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While much attention regarding national security issues focuses on the Executive Branch, HSPI is also contributing to the contemporary discussion on the role of Congressional oversight as a critical policy issue.

HSPI Publications

Cyber Security Act of 2012 requires a liability protection bug fix
Gus Coldebella
The Hill
February 22, 2012
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Supreme Court Rules on GPS Surveillance
Seth Stodder
Security Debrief
January 25, 2012
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Congress Should Consider Its Own Failures in Attempted Bombing
Daniel J. Kaniewski
Roll Call
February 19, 2010
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Consolidating the House's homeland security efforts: The time to act is now
Frank Cilluffo and Daniel Kaniewski
HSPI Issue Brief
December 29, 2004
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Commission’s Proposals Fall on Deaf Ears
Frank J. Cilluffo, Daniel J. Kaniewski
Roll Call
August 16, 2004
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War Requires Homeland Panels’ Attention, Too
Daniel J. Kaniewski
Roll Call
March 24, 2003
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House Homeland Panel Needs Own Jurisdiction
Daniel J. Kaniewski
Roll Call
March 9, 2003
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The Blame Game: More Fingers Required
Daniel J. Kaniewski
Homeland Protection Professional
March 9, 2003

Home alone; Congress needs security plan
Daniel J. Kaniewski
The Washington Times
May 14, 2002
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Create a House Select Committee on Homeland Security
Daniel J. Kaniewski
Journal of Homeland Security
February 2002
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HSPI Testimony & Presentations

The Iranian Cyber Threat to the United States
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo, HSPI Director
Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security,
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, and
Subcommittee
on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
April 26, 2012
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"Meeting Complex Challenges Through National Security Reform," hosted by the Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University, Washington, D.C. Director Frank Cilluffo noted prospects and perspectives of reform within the intelligence community and Defense Department as part of a panel discussion on October 17, 2008.
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Assessing and Addressing the Threat: Defining the Role of a National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo
Before the Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee
June 14, 2007
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HSPI Events

A Conversation on Cyber Security Legislation with Mike McConnell, Michael Chertoff, and Senior Congressional Staff
Policy and Research Forum Special Event
February 22, 2012
Event Video, Speaker Biographies, and Resources

A Conversation with Former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge
Policy and Research Forum Event
November 1, 2010
Event Summary

Homeland Security Priorities for the 111th Congress
featured top staff members from the House and Senate Committees on Homeland Security to discuss priorities for the 111th Congress. HSPI also Twittered from the event: www.twitter.com/hspi
HSPI Policy & Research Forum Event
February 20, 2009
Event Summary

House Chairman Bennie G. Thompson Lays Out Homeland Security Agenda
HSPI Policy & Research Forum Event
January 29, 2007
Event Summary

House Chairman Peter King Lays Out Homeland Security Agenda
HSPI Policy & Research Forum Event
March 7, 2006
Event Summary

HSPI In the News

NSA Chief Seeks Bigger Cybersecurity Role
Wall Street Journal
February 27, 2012
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Officials Urge Lawmakers Not to Weaken Cybersecurity Measures
CQ
February 22, 2012
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FCC Chief Presses Internet Providers on Cybersecurity
Bloomberg
February 22, 2012
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Ridge: Attempted Attacks Part of Post-9/11 Reality
CQ Homeland Security
November 1, 2010
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Senate chided for slow OK of border chief
Washington Times
March 15, 2010
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Stalled border security nomination worries former commissioners
GovExec.com
March 2, 2010
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Kaniewski: Congress Should Consider Its Own Failures in Attempted Bombing
Roll Call
February 19, 2010
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Kaniewski discusses Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
C-SPAN
February 10, 2010
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As Talk of Reorganization Moves Forward, Congress Prepares to Stake Claims Over FEMA
Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security
February 27, 2009
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Homeland Security Panels Working to Streamline Department Oversight
Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security
February 20, 2009
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Authorization and chemical security bills top panel agendas
Government Executive
February 20, 2009
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HSPI Experts

Daniel J. Kaniewski, Deputy Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute

Daniel J. Kaniewski is Deputy Director of The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute. Kaniewski re-joined HSPI in August 2008 after spending three years on the White House staff, most recently as Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior Director for Response Policy. Prior to 9/11, Kaniewski served as a Homeland Security Fellow to members of the U.S. House of Representatives where he conducted research on congressional coordination for homeland security. He proposed a House Select Committee on Homeland Security in June 2001 and subsequently published his findings. The House Select Committee on Homeland Security became a reality on June 19, 2002 with the adoption of H. Res. 449 during the 107th Congress. Kaniewski continues to speak about and write on the need for congressional coordination for homeland security, with multiple op-eds on the topic having been featured in such publications as Roll Call and The Washington Times. More