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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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-
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Four Congressional Intelligence Leaders Applaud Passage of FY13 Intelligence Authorization Bill The FY13 Intelligence Authorization bill, S.3454, passed the House of Representatives today by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 373-29, and now heads to the President’s desk for signature. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein and Vice Chairman Saxby Chambliss, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger praised the bill’s pass...
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Rogers said, “The report makes clear the massive failure of the State Department at all levels, including senior leadership, to take action to protect our government employees abroad.”
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In Case You Missed It Chairman Mike Rogers--“I will tell you this, from the intelligence that we know and read and participate in, the work of our military and intelligence services. Those dangerous days of desperation are starting to take hold in the Assad regime. That is the most dangerous time, I think, for civilians and opposition groups all across Syria. Why that concerns us is that this is more than a civil war. I could not disagree more. It is now a regional conflict, and we see 30,000-p...
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