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Hudson to Hold Hearing to Examine the No Fly List

Press Release

Date: Sept. 17, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Transportation Security will hold the following hearing to examine the processes and procedures surrounding the federal government's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist, including the No Fly List.

THURSDAY, September 18 at 2:00 p.m.

Subcommittee on Transportation Security
Safeguarding Privacy and Civil Liberties While Keeping our Skies Safe
311 Cannon House Office Building

Witnesses Include:

-Mr. Stephen Sadler, Assistant Administrator, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

-Mr. Christopher M. Piehota, Director, Terrorist Screening Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice

-Ms. Jennifer Grover, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office

Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson, R-NC, on the hearing: "The thousands of foreign fighters, including U.S. citizens, affiliated with terrorist groups like ISIS are a growing and serious threat to the security of U.S. aviation and the homeland. It is imperative that we accurately identify individuals who pose this threat. The Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) maintains the U.S. Government's consolidated Terrorist Watchlist, including the No Fly List, which helps agencies like TSA identify known or suspected terrorists and take the appropriate steps to prevent them from entering the country, boarding an airplane, or obtaining a visa.

"This hearing is an opportunity to examine TSA's and TSC's efforts to safeguard the homeland using this counterterrorism tool, while at the same time protecting passenger data and offering redress to individuals who are incorrectly identified or matched to the list. The Subcommittee looks forward to hearing testimony from the TSA, FBI, and GAO on how the government is working to secure our skies while ensuring that adequate privacy and civil liberties protections are in place for the millions of people who fly every day."


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