The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Chain of Command: An Examination of Information Sharing Practices During a Spill of National Significance

House Homeland Security Committee
   Management, Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee

12/07/2010 at 02:00PM

The purpose of this field hearing is to examine the command structure, including roles and responsibilities, for the response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which was deemed a spill of National Significance.

  • Col. Michael Edmonston, Deputy Secretary, Superintendent of State Police, Public Safety Services, Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
  • Frank V. Hibbard, Mayor, Clearwater, Florida
  • Rear Admiral Peter V. Neffenger, Deputy National Incident Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
  • Juliette N. Kayyem, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Ray Dempsey, Vice President of Strategy, BP America

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