9/11 Commission to Release Updated Recommendations Ten Years After First Report
Commissioners will convene for public event in Washington on July 22
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, former 9/11 Commission Chairman Tom Kean, former Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton and other commission members will release a new report on the 10th anniversary of the original 9/11 Commission report. The new report will examine the nation's current threats, homeland security challenges, successes and innovations; and the difficult questions and oversight obstacles presently facing policymakers.
The event will take place at the Newseum on Tuesday, July 22, at 9:00AM. The speakers and a full agenda are listed below. The event is open to the press, but space is limited and registration is required. Please RSVP here.
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WHO:
Featuring 9/11 Commission Chair and Vice Chair:
Thomas H. Kean
Former Governor of New Jersey
Co-chair, BPC Homeland Security Project
The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton
Former Representative from Indiana
Co-chair, BPC Homeland Security Project
WHAT:
The 9/11 Commission Report: Ten Years Later
Event Agenda
- [9:00AM to 10:00AM] Press Conference with 9/11 Commissioners featuring Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton
- [10:00AM to 11:15AM] Panel on the State and Evolution of the Threat Participants: Jamie Gorelick and Michael McCaul
- [11:15AM to 12:30PM] Panel on Homeland Security Congressional Oversight Reform
Participants: Tim Roemer, Kenneth Wainstein, Thad Allen and Tom Ridge - [12:30PM to 1:30PM] Keynote Lunch Session
WHEN:
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Event starts at 9:00AM
Press set up at 8:00AM
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WHERE:
The Newseum
Knight Conference Center - Eighth Floor
555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
*Please use the Freedom Forum entrance on 6th Street NW
About the Bipartisan Policy Center Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit organization that drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue. With projects in multiple issue areas, BPC combines politically balanced policymaking with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. For more information, please visit www.bipartisanpolicy.org.
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