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Joseph Onek's Testimony Before the House Committee on Homeland Security
Joseph Onek, Sr. Policy Analyst
June 21, 2005
Download this file   House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security - Full Testimony (PDF, 21KB)

On June 21st, Joseph Onek, Senior Policy Analyst for the Open Society Institute and the Open Society Policy Center, testified at the invitation of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment. This hearing addressed the use of open-source information by the U.S. government. Onek comments focused on how the government's authority to collect and share information on Americans creates potential for unfair discrimination against particular minorities.

Click the link to download the full testimony.