Nomination of Hon. Thomas Tom J. Ridge : Congressional Hearing

Hearing to consider the President's nomination of Governor Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania to be the First Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland of Security. The establishment of the Dept. of Homeland Security will be the most significant restructuring of the Federal Government in more than 50 years. It will involve the merger of 22 agencies & some 170,000 Federal employees. Managing this new Department will pose extraordinary challenges. Witness: Thomas TomÓ J. Ridge. Appendix: Congressman Robert A. Brady, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, letter of support dated Jan. 17, 2003.Collins, Susan is the author of 'Nomination of Hon. Thomas Tom J. Ridge : Congressional Hearing', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756736422 and ISBN 0756736420.