1 112TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session SENATE 112–193 ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE AND ITS SUBCOMMITTEES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS July 31, 2012.—Ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 19–010 WASHINGTON : 2012 VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:29 Aug 01, 2012 Jkt 019010 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\SR193.XXX SR193 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with HEARING E:\Seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii TOM COBURN, Oklahoma THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri ROB PORTMAN, Ohio JON TESTER, Montana RAND PAUL, Kentucky MARK BEGICH, Alaska JERRY MORAN, Kansas MICHAEL L. ALEXANDER, Staff Director LESLIE J. PHILLIPS, Senior Advisor and Communications Director NICHOLAS A. ROSSI, Minority Staff Director TRINA DRIESSNACK TYRER, Chief Clerk PATRICIA R. HOGAN, Publications Clerk LAURA W. KILBRIDE, Hearing Clerk COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DURING THE 111TH CONGRESS JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii TOM COBURN, Oklahoma THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts 5 MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada JON TESTER, Montana LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina PAUL G. KIRK, JR., Massachusetts 3 ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah 1 EDWARD E. KAUFMAN, Delaware4 MARK KIRK, Illinois 8 CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware 6 ROLAND W. BURRIS, Illinois 7 MICHAEL F. BENNET, Colorado 2 SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE 111TH CONGRESS OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (OGM) DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts 5 ROLAND W. BURRIS, Illinois 7 LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina MICHAEL F. BENNET, Colorado 2 ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah 1 PAUL G. KIRK, JR., Massachusetts 3 EDWARD E. KAUFMAN, Delaware 4 CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware 6 (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:29 Aug 01, 2012 Jkt 019010 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR193.XXX SR193 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with HEARING III FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, FEDERAL SERVICES, AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (FFM) THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii TOM COBURN, Oklahoma MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada ROLAND W. BURRIS, Illinois 7 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS (PSI) CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware TOM COBURN, Oklahoma MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona JON TESTER, Montana JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada MICHAEL F. BENNET, Colorado 2 PAUL G. KIRK, JR., Massachusetts 3 EDWARD E. KAUFMAN, Delaware 4 CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware 6 AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRATION (SLPSPI) MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas, Chairman DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio JON TESTER, Montana LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina MICHAEL F. BENNET, Colorado 2 AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISASTER RECOVERY (SDR) MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana, Chairman CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina ROLAND W. BURRIS, Illinois 7 ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah 1 SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts 5 AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONTRACTING OVERSIGHT (SCO) CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri, Chairman CARL LEVIN, Michigan SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts 5 THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah 1 MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine JON TESTER, Montana TOM COBURN, Oklahoma PAUL G. KIRK, JR., Massachusetts 3 JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona EDWARD E. KAUFMAN, Delaware 4 LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware 6 1 Senator Robert F. Bennett served on the Committee from 7/31/2009 to 3/9/2010. 2 Senator Michael F. Bennet left the Committee on 9/29/2009. 3 Senator Paul G. Kirk, Jr. served on the Committee from 9/29/2009 to 3/9/2010. 4 Senator Edward E. Kaufman served on the Committee from 3/9/2010 to 11/15/2010. 5 Senator Scott P. Brown joined the Committee on 3/9/2010. 6 Senator Christopher A. Coons joined the Committee on 11/15/2010. 7 Senator Roland W. Burris left the Committee on 11/29/2010. 8 Senator Mark Kirk joined the Committee on 12/7/2010. VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:29 Aug 01, 2012 Jkt 019010 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR193.XXX SR193 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with HEARING CONTENTS Page I. Highlights of Activities .................................................................................. 1 Homeland Security ....................................................................................... 3 A. Violent Islamist Extremists, Homegrown Terror, and Counterter- rorism ......................................................................................................... 4 B. Fort Hood Investigation ....................................................................... 6 C. IRTPA Five Years Later/Intelligence .................................................. 8 D. Cybersecurity ........................................................................................ 11 E. Biosecurity ............................................................................................ 13 F. Weapons of Mass Destruction .............................................................. 15 G. Border and Travel Security ................................................................. 17 H. Emergency Preparedness and Response ............................................ 20 I. Federal Building Security ..................................................................... 26 J. Internal DHS Matters .......................................................................... 27 K. Quadrennial Homeland Security Review ........................................... 28 Contracting Reform ...................................................................................... 28 A. Defense Contract Audit Agency .......................................................... 28 B. Reducing Reliance on Government Contractors ................................ 29 C. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction ............................ 29 D. New Subcommittee ............................................................................... 30 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ................................................. 30 Protecting Federal Employees ..................................................................... 31 A. Domestic Partners ................................................................................ 31 B. Retirement Equity ................................................................................ 31 C. Whistleblowers ...................................................................................... 32 D. Relocation Expenses ............................................................................. 32 Improving Government Efficiency ............................................................... 32 A. Information Technology ....................................................................... 32 B. E-Government ....................................................................................... 33 C. Telecommunications ............................................................................. 34 D. Improper Payments .............................................................................. 34 E. Performance Measurements ................................................................ 34 District of Columbia ...................................................................................... 34 A. Voting Rights ........................................................................................ 34 B. Education .............................................................................................. 35 Working for Connecticut ............................................................................... 36 A. Homeland Security Grants .................................................................. 36 B. H1N1 ..................................................................................................... 36 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 37 A. Iran Sanctions ....................................................................................... 37 B. Fiscal Balance ....................................................................................... 37 C. Payment for Rides on Corporate Jets ................................................. 37 D. Policy Czars .......................................................................................... 38 E. Census ................................................................................................... 38 F. Presidential Transitions ....................................................................... 38 G. Sam Hicks ............................................................................................