Hearing: “Defense Support of Civil Authorities: A Vital Resource in the Nation’s Homeland Security Missions.”

Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications (Committee on Homeland Security)

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 (10:00 AM)

311 CHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Robert J. Fenton Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM

Dr. Joseph W. Kirschbaum
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM

Mr. Robert G. Salesses
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities, U.S. Department of Defense

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM

Brigadier General Joseph E. Whitlock
Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, U.S. Department of Defense

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM

Panel two

Mr. Peter T. Gaynor
Director, Emergency Management Agency, State of Rhode Island

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM

Mr. Jimmy J. Gianato
Director, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, State of West Virginia, on behalf of National Emergency Management Agency

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM

Major General Michael T. McGuire
Adjutant General, Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, State of Arizona

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM
  • Slides referenced [PDF] Added 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM

Support Documents

  • Witness List [PDF] Added 06/08/2015 at 10:47 AM Updated 06/10/2015 at 09:53 AM
    Addition of Minority witness.

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 02/11/2016 at 10:25 AM

First Published: June 2, 2015 at 04:12 PM
Last Updated: February 11, 2016 at 10:25 AM