ms. walther for her opening testimony. >> chairman miller ranking member cuellar and distinguished members of the committee think it would you but it would have been to highlight her work on preventing terrorist travel. i had the have according office where we facilitate policy decisions from planning through implementation. we are the dhs coordination point for inter-agency screening initiatives as well. the 9/11 commission plan at targeting terrorist travel is one of the most powerful weapons we have for counterterrorist operations. today's threat violence is complex and multifaceted so is impaired of gameplay layers of security thrghout the travel continuum by identifying i'd -- individuals who may pose a threat. we recognize a one-size-fits-all approach to security in our approach includes counterterrorism law enforcement and public security authorities, the private sector and our state, local tribal territorial and foreign partners. to support these efforts dhs collects biometric data for screening against various databases. we utilize intelligence-based targeting rules and screenings