Chairman Mike Rogers

The Speaker of the House John Boehner appointed U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers to serve as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 112th Congress

 His experience and personal interest in national security helps him to oversee the 17 agencies in the intelligence community, including operations and budgetary oversight, and is the primary panel responsible for overseeing implementation of the intelligence community restructuring.

 In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Mike’s expertise was sought out during development of the USA PATRIOT Act, which gives law enforcement the tools necessary for tracking terrorists with today’s technology.  Mike’s expertise proved invaluable in understanding how wiretaps are obtained and used, the complex checks and balances that prevent abuse of wire taps, and why the rules based on 1970s technology were no longer applicable in the day of smart phones, social media and the Internet.

 He was a leader in shaping America’s strategy for fighting al Qaida and the Taliban in the rugged border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan.  He issued an Intelligence Committee report on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, wrote a bill to protect against chemical and biological threats, co-wrote a bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and identified Miranda warnings that were being given to terrorists.

A 1985 graduate of Adrian College in Michigan, Mike earned his reputation as a leader, problem solver and "people person" during service as a U.S. Army officer/company commander (1985-88), FBI Special Agent investigating public corruption as a member of the Chicago Bureau’s organized crime unit (1988-94), and in the Michigan Senate (1995-2000) where he served as Senate Majority Floor Leader (1999-2000).

Mike served in the University of Michigan Reserve Officer Training Corp (R.O.T.C.), and belongs to theSociety of Former Special Agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.