U.S. Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge is expected to testify before four congressional committees this week to answer questions on the proposed homeland security department (see GSN, June 21).

Ridge is expected to testify today on the Bush administration’s plans to move biological, chemical and radiological response activities from other departments to the proposed department during testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.

He is also expected to appear before the House and Senate Judiciary committees tomorrow and before the House Intelligence Committee Thursday, according to Reuters.

Other members of the Bush administration are also scheduled to appear before congressional committees this week to discuss plans for the new department, Reuters reported.  FBI Director Robert Mueller is expected to testify before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday during its hearing on the potential relationship between the new department and U.S. intelligence agencies (Reuters/New York Times, June 25).

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