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The National Security Institute regularly engages with Congress, supporting members and their staffs, as well as executive branch officials, on critical national security topics ranging from technology and innovation policy issues to a diverse spectrum of global security challenges.
NSI and our robust network of experts provide actionable policy recommendations and insightful nonpartisan policy analysis to various government stakeholders in a variety of ways. Learn more about us below.
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Our Experts & Staff
NSI has a bipartisan group of over 250 experts who bring decades of experience from public service, including from a wide range of counterterrorism, defense, and intelligence agencies, as well as those who have held senior positions across Congress, private industry, and the technology community. NSI’s experts are available and excited to share their insights with the policymaking community.
See our full list of experts here.
Featured Experts
If you are interested in learning more about our Congressional engagement or connecting with one of our experts, please reach out to our team:
Kelly Crowley, Senior Policy Coordinator, [email protected]
Keelin Wolfe, Policy Coordinator, [email protected]
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Recent Congressional Testimony
April 30, 2025
Jamil N. Jaffer
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology: Global Networks at Risk: Securing the Future of Telecommunication Infrastructure
April 1, 2025
Norman Roule
The House Foreign Affairs Committee: A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime’s Malign Activities
April 1, 2025
Greg Garcia
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Aging Technology, Emerging Threats: Examining Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Legacy Medical Devices
March 11, 2025
Yleem Poblete
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe: Arms Control, International Security, and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department
March 5, 2025
William Evanina
The House Committee on Homeland Security: Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. National Security
January 23, 2025
Diane Rinaldo
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology: Strengthening American Leadership in Wireless Technology Leadership
January 22, 2025
Mark Montgomery
House Committee on Homeland Security: Unconstrained Actors: Accessing Global Cyber Threats to the Homeland
September 24, 2024
Jamil Jaffer
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy: Cyberspace Under Threat in the Era of Rising Authoritarianism and Global Competition
See all previous Congressional testimony from NSI experts here.