Press Releases

Chairman Rogers Calls Drone Strikes in the U.S. Unconstitutional Rogers Says Suggestion of Drone Strikes in America “detracts attention from the real threats facing the country” “Any suggestion that the United States would use drone strikes against U.S. citizens in the United States is irresponsible. Suggesting that such a thing is being contemplated provokes needless fear and detracts attention from the real threats facing the country. “It would be unconstitutional for the U.S. military or int... Read more

RSA® Conference 2013 Announces Recipients of 16th Annual Awards for Excellence in Public Policy Annual Award Program Honors Practitioners in Public Policy RSA Conference 2013 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA Conference (www.rsaconference.com), the world’s leading information security conferences and expositions, today announced the final recipients of its 16th annual awards program. Award applicants were judged in the field of public policy. The recipients of this year’s RSA Conference Award... Read more

Rogers & Ruppersberger Reintroduce Cybersecurity Bill to Protect the American Economy TODAY, Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger re-introduced H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act, their bipartisan cyber threat information sharing legislation, to help American businesses better protect their computer networks and corporate trade secrets from advanced cyber attacks. The bill that was introduced today is identical to the “Cyber Intelligence Shar... Read more

Media Conference Call on Cyber Bill with Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger You are invited to participate in a media conference call with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Wednesday, February 13, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. ET/ 2:00 P.M. PT. Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger will discuss re-introducing their bipartisan cyber threat information sharing legislation to help American businesses better protect the... Read more

Statement By HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger On the President’s Executive Order “We are pleased to hear that the President will mention cyber security in tonight’s State of the Union Address. We will closely review the President’s executive order once it is released but we agree that our biggest barriers to bolster our cyber defenses can be fixed only with legislation. That’s why we will introduce tomorrow our legislation to help U.S. companies better prot... Read more

Statement By HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers on North Korea's Recent Nuclear Test “Today's test is another reminder of years of failed policies to prevent North Korea's nuclear programs and proliferation. The key to stemming North Korea's cycle of provocation is to seriously engage the Chinese in exercising leverage over their neighbor. We need a completely new approach to dealing with this growing national security threat.” -30- **For regular updates, Like the HPSCI Facebook page at House Permanent... Read more

Chairman Rogers Welcomes Rep. Mike Pompeo to the House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers today welcomed the appointment of Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). House Speaker John Boehner appointed Rep. Pompeo to the House Intelligence Committee, which provides oversight budget authorization for the 17 intelligence agencies of the United States. “Mike will be an outstanding addition to the House Intelligence Committee. He is a graduat... Read more

Media Advisory House Intelligence Committee to Hold Open Hearing on Advanced Cyber Security Threats Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today announced the House Intelligence Committee will hold an open hearing to discuss advanced cyber threats facing the nation, as well as the ongoing efforts to protect our nation and our economy from these dangerous threats. The hearing will focus on the state of cyber threat information sharing between the U.S. government and pri... Read more

Chairman Rogers Statement on the Kidnapping of Americans in Algeria “The kidnapping of Americans and other westerners in Algeria brazenly raises the stakes in an already very volatile region. Militant groups and terrorists with ties to AQIM are becoming increasingly brash in their activities. The Obama Administration needs to have a clear and focused policy on eliminating the threats that diverse al-Qaeda affiliated groups pose to the United States and to Americans working abroad off of the usu... Read more

Chairman Rogers Statement on the Nomination of John Brennan to be CIA Director “I congratulate Mr. Brennan on his nomination to lead the CIA. I look forward to working with him.” -30- Read more