QUESTIONS FOR ADMIRAL L O Y I. Philosophy/Principles * What do you believe are the principles that should guide transportation security policy? ^ What principles should our recommendations flow from? What do you see as the primary threats and vulnerabilities in the Transec arena? ^ f f Do you believe in the premise that you can stop th e crazies, and the criminals but not the committed terrorists with respect to homeland security measures (i.e.checkpoint security)? Do you believe the goal of homeland security should not only be to stop terrorism but to reduce "terror." How do we take th e terror out of terrorism? How do we engage th e public in protecting the homeland besides telling them to take a trip? To look for suspicious behavior? Do you expect fights about what qualifies as critical infrastructure and National Security Events? What can w e do to mitigate these controversies, such as debating and publishing appropriate definitions? How do we reconcile the need for a veil of mystery of security measures with the imperative of public oversight and debate? Will the strategic plans that TSA is preparing have deadlines, mileposts, and the requirements for authorities, manpow er and money? Will these plans be public documents subject to public comment, or "classified." / ' Should we be encouraging Colleges and Universities to be offering more programs in homeland security. - How do we reconcile the desire f o r no unfounded mandates; with the need for minimum standards, a n d limited federal resources? % Who should pay for what?
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8/14/2019 9/11 Commission Questions for Deputy Undersecretary of Transportation James Loy
*What do you believe are the principles that should guide transportation security policy?
W hat principles should our recommendations flow from?
What do you see as the primary threats and vulnerabilities in the Transec arena?
^ f f Do you believe in the premise that you can stop th e crazies, and the criminals but not the
committed terrorists with respect to homeland security measures (i .e.checkpointsecurity)?
Do you believ e the goal of homeland security should not on ly be to stop terrorism but toreduce "terror." How do we take th e terror out of terrorism? How do we engage th e
public in protecting the homeland besides telling them to take a trip? To look forsuspicious behavior?
Do you expect fights about what qualifies as critical infra structure and Nationa l SecurityEve nts? W hat can w e do to m itigate these controversies, such as debating and publishingappropriate definitions?
How do we reconcile the need for a veil of mystery of security measures with theimperative of public oversight and debate?
Will the strategic plans that TSA is preparing have deadlines, mileposts, and therequiremen ts for authorities, man pow er and money? W ill these plans be publicdocuments subject to public comment, or "classified."
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Should we be encouraging Colleges and Universities to be offering more programs inhomeland security.
-How do we reconcile the desire for no unfounded mandates; with the need for minimumstandards, and limited federal resources?
% W ho should pay for what?
8/14/2019 9/11 Commission Questions for Deputy Undersecretary of Transportation James Loy
Chief Immigrat ion Officer.x^oes-this-ptJsitl^nexisk? Who is it? What responsibility?
Border Security an d Immigration Working Group. Original plan called for a Border S ecurity and
Immigration Working Group to be in effect for two years in the Secretary's office. Does it exist? If so,who runs it ? What issues ar e they dealing with?
Hom eland Security Counci l. What is the role of the Hom eland Security Coun cil in the day to day life of
DHS? What value, if any, do you see in the H SC for DHS? Who do you work with at HSC?
Command and Control at the border in case of national emergency.
Is there a command an d control strategy is in place for a fully integrated an d seamless border an d
transportation agency res ponse in the event of another national emergen cy?
D H S Organization fo r borders.
Right now, border security is within DHS, but sp rinkled throughout D HS, with the Coast Guard and
Citizenship and Immigration Services reporting directly to the Secretary, and others un der Hutchinson,
(ISA, CBP, ICE).
• Policy integration between Hutchinson's Policy directorate and CIS
• Policy integration between H utchin son's Policy directorate and Coast Guard
• Information integration between CBP , ICE, CIS and the Information A nalysis
• on intel; fraud; visa policy enforc eme nt; application of US Visit biometrics to CIS.
I Risk Assessment. Y ou referred in your M ay 2003 testimony before Senate Appropriations a DHS (and
\) to a "threat-based risk management plan". Is there a risk manage ment plan incorporating
immigration-related security issues? What is the current status of the plan? Does it incorporateimmigration-related border security (ie the flow of people)? W e would like to obtain a copy.
Recommendations . What reco mm endations do you have for making DH S a stronger institution in the area
of borde r managem ent? Inform ation acquisition and analysis?
CIA Contributions . Num erous senior management officials at DHS have been briefed on some critical
new C IA tools that focus on terrorist travel documents. Their findings and formu las have been
significantly incorporated into computer modules, but to our knowledge are not incorporated into any DHS
system. What is your plan for incorporating innovative counter-terrorism tools from other agencies into a
high priority action plan at DHS?
Coast Guard
Terrorist focus. Did the Coast Guard when you were in charge focus in the context of your security
programs on the possibility of terrorist infiltration using merchant ships or other boats?
Terrorist episodes. Did the Coast Guard to your knowledge ever apprehend a known terrorist through anarcotics investigation or otherwise? (1998-2001)
Fraudulent documents . Did the Coast G uard look at whether merchant marin er travel documents are
susceptible to fraud or are adequate for our security purposes?
Recommendat ions . When you left Coast Guard, what were your priorities fo r anti-terrorism an d
counterterrorism for that organization?
8/14/2019 9/11 Commission Questions for Deputy Undersecretary of Transportation James Loy