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Oral Statement draft (Statement to Congress)
Written Statement
Oral Statement
Document New Developments
You have increased your awareness of cybercrime and measures that are taken to address it. You have analyzed the CFAA and compared similar state statutes. You are almost ready to begin developing your recommendations to amend the CFAA, but first you will need to explore recent developments.
Review and note developments in national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity. Also, identify new developments in current legislative and regulatory processes as they apply to cybersecurity policy.
These developments should be referenced in your oral statement.
Summarize and Develop Your Solutions
In order to develop recommendations to include in your presentation, you must first prepare your solutions. Summarize your recommended solutions ranked in order of "must implement," "highly recommended," and "generally recommended." You will use this solutions summary to develop your recommendations in your oral statement. These solutions will be the focus of your oral statement.
Statement to Congress
Now that you have developed your solutions, you are ready to create a draft of your oral statement. To get started, complete the following:
1. Review best practices for preparing an oral statement to a Congressional committee or other policy-making body or public forum.
2. Create a five- to seven-page written draft of your statement.
3. Reference the CFAA and at least one state statute.
4. Reference new developments in cybersecurity governance and legislative and regulatory processes.
Submit your draft to your instructor for feedback.
Written Statement
Now that you have a draft of your written statement, it is time to finalize it in order to prepare for your oral statement. Be sure to incorporate any feedback your instructor provided into the final version.
Your goal in delivering this statement is to educate Congress on the implications this legislation will have on your industry. It is important that your statement is clear, concise, and demonstrates your knowledge of the issues. For more tips on how to deliver an oral statement to a congressional committee, consult Delivering an Oral Statement for guidance.
Submit your five- to seven-page written statement with the following attached as appendices: Cybercrime Awareness Summary, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Analysis, and Computer Crime Comparison Table. The appendices do not contribute to the length of the written statement.
Record Your Oral Statement
Congratulations! You are now ready to record your statement. The type of device that you will use to make your recording will determine how you will record the audio file. Refer to the documentation for your specific device for more information. Once you are ready to move forward, record your oral statement and submit the final version in MP3 format to the assignments folder.
Oral statements are used to convey expertise, perspective, knowledge, and/or experience on a given topic. They are a mechanism to deliver information before one or more people, usually with the expectations that questions will be asked and answered during the session. Oral statements are generally accompanied by a written component that should largely represent the oral report that you will give. While your oral testimony might not be recorded, your written statement will be preserved as a record of your time before a given body.
Generally, you will not be able to cover all of your points in an oral statement due to time restrictions, so it is important to capture your key points in a written statement. Doing so will allow you to identify and prioritize the points you want to emphasize during the oral component of your testimony. Your testimony should be concise, clear, and direct. You should avoid acronyms, stick with your perspectives and knowledge, and try to anticipate and answer questions in your written component.
Your statement should start by thanking the inviting party and by introducing yourself, sharing the background and experience that qualifies you to speak on the given topic. An initial executive summary of a few paragraphs is preferred as it provides a succinct introduction to your topic. You should use an outline to complete your written draft, being certain to address the requested topics or questions. Your written statement should be carefully proofread and corrected, and you should cite sources in the appropriate format as footnotes or endnotes.
Delivering an Oral Statement
You will need to deliver an oral statement that is clear, confident, and exhibits knowledge of the issue. Usually, written statements must be available to the committee 24-48 hours in advance. In the interest of time, it is usually not necessary or desirable for a witness to read his or her entire written statement.
Some general guidelines for preparing a statement to Congress include the following:
· Introduce yourself, your occupation, organization, and personal relevant background of the subject.
· Greet the chairman of the committee and the committee as a whole.
· Be brief, you will have about five minutes to speak.
· State the issue you will testify on.
· Focus only on key points.
· Focus on the current situation and how the action you recommend will improve it.
· Avoid presentation software (such as PowerPoint).
· Check with committee staff in advance about the use of visual aides.
· At the end, briefly wait for questions from committee members.
References
Davis, C. M. (2015). House committee hearings: Witness testimony. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved from https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-338.pdf
How to Write and Present Testimony. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cbf.org/Document.Doc?id=302
Spafford, E. H. (n.d.). Advice on government testimony. Retrieved November 18, 2016, from http://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/usgov/testimony.html
Tomasa, T. (n.d.). Chapter 4: Drafting Written Testimony and Presenting Oral Testimony. In M. K. N. Haia, M. C. Jarman, E. A. H. Martin, J. E. Mccarty (Eds.), E alu like mai i ka pono: Coming together for justice (pp. 25-30). Retrieved from http://www.hawaii.edu/ohelo/resources/AluLikeWorkbook/Chap4.pdf
