Recent Photo Galleries

• Hearing on nomination of Gene Dodaro to be Comptroller General Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Nov 18, 2010

• "Securing Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Stuxnet" Hearing Senators and witnesses discussed the Stuxnet worm and its security implications for the systems that run much of our nation’s critical infrastructure. Total: 7 Photos Updated on: Nov 17, 2010

• "Closing the Gaps in Air Cargo Security" hearing The hearing examined what actions are being taken to improve air cargo security in light of the Yemen parcel bomb threat uncovered in October. Total: 7 Photos Updated on: Nov 16, 2010

• Senator Lieberman visits Coast Guard Academy Senator Lieberman Visits Coast Guard Academy in Groton with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in October 2010. Senator Lieberman and Secretary Napolitano attend a Maritime Law Enforcement class and a Moral and Political Philosophy Class at the Academy. Total: 6 Photos Updated on: Oct 22, 2010

• September 29, 2010 Markup The Committee voted on several items, including the SECURE Facilities Act, which will modernize and reform the Federal Protective Service. Total: 1 Photo Updated on: Sep 29, 2010

• Nine Years After 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland The hearing examined the current terrorist threats to our homeland and efforts to address these threats. Total: 7 Photos Updated on: Sep 22, 2010

• Nomination Hearing for Jacob Lew to be OMB Director Sen. Schumer introduced the nominee. Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Sep 20, 2010

• Nuclear Terrorism: Strengthening Our Domestic Defenses, Part II The hearing is the second in a series; part I was held on June 30, 2010. Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Sep 20, 2010

• July 2010 Markup HSGAC passed chemical security, earmark transparency and border corruption legislation. Total: 9 Photos Updated on: Jul 28, 2010

• Press Conference with Public Safety Alliance Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 21, 2010

• Charting a Path Forward: The Homeland Security Department's Quadrennial Homeland Security Review and Bottom Up Review The hearing examined a wide variety of homeland security-related issues as outlined in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review and Bottom Up Review. Total: 6 Photos Updated on: Jul 21, 2010

• Nuclear Terrorism: Strengthening Our Domestic Defenses, Part I The hearing assessed the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to build domestic defenses against the threat of nuclear terrorism and what steps it should take to ensure those defenses. Total: 2 Photos Updated on: Jun 30, 2010

• June 24, 2010 Business Meeting Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Jun 24, 2010

• Hearing on John Pistole to be TSA Administrator The Committee heard from John Pistole, currently FBI Deputy Director and nominee to be TSA Administrator. Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jun 17, 2010

• Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset: Comprehensive Legislation for the 21st Century Testimony focused on the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010, authored by Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Committee Member Thomas Carper, D-Del. Total: 7 Photos Updated on: Jun 15, 2010

• Press Conference introducing the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 The bill will modernize the government’s ability to safeguard the nation’s cyber networks from attack and bring government and industry together to set national cyber security priorities and improve national cyber security defenses. Chief authors are Senators Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins, Ranking Member and Tom Carper, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Jun 10, 2010

• Gulf Coast Catastrophe: Assessing the Nation's Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The Committee examined both the governmental and business community’s response to the Gulf Coast oil spill. Total: 6 Photos Updated on: May 18, 2010

• Iran Sanctions: Why does the U.S. government Do Business With Companies Doing Business in Iran? The hearing scrutinized the status of government contracts with companies doing business with Iran, especially those violating U.S. sanctions. Total: 5 Photos Updated on: May 12, 2010

• Terrorists and Guns Hearing The hearing examined how to prevent and protect against terrorists using firearms to attack the United States. Total: 8 Photos Updated on: May 5, 2010

• Border Security: Moving Beyond the Virtual Fence The hearing focused on the federal government’s plans for securing the Southwest border and the potential for spillover violence from the Mexican drug cartel battles. Total: 6 Photos Updated on: Apr 21, 2010

• Lessons and Implications of the Christmas Day Attack: Securing the Visa Process Witnesses were: Janice Jacobs, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, State Department; David Heyman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Homeland Security Department; John Morton, Assistant Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security Total: 7 Photos Updated on: Apr 21, 2010

