Oversight of DHS Management
After the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, 22 agencies were combined to form the Department of Homeland Security with the purpose of unifying national homeland security efforts. As the third largest federal department with an annual budget of about $60 billion, oversight efforts are critical. The Committee on Homeland Security will oversee the Department’s operations to ensure that all components, and the Department as a whole, are functioning in the most effective and efficient way possible. The Committee will work to identify management and operational challenges within the Department and monitor the missions and goals set forth by the Department to ensure compliance. The Committee will also conduct oversight to identify key areas for cost-savings.
Going forward, the Committee will continue to monitor the Department’s management integration efforts, and will investigate all programs and practices of the Department, including, but not limited to, the integration of information technology systems, acquisition management, the departmental workforce, and employee integrity. An effective and cohesive Department is vital to ensuring the safety of our Nation to the greatest extent practicable.
Clawson Introduces Legislation to Improve DHS Engagement with Private Sector
Duncan to Hold Clemson Field Hearing on Emergency Preparedness
McCaul on GAO report: DHS's FOIA Backlog Unacceptable
H.R. 5712, DHS Private Sector Office Engagement Act
McCaul Introduces Legislation to Establish Full Review of U.S. Secret Service
McCaul Statement on Increased Security at Government Buildings
McCaul Statement on Resignation of Secret Service Director Pierson
McCaul Announces Full Review of Secret Service
McCaul Calls for Answers on White House Security Breach
Duncan, McCaul: New GAO Report Shows Mismanagement of DHS New Headquarters Project Costs Taxpayers Billions
Royce, McCaul, Duncan Request Review of State Department’s Plans to Construct New Security Training Center
Duncan to Hold Hearing on GAO Investigation of St. Elizabeths
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for September 15-19, 2014
Meehan, Bucshon to Hold Joint Subcommittee Hearing on DHS S&T Directorate
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for July 7-11, 2014
McCaul to Hold Hearing on Unaccompanied Children at Border; DHS Sec. Johnson to Testify
McCaul Statement on Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
Duncan to Hold Hearing on Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for June 16-20, 2014
House Passes Homeland Security Legislation to Reform DHS Acquisition Management
McCaul Opening Statement at Hearing to Review DHS Programs on GAO’s High-Risk List
McCaul to Hold Hearing to Review DHS Programs on GAO’s High Risk List
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for May 5-9, 2014
Homeland Security Committee Passes Legislation to Improve DHS Acquisition Programs, CFATS, IPAWS
Full Committee Markup: H.R. 3283, H.R. 4007 and H.R. 4228
Homeland Security Committee to Markup Legislation on DHS Acquisition, CFATS, IPAWS
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for April 28-May 2, 2014
Subcommittee Markup: H.R. 4228, DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act
Oversight Subcommittee to Markup Legislation to Improve DHS's Acquisition Programs--TOMORROW
Brooks to Hold Hearing on President’s FY 2015 Budget Request for FEMA
Week Ahead for the House Homeland Security Committee--March 24-28, 2014
H.R.4263, Social Media Working Group Act of 2014
Duncan, McCaul, Barber, Daines Introduce Legislation to Reform DHS’s Acquisition Process
Hearing: The President’s FY 2015 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
H.R. 4228, DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act
Secretary Johnson to Testify on the President's FY 2015 Budget Request for DHS
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for March 10-14, 2014
McCaul Statement on President’s FY 2015 Budget Proposal
Hearing: The Secretary’s Vision for the Future – Challenges and Priorities
Secretary Johnson to Testify on Vision for DHS
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for February 24-28, 2014
RESCHEDULED: Hearing on Secretary Johnson's Vision for DHS
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for February 10-14, 2014
Duncan to Hold Hearing on Efficiency of Modernizing Border Security IT--TOMORROW
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for February 3-7, 2014
Hudson to Hold Hearing on TSA’s Misclassification of Criminal Investigators
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for January 27-31, 2014
Hearing: A False Narrative Endangers the Homeland
Duncan Releases Majority Staff Report on Efficiency of Construction of DHS’s New Headquarters
McCaul Statement on Senate Confirmation of Jeh Johnson
Hearing: Help Wanted at DHS: Implications of Leadership Vacancies on the Mission and Morale
Hearing Advisory: McCaul to Hold Hearing on DHS Leadership Vacancies
House Homeland Security Committee Schedule for December 9-13
Chairman McCaul Statement on DHS Inspector General Nomination
Duncan to Hold Oversight Hearing on DHS Financial Management TOMORROW
McCaul Op Ed: Nobody's Home at Homeland Security (Wall Street Journal)
Week Ahead for the House Homeland Security Committee -- November 11-15
HEARING ADVISORY: McCaul to Hold Hearing on Cybersecurity of Personal Data on Healthcare.gov
Week Ahead for the House Homeland Security Committee -- October 28-November 1
Chairman McCaul Statement on Administration’s Intent to Nominate Jeh Johnson as Secretary of DHS
Week Ahead for the House Homeland Security Committee -- Oct 7-11
Week Ahead for the House Homeland Security Committee -- Sept 16-20
Week Ahead for the House Homeland Security Committee -- July 31-Aug
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Reform TSA’s Acquisition Process
Subcommittee Hearing: Stakeholder Perspectives on TSA Acquisition Reform
Homeland Security Subcommittees to Hold Hearings on TSA Acquisition and Obamacare Information Sharing
Week Ahead for the House Homeland Security Committee - July 15-19, 2013
McCaul Statement on DHS Secretary Napolitano Resignation
Subcommittee Hearing: Threat, Risk and Vulnerability: The Future of the TWIC Program
Subcommittee Hearing: Why Can’t DHS Better Communicate with the American People?
Duncan to Examine Improving DHS’s Communication Efforts
Week Ahead: Committee Schedule June 10-14, 2013
Week Ahead: Committee Schedule for May 6 - May 10
Duncan to Hold Subcommittee Hearing on Streamlining DHS Processes
Updated -- Week Ahead: Committee Schedule for April 22 - April 26, 2013
Hearing: The President’s FY 2014 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
Napolitano to Testify before Homeland Security Committee on FY 2014 DHS Budget Request
Week Ahead: Committee Schedule for April 15 - April 19, 2013
Duncan to Examine the Impact of Sequestration on Homeland Security
Week Ahead: Committee Schedule for April 8 - April 12, 2013
Washington Post: Federal leadership on the decline, report says
Duncan to Hold Hearing on DHS’ Use of Information Technology to Secure Borders and Uphold Immigration Laws
Week Ahead: Committee Schedule for March 18 - March 22, 2013
McCaul: Solutions Needed to Protect our Networks, Borders
McCaul Statement on GAO High Risk List
Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency to Assess DHS 10 Years Later
Hearing: A New Perspective on Threats to the Homeland
McCaul Op Ed: Strengthen nation’s security with improvements to DHS (The Hill)
Week Ahead: Committee Schedule for February 11-15, 2013
Chairman McCaul Statement on Napolitano Remaining Secretary of DHS
Wall Street Journal: Power Brokers
McCaul op-ed in the Washington Times: Fixing the Department of Homeland Security
Issues
- Current Initiatives
- 9/11 Trials/Guantanamo Detainees
- Border Security
- Chemical Facility Security
- Counterterrorism
- Cybersecurity
- First Responder Communications
- Information Sharing and State and Local Fusion Centers
- Maritime Security
- Passenger and Cargo Aviation Security
- Oversight of DHS Management
- Preparedness for and Response to Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters
- Risk-Based Grant Funding
- Surface Transportation Security
- Weapons of Mass Destruction