T2 B18 Congressional Oversight 1 Of 2 Fdr- Draft- Team 7 Proposed Public Hearing 764

TEAM 7 PROPOSED PUBLIC HEARING

Draft

5/4/03

I.

PROPOSED TOPIC: Aviation Security: the 9/11 Hijackings and After

II.

PURPOSES:

III.

a.

To determine the status of the civil aviation security system as of 9/1 1/01 (primarily via the first panel)

b.

To examine the specific circumstances of the 9/1 1 hijackings and the operation of the aviation and national security systems in connection with the hijackings (primarily via the second panel).

c.

To obtain information on the federal government's policy response to the 9/1 1 attacks, including further options (primarily via the third panel).

PROPOSED PANELS AND WITNESSES (assumes 1 '/2 days of hearings) a. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Jane Garvey, former head of FAA Lt. Gen. Mike Canavan (ret.), former Assoc Admin Civil Aviation Security, 2001 Carol Hallett, former President of ATA Bogdan Dzakovic, FAA/TSA whistleblower b.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Panel Two: 9/11/01 and the Aviation Security System: What Happened?

Norman Mineta, DOT Secretary Gen. Ralph Eberhart, NORAD Commander Robert Baker, American Airlines (and Mineta task force) Kenneth Mead, DOT Inspector General c.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Panel One: Civil Aviation Security on 9/11/01: Where Were We?

Panel Three: Where Do We Go From Here?

Adm. James Loy, TSA Administrator MGen. O. K. Steele (ret.), former Assoc Admin of Civil Aviation Security, 1 990-92) Jim Hall, former head of NTSB and Gore Commission member Ms. Mary Schiavo, former DOT Inspector General (now 9/1 1 family attorney) d.

Alternatives

for Steele: RAdm. Paul Busick (ret.), former Director of Intell and Security for DOT, 1993-96) for Hall: Ray Kelly, Customs Service and Gore Commission member for Schiavo: Brian Jenkins, Kroll Associates and Gore Commission member