Topic: Rand Beers

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy took testimony on CFATS legislation H.R. 908 on Thursday...

DHS undecided about US-VISIT air exit system

The department still hasn't decided whether to pursue a biometric program to track when non-U.S. visitors leave via airports. The Homeland Security Department hasn't decided whether it will pursue a biometric exit system that would electronically collect fingerprints from ...

Nominee: DHS won't lose cybersecurity authority

Rand Beers says new White House cybersecurity coordinator will not undercut DHS. Rand Beers, the nominee for undersecretary of the Homeland Security Department's National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), testified today that Obama administration officials told him the White House's ...