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October 4, 2007

Senate panel hearing testimony on port security / Video

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate Commerce Committee this morning will tackle the topic of port and cargo security and its implementation.

Officials from The Department of Homeland Security and others will be witnesses at the hearing, which starts at 10 a.m. Port security continues to be a hot button topic in the post-Sept. 11 world, internationally as well as here in the Ocean State.

Witnesses include Coast Guard Rear Adm. David Pekoske, assistant commandant for operations; Maurine Shields Fanguy, director, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, TSA; Thomas Winkowski, assistant commissioner for field operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Stephen Caldwell, GAO; and Anthony Coscia, chairman, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners.

Watch the proceedings via live streaming video.

Posted by Andrea Panciera  at 10:00 AM | Permalink

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