• Ft. Hood Press Conference April 15, 2010, Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins held a press conference to announce they would subpoena the Departments of Defense and Justice if they continued to withhold information critical to the Committee's independent investigation of the Ft. Hood massacre. Total: 2 Photos Updated on: Apr 15, 2010

• Nomination Hearing on Robert Harding March 24 nomination hearing for Robert Harding, nominee to be Assistant Secretary for the TSA. Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Mar 24, 2010

• The Lessons and Implications of the Christmas Day Attack: Intelligence Reform and Interagency Integration The hearing examined whether the intelligence community has the authority it needs to operate cohesively and effectively to fight terrorists. Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Mar 17, 2010

• The Lessons and Implications of the Christmas Day Attack: Watchlisting and Pre-Screening Russell Travers; Deputy Director; National Counterterrorism Center Timothy Healy; Director, Terrorist Screening Center; Federal Bureau of Investigation Gale Rossides; Acting Administrator; Transportation Security Administration David Aguilar; Acting Deputy Commissioner; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Jul 30, 2010

• Chemical Security: Assessing Progress and Charting a Path Forward This hearing focused on the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards (CFATS) program at the Department of Homeland Security. Total: 2 Photos Updated on: Mar 3, 2010

• Department of Homeland Security Budget Hearing Total: 6 Photos Updated on: Feb 24, 2010

• Intelligence Reform: The Lessons and Implications of the Christmas Day Attack, Part II Witnesses were 9/11 Commission Co-Chairs Lee Hamilton and Tom Kean. The hearing was the second in a series the Committee is holding to discuss the impact of the 2004 intelligence reforms, how the intelligence community performed relative to the December 25 attempted terrorist attack, and whether changes are needed. Total: 7 Photos Updated on: Jan 27, 2010

• Intelligence Reform: The Lessons and Implications of the Christmas Day Attack Witness List: Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security; Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence; Michael Leiter, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Total: 6 Photos Updated on: Jan 20, 2010

• Hearing on "Safeguarding the American Dream: Prospects for Our Economic Future and Proposals to Secure It" Witness List: Panel 1: Budget Committee Chairman, Senator Kent Conrad Budget Committee Ranking Member, Senator Judd Gregg Panel 2: Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan Former Comptroller General of the United States and Current President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, David Walker Total: 3 Photos Updated on: Dec 18, 2009

• Southern Border Violence: Homeland Security Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Responsibilities Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 21, 2009

• Recovery and Reinvestment Spending: Implementing a Bold Oversight Strategy Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 21, 2009

• Nomination Hearing for John T. Morton Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 21, 2009

• Nomination Hearing for W. Craig Fugate Total: 7 Photos Updated on: Jul 21, 2009

• Follow the Money: State and Local Oversight of Stimulus Funding Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Cyber Security: Developing a National Strategy Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 21, 2009

• Swine Flu: Coordinating the Federal Response Total: 9 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Nominations Hearing for Ivan K. Fong and Timothy W. Manning Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Nominations Hearing for David Heyman Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Nominations Hearing for Tara O'Toole & Jeffrey Zients Total: 5 Photos Updated on: Jul 21, 2009

• Examining State Business Incorporation Practices: A Discussion of the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act Held on Thursday, June 18, 2009 Total: 2 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• June 24, 2009 Hearing on Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure Total: 7 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• GSA Administrator Nomination Hearing Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Nomination Hearing on Martha Johnson Total: 1 Photo Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Nomination Hearing on Rand Beers Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Where Were the Watchdogs: Financial Regulatory Lessons from Abroad Total: 3 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Business Meeting Total: 8 Photos Updated on: Apr 28, 2010

• Nomination Hearing for Robert Groves Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: Preserving School Choice for All Total: 8 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• The Homeland Security Department's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2010 Total: 4 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Nomination Hearing for Cass Sunstein Total: 6 Photos Updated on: Jul 20, 2009

• Archived Photos Total: 28 Photos Updated on: Nov 25, 2009