And welcome to this hearing on detecting the nation, Transportation Systems. We reflect on a summer day in american history, 18 years ago that terrorists turned a address the agencys progress towards implementing modernization the committee will exercise oversight to existing security programs. Notably the passenger screening teams in february administrator pekoske briefed the committee on disturbing testing results from the ig and promised to revamp k9 training. Tsa is committed to making the federal federal air Marshals Program more intelligent space. Improving todays Frontline Security programs is important but tsa must adapt to changing threats and technologies. Emerging Technology Including biometrics, perhaps we will hear about that today. Understand tsa has a biometrics roadmap but we certainly need to do this in light of concerns involving privacy, Data Protection and civil liberties. I look forward to a robust discussion today on the vital role the tsa plays. Madam Ranking Mem
Hudson. My name is richard weitz, and the director of the center for political director of the center for political and military analysis here at hudson. Today we are honored to talk about an important report and the port subject that is congressional efforts to oversee the u. S. Nuclear security efforts. We are specifically going to talk about a report, copies of which are outside, by the partnerships to secure america and Arms Control Association on empowering congress a nuclear authority, blueprints for a new generation. I want to take the welcome the cspan audience for joining us. To make everything easier, if people could silence any cell phones you might have now, that would be very helpful. The report and either work we have been doing with partnerships to secure america and Arms Control Association has been over a year, and independent project over collaborated with these organizations last you doing through events on hill, congressional briefings on the Nuclear Threat, the too
Emerging trends that we see when comes to protecting Critical Infrastructure protection from attack. When the type of protecting from overhead attack we really talking about this particular issue. And so today it is important to us. We thank you for the invite, and inviting us out. As elaine just mentioned, we come from a background known as the National Protection programs directorate. Say that 10 times fast. Bonus points if even knew what that meant. But today with a name like the u. S. Cybersecurity agency, we have that Value Proposition. We understand before even walk in the door what the value is never going to bring to the table and so the name like that, while we still pass on business cards, while we still great relationships, their story recognition out today with a name like cisa, protecting Critical Infrastructure. That mission has changed over time as well. Today as we move further and further away from 9 11, and that antiterrorism post9 11 mission is gravitating towards do
Im greg mathis, policy advisor to senator mark warner. Thank you for joining us for the Cyber Security caucus. As many of you know senator warner along with senator gardner started the Bipartisan Task force. And so hell be here to give a presentation to talk about this important topic as well as we have the ceo of dhi. Without further ado i let the first presentation get started. I very rarely give talks that are standing room only so really appreciate your interest today. As greg mentioned im robert lord, cofounder, president and chief Strategy Officer of protenus, and also a fellow at new america cybersecurity policy program. While a lot of information today im presenting comes from research weve done at protenus and some of the work we are currently building at new america on the speaking on behalf of either of those organizations today. Just talking from my experience and providing perspective on the challenges that we see in this space i guess to contextualize this because sometim
Congressional oversight of Nuclear Security and arms control. Speakers included representatives from the Arms Control Association. The Hudson Institute in washington posted this two our event. Two hour event. Thank you. Lets begin. Toant to welcome everyone hudson. My name is richard price. Talk, we are honored to about an important report and an important subject, that is congressional efforts to oversee the u. S. Nuclear security efforts. We are specifically going to talk about a report, copies of which are outside, by the partnerships to secure america and the Arms Control Association , blueprints for a new generation. I want to particularly welcome the cspan audience for joining us. To make everything easier, if people could silence any cell phones you have now, that would be helpful. The report and other work we have been doing with partnerships to secure america and the Arms Control Association has been continuing over years. It is an independent project, but we collaborated with