January 14, 2014 Contact: Susan.Phalen@mail.house.gov (Rogers) Allison.Getty@mail.house.gov (Ruppersberger) HPSCI 2013 Oversight in Review Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger Release HPSCI 2013 Oversight Review HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today highlighted the extensive oversight work conducted by the Committee in 2013. The first session of the 113th Congress was another productive year for the Committee, which has been hai...
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December 20, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Phalen (Rogers), (202) 226-4158 Allison Getty (Ruppersberger), (202) 225-7690 Brian Weiss (Feinstein), (202) 224-9629 Lauren Claffey (Chambliss), (202) 224-3423 Rogers, Ruppersberger, Feinstein, Chambliss Statement on President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies The leadership of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees today released the following statement on the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and ...
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January 9, 2014 Contact: Susan.Phalen@mail.house.gov (Rogers) Allison.Getty@mail.house.gov (Ruppersberger) HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger: “Snowden’s acts of betrayal truly place America’s military men and women in greater danger around the world.” The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence recently received a classified report from the Department of Defense (DoD) on the harm to the United States caused by Edward Snowden’s theft of America's clas...
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For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Phalen (Rogers November 21, 2013 Susan.Phalen@mail.house.gov Allison Getty (Ruppersberger) Allison.Getty@mail.house.gov House Intelligence Committee Completes Markup of FY14 Intelligence Authorization Bill Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence announced today that the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act, H.R. 3381 passed the Committee by a voice...
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For Immediate Release November 1, 2013 For more information, contact: Samantha Slater, Samantha.slater@mail.house.gov (Israel) Allison Getty, Allison.getty@mail.house.gov (Ruppersberger) Today, Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Steve Israel (D-NY) called on the U.S. Senate to immediately pass legislation to address the severe cyber threat facing our country. Other countries have been exploiting our cyber networks, which has resulted in the loss of at least $400 billion in trade secrets and in...
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Embargoed Until Delivered Contact: Allison Getty October 29, 2013 allison.getty@mail.house.gov 202-225-7690 Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses: • General Keith Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency; • James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence; • Chris Inglis, Deputy Director of NSA; and • James Cole, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice. I also want to thank the people of the Intelligence Community who work day and night to protect the securit...
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For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Phalen October 25, 2013 Susan.Phalen@mail.house.gov (Rogers) Allison.Getty@mail.house.gov (Ruppersberger) HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger will hold an open hearing on NSA programs on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss in an open forum, potential changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to increase transparency and rebuild Americans’ confidence in the programs. Date: Oct...
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For Immediate Release September 1, 2013 Contact: Allison Getty 202-225-7690 allison.getty@mail.house.gov Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding the situation in Syria. “The President announced yesterday he will seek Congressional authorization for the use of military force in Syria after the Assad Regime used chemical weapons against its own people killing more than 1,400 civ...
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For Immediate Release August 29, 2013 Contact: Allison Getty 202-225-7690 allison.getty@mail.house.gov Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding the situation in Syria. “This evening, the Obama Administration's national security team briefed House and Senate leadership and the Chairs and Ranking Members of the national security Committees on the grave situation in Syria. I apprec...
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For Immediate Release Contact: Allison Getty August 16, 2013 202-225-7690 allison.getty@mail.house.gov Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding the Washington Post’s reporting of National Security Agency (NSA) privacy violations. "Press reports outlining alleged privacy violations by the National Security Agency (NSA) are incredibly troubling. As Ranking Member of the House Inte...
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