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Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Port Security Hearing

Press Release

Date: Oct. 3, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Transportation


Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Port Security Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a hearing on the Security of Our Nation's Seaports. The witnesses are listed below.

The hearing will review the Department of Homeland Security's implementation and administration of several port and cargo security programs authorized in the SAFE Port Act, the Maritime and Transportation Security Act of 2002, and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004.

The Security of Our Nation's Seaports
Full Committee
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Rear Admiral David P. Pekoske, Assistant Commandant for Operations, United States Coast Guard

Ms. Maurine Shields Fanguy, TWIC Program Director, Transportation Security Administration

The Honorable Thomas Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Mr. Stephen L. Caldwell, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office

Mr. Anthony Coscia, Chairman, Board of Commissioners, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey


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