Congressional Testimony and Press Releases

Terrorist Screening Center
Congressional and Public Affairs Coordinator
Dave S. Joly
(571) 350-4511

Below are links to Congressional testimony, press releases, and other news regarding the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC):

• TSC’s Role in the Interagency Watchlisting and Screening Process
  Christopher M. Piehota, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Statement Before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security (Sept. 18, 2014)

• Wanted Fugitive Ahmad Abousamra Added to FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List (Dec. 18, 2013)
  
  
• Christopher M. Piehota Named Director of the Terrorist Screening Center (Apr. 10, 2013)
  
  

• Ten Years After: The FBI Since 9/11—Just the Facts: Terrorist Screening Center
  Supporting the front line against terrorism; that’s what the TSC is all about (Sept. 2011)
  
  

• Terrorist Travel
  Timothy J. Healy, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Statement Before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security (April 1, 2011)
  
  

• Terrorists and Guns: The Nature of the Threat and Proposed Reforms
  Daniel D. Roberts, Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Information Services, Statement Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (May 5, 2010)
  
  
• Sharing and Analyzing Information to Prevent Terrorism
  Timothy J. Healy, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Statement Before the House Judiciary Committee | Hearing Details (Mar. 24, 2010)
  
  
• The Lessons and Implications of the Christmas Day Attack: Watchlisting and Pre-Screening
  Timothy J. Healy, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Statement Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Mar. 10, 2010)
  
  
• Flight 253: Learning Lessons from an Averted Tragedy, Hearing Before the House Committee on Homeland Security (Jan. 27, 2010)
  
  
• Securing America’s Safety: Improving the Effectiveness of Anti-Terrorism Tools and Inter-Agency Communication
  Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Jan. 20, 2010)
  
  
• Statement of Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence, and Michael E. Leiter,  Director of the National Counterterrorism, Center Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Jan. 20, 2010)
  
  
• The Terrorist Screening Center and Its Role in Combating Terrorist Travel
  Timothy J. Healy, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Statement Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Dec. 9, 2009)
  
  
• Letter to the Editor Regarding the Terrorist Watch List (Jul. 1, 2009)
  
  
• Timothy J. Healy Named Director of Terrorist Screening Center (May 14, 2009)
  
  
• FBI Response to OIG Audit of Terrorist Watchlist Nomination Practices (May 6, 2009)
  
  
• TSC Letter to the Editor of USA Today (Mar. 12, 2009)
  
  
• TSC Recognized for Information Sharing Initiatives (Mar. 6, 2009)
  
  
• Keepers of the ‘Watchlist’: Terrorist Screening Center Marks Five Years (Sep. 29, 2008)
  
  
• Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations
  Valerie Caproni, General Counsel, Statement Before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Sep. 23, 2008)
  
  
• The Terrorist Screening Database and Watchlisting Process
  Rick Kopel, Principal Deputy Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Statement Before the House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection (Sep. 9, 2008)
  
  
• FBI Priorities, Changes, and Challenges
  Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Statement Before the House Judiciary Committee (Apr. 23, 2008)
  
  
• TSC Starts New Terrorist Watchlist Encounter Review Program (Apr. 10, 2008)
  
  
• FBI Response to OIG Audit of Terrorist Watchlist Nomination Processes (Mar. 17, 2008)
  
  
• The Role of the Terrorist Screening Data Base
  Leonard Boyle, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Before the House Committee on Homeland Security (Nov. 8, 2007)
  
  
• Fact Sheet: National Strategy for Information Sharing (Oct. 31, 2007)
  
  
• Securing Our Borders Against Terrorists
  Leonard Boyle, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs  (Oct. 24, 2007)
  
  
• Newly Signed Government-wide Watchlisting Redress MOU | Redress MOU Fact Sheet (Oct. 24, 2007)
  
  
• Testimony of Eileen R. Larence, GAO Director Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Oct. 24, 2007)
  
  
• Testimony of J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, Before the House Judiciary Committee (Sep. 18, 2007)
  
  
• The FBI Six Years After 9/11
  Robert S. Mueller, III , Director, Statement Before the Senate Committee On Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs  (Sep. 10, 2007)
  
  
• Letter to the Editor: Our Anti-Terrorism Success Story (Sep. 5, 2007)
  
  
• Keeping Watch: Inside the Terrorist Screening Center (Aug. 31, 2007)
  
  
• Leonard C. Boyle Named Director of The Terrorist Screening Center (Mar. 14, 2007)
  
  
• FBI Accomplishments Over the Past Five Years
  Robert S. Mueller, III , Director, Senate Judiciary Committee (Dec. 6, 2006)
  
  
• Terrorist Screening Center Statement Regarding October 8, 2006, “60 Minutes” Segment (Oct. 8, 2006)
  
  
• International Government Officials Not On No-Fly List (Oct. 6, 2006)
  
  
• President Bush Discusses Progress in the Global War on Terror | Fact Sheet (Sep. 7, 2006)
  
  
• Protecting America From Terrorist Attack (Mar. 15, 2006)
  
  
• America’s Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) - Protecting America from Terrorist Attack (Aug. 1, 2005)
  
  
• Passport Information Sharing with the Department of State
  Donna A. Bucella, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Video  (Jun. 29, 2005)
  
  
• TSC Director Responds to Inspector General’s Audit Review (Jun. 13, 2005)
  
  
• Visa Revocations (Jul. 13, 2004)
  
  
• TSC Operations (Apr. 1, 2004)
  
  
• TSC Operations and Capabilities (Mar. 25, 2004)
  
  
• TSC Director Testimony Before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. (Jan. 26, 2004)
  
  
• War on Terrorism: New Terrorist Screening Center Established (Sep. 16, 2003)
  
  
• New Terrorist Screening Center Established | Fact Sheet (Sep. 16, 2003)
  
  
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) (Sep. 16, 2003)