House Homeland Panel Needs Own Jurisdiction

• By Daniel J. Kaniewski
• Special to Roll Call
• March 9, 2004, Midnight

Secretary Tom Ridge recently marked the one-year anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security with the release of a strategic plan for his agency. One year after the creation of the House Homeland Security Committee, the panel has no strategic plan of its own. With an uncertain future, the select committee faces a struggle to maintain its legitimacy.