcommittee im pleased to welcome administrator pekoske to discuss tsa fiscal year 2025 budget request. It has been two decades since the establishment after the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001. While tsa has grown and evolved
Supported by donors. How big is your staff . We have a staff of six people. I am staff and board, chairman and ceo. I am chairman of the board and i run our staff. Have you started circle we will be this year for budget coverage. David pekoske is testifying on the president s 2025 budget request. Budget coverage on cspan3. Committee on Homeland Security and Maritime Security will come to order. Without objection the chair may declare the subcommittee in rhesus at any point. The purpose is to examine the tsa budget request for fiscal year 2025. I would like to thank our witness administrator David Pekoske for joining us today. Without objection the german from louisiana, mr. Carter is permitted to sit with the subcommittee and ask questions of the witnesses. So order. Also want to welcome a new member of the subcommittee, mr. Kennedy. Thank you for joining us. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. On behalf of the members of our subcommittee im pleased to welcome administrato
2017. Youre watching live coverage, on cspan 3. [inaudible] the committee will come to order. Today, we are considering the nomination of David Pekoske to be the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration at the department of Homeland Security. Administrator pekoske, welcome back to the committee. And congratulations on another nomination for this position. And thank you for your willingness to continue to serve in a challenging and Important Role in the federal government. Over 20 years ago, the Transportation Security Administration was established in response to the september 11th terrorist attacks, to carry out the essential mission of ensuring that travelers are both safe and secure. Since its creation, travelers have encountered tsa on a daily basis. Most notably, during the security screening process at our nations airports. In fact, tsa currently screens over 2 million travelers each and every day. This is a significant undertaking, and it wouldnt be possible w