Rep. Correa look forward to working with you. The subcommittee is meeting to look at one year later, the tsa modernization act. The chair is authorized to decode the subcommitteedeclare the subcommittee. I want to thank you, member lesko, and distinguished witnesses for joining us today. Congress enacted the First Comprehensive reauthorization of the tsa known as the tsa modernization act. The act incorporated substantial number of bills and provisions that originated in this committee. It stands as a testament to the committees longstanding bipartisan efforts to connect oversight of tsa. I thank my colleagues, ms. Watson coleman and his chapter mr. Cap no, i should say, for leadership in advancing legislation and congress that will carry on those efforts with Ranking Member lesko in this congress. The tsa modernization act enhances and improves our nations transportation security. Too comprehensive to describe in detail in a few minutes we have, but i would like to highlight a few key
Terrorists turned civilian aircraft into weapons, killing nearly 3,000 americans and injuring thousands more. Today we honor the memories of those who perished and those First Responders who ran into harms way to help their fellow citizens. The tragedy of 9 11 led to the creation of the Transportation Security Administration, tsa, within the new department of Homeland Security. Tsa is charged with protecting our nations Transportation Systems from attack and ensuring freedom of movement of people and commerce. Im pleased that acting deputy administrator Patricia Cogswell is here to update the committee on the progress toward achieving these goals. Americas Transportation Systems are designed for accessibility and efficiency. The enduring challenge remains how to respond to terrorist attacks without unduly burdening travel, the economy and civil liberties. Tsas workforce includes transportation security inspectors, federal air marshals and visible intermodal response teams. Congress has
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
Any background noise . Member, please mute their microphone. Going through documents and records please, email documents, im going to abbreviate my opening statement. I will put the full statement in the record given the fact that you probably cant hear me and understand me and im having trouble, you know, this is the second hearing, last hearing was in industries takeholders and we heard a distressing and serious gaps, shortages of several personnel, lack of even the most basic hygiene practices and a consensus among our witnesses that federal government needed to help the private sector which owns and operates 85 of the patients Critical Infrastructure to defend itself and respond to attacks. You know, the bill 3684 will provide funding at the local, state and federal level to enhance response to Cyber Security incidents. It improves the national highway system, other Transportation Systems, capabilities and established office of National Cyber directive to the principle advisory on
Any background noise . Member, please mute their microphone. Going through documents and records please, email documents, im going to abbreviate my opening statement. I will put the full statement in the record given the fact that you probably cant hear me and understand me and im having trouble, you know, this is the second hearing, last hearing was in industries takeholders and we heard a distressing and serious gaps, shortages of several personnel, lack of even the most basic hygiene practices and a consensus among our witnesses that federal government needed to help the private sector which owns and operates 85 of the patients Critical Infrastructure to defend itself and respond to attacks. You know, the bill 3684 will provide funding at the local, state and federal level to enhance response to Cyber Security incidents. It improves the national highway system, other Transportation Systems, capabilities and established office of National Cyber directive to the principle advisory on