House Homeland Security Committee
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Retired Gen. Keith Alexander, the former head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, told House Homeland Security Committee members they should go further than just creating a new cyber agency within DHS.
March 27, 2017 -
The House Homeland Security Committee and the House and Senate intelligence committees are going to prioritize oversight of how agencies hire and train their workforces to deal with cybersecurity.
February 27, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security committees released oversight plans for the 115th Congress, both of which included cybersecurity and IT modernization.
February 06, 2017 -
Congress may reprogram and reallocate resources in the Homeland Security Department, use emergency funding or some combination of both to pay for the construction of a wall along the southern border, said House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas).
January 25, 2017 -
The Commission on Cybersecurity for the 45th President detailed 250 recommendations, including creating a specific cybersecurity agency within DHS and a new independent unit of auditors to stress test agency networks.
January 05, 2017 -
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) said he will propose an amendment to the House Rules package this year that would change congressional jurisdiction for DHS. The idea is gaining momentum with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and other lawmakers, he said. Anywhere between 92 and 108 committees and subcommittees now have oversight responsibilities for the department.
November 30, 2016 -
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said he plans to introduce new recommendations for reforming and reorganizing DHS. The report is intended as a series of suggestions for the next administration. McCaul also said he will introduce a plan to consolidate the 100 congressional committees that have jurisdiction and oversight on the department.
September 09, 2016 -
The Coast Guard said it's the first Executive Branch agency to achieve full operating capability on its insider threat program. The Homeland Security Department said it's working to automate its continuous evaluation program, in support of a governmentwide goal to add 5 percent of the cleared population under CE by 2017.
July 13, 2016 -
Allegations of misconduct at the Transportation Security Administration jumped by nearly 29 percent between fiscal 2013 and 2015, a new House Homeland Security Committee report found. The agency said it's reorganizing its human capital office to better respond to issues within the TSA workforce.
July 07, 2016 -
The House Homeland Security Committee approved its 80th bill this session to reorganize and rename the Homeland Security Department’s National Programs and Protections Directorate.
June 13, 2016 -
Jeh Johnson, the DHS secretary, certified March 17 that the agency met the requirement in the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act to accept and provide cyber threat data in real time with the private sector.
March 17, 2016 -
House lawmakers criticized the Homeland Security Department’s mismanagement over the last 12 years of its initiative to modernize and consolidate its HR systems, saying the agency spent $180 million over the last 12 years and received few benefits.
February 26, 2016 -
DHS plans to release a new terror alert system after its previous system failed to keep citizens informed of threats.
December 07, 2015 -
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy says the agency is in the process of disciplining agents involved in the scandal, but some lawmakers and watchdogs say the incident is just one example of a governmentwide problem.
November 17, 2015 -
The House has passed a bill supporters say will streamline the agency's many moving parts by making management leaner and more efficient.
October 21, 2015