Maggie Hassan
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Maggie Hassan is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously held the position of the 81st governor of New Hampshire from January 3, 2013, to January 5, 2017. During her tenure as governor, Hassan focused on expanding access to healthcare, improving the state's economy, and addressing issues related to education and infrastructure.
Today's hearing continues our Subcommittee's work to replace aging government technology that wastes taxpayer dollars.
Thank you for appearing today to discuss the Department of Homeland Security's (DHSs) reliance on aging information technology (IT) systems.
It could have a really significant, and at times, really dangerous impact, right?
But you still do not have an IT working capital fund that is devoted over years to improving the IT and modernizing IT.
We need more Federal investment, though, to make it stick and to make it work for families, and businesses, and fuel our economy.
The first job of government is to keep people safe, and I am very grateful that you are working to do that.
This is obviously a critical issue for all of us, for our constituents, for our families, and most importantly, for our kids.
This is obviously a critical issue for all of us, for our constituents, for our families, and most importantly, for our kids.
It is deeply concerning that DHS relies on outdated technology for some of its most important work.





