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State Department officials testified at a hearing on the department’s Inspector General report on efforts to open a new U.S. Embassy in London in 2017 and the latest cost projections. Member…

Officials from the State and Homeland Security Departments testified at a hearing on safety along the U.S.-Mexico border and how best to protect U.S. personnel and facilities along the borde…

Witnesses from the State Department and the Government Accountability Office testified on the costs, planning, and security issues related to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Since re…

Greg Starr, assistant secretary of State for diplomatic security, and Steve Linick, inspector general with the State Department, testified before the House Select Committee on the Events Sur…

The House Select Committee on Benghazi held its first hearing. They heard testimony from Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security Gregory Starr, whose position was created after …

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nominations Anne Patterson to oversee near Eastern affairs, and Gregory Starr to deal with diplomatic security.

Security officials testified on their progress toward implementing the Embassy Security and Personnel Protection Act of 2013, which aims to prevent future attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts. G…

Witnesses testified about private security company operations in Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were the missions assigned to private security contractors, standards for protection of…

The Subcommitte on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations of the House Government Reform Committee held a hearing on overseas security. The hearing focused on the fi…