Scheduled Eents for Next Week March 26 through March 30

March 26 - 30, 2012

Time	Event
Monday, March 26
1:30 PM EDT	Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Security Operations Assistant Administrator Chris McLaughlin, TSA Office of Intelligence and Analysis Assistant Administrator Steve Sadler and U.S. Coast Guard Assistant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft will testify in a joint hearing entitled "TSA Oversight Part III: Effective Security or Security Theater" before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, March 27
9:00 AM EDT	National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C) National Cybersecurity Division (NCSD) Director John Streufert will deliver remarks on software assurance at the 16th Semi-Annual Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DOD), and National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) Software Assurance (SwA) Forum. McLean, Va.
10:30 AM EDT	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate will deliver remarks on hurricane preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation at the 2012 National Hurricane Conference. Orlando, Fla.
11:00 AM MDT	U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tucson Director of Field Operations David Higgerson and Phoenix Sky Harbor CBP Port Director Cleatus Hunt will join Phoenix city officials to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony and media event to announce the expansion of Global Entry to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Phoenix
2:15 PM EDT	NPPD CS&C Office of Emergency Communications Director Chris Essid will deliver remarks on the role of the nation's 9-1-1 centers in the overall communications enterprise at the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) 9-1-1 Goes to Washington conference. Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, March 28
9:00 AM EDT	Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Cyber Security Division Director Doug Maughan will deliver remarks entitled "Trustworthy Cyberspace Leveraging SwA Initiatives to Implement the Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity R&D Program" at the 16th Semi-Annual DHS, DOD, and NIST SwA Forum McLean, Va.
10:00 AM EDT	NPPD CS&C Acting Assistant Secretary Roberta Stempfley will testify in a hearing entitled "Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Public-Sector Responses" before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Washington, D.C.
1:30 PM EDT	U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention Policy and Planning Assistant Director Kevin Landy will testify in a hearing entitled "Holiday on ICE: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's New Immigration Detention Standards" before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Washington, D.C.
2:30 PM EDT	TSA Office of Security Operations Assistant Administrator Chris McLaughlin will testify in a hearing entitled "Rightsizing TSA Bureaucracy and Workforce without Compromising Security" before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security Washington, D.C.
Thursday, March 29
10:00 AM EDT	Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Balanced Workforce Program Management Office Executive Director Debra Tomchek will testify in a hearing entitled "Contractors: How Much Are They Costing the Government" before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. Washington, D.C.
10:00 AM EDT	Office of Health Affairs (OHA) Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Alexander Garza will testify on the OHA Fiscal Year 2013 budget request before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications. Washington, D.C.
10:30 AM EDT	NPPD CS&C Deputy Branch Chief Heather Kowalski will deliver remarks on the cell tower system and the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service at the Virginia Emergency Management Symposium. Richmond, Va.
10:30 AM EDT	S&T Cyber Security Division Director Doug Maughan will deliver remarks on open-source software and how it fits into the federal cybersecurity strategy at the Palmetto Open Source Software Conference. Columbia, S.C.
Friday, March 30
2:15 PM EDT	FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate will deliver remarks on the role of the police force as part of the Whole Community response to a crisis to the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Alexandria, Va.