Act of 2002 established the Department of Homeland Security, the committee adopted primary oversight of the creation and subsequent policies, operations, and actions of the department. In the past decade, the committee has focused particularly on the Department of Homeland Security's ability to respond to a major catastrophe, such as Hurricane Katrina; the rise of homegrown terrorism in the United States; and the vulnerabilities of the nation's most critical networks, those operating systems upon which our national defense, economy, and way of life depend, such as the power grid, water treatment facilities, transportation and financial networks, nuclear reactors, and dams. In February 2014, staff working for committee ranking member Senator Tom Coburn issued a report raising concerns that some passwords protecting highly sensitive government data "wouldn’t pass muster for even the most basic civilian email account." Jurisdiction In accordance of Rule XXV(k) of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating primarily to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Homeland Security Committee: Archives of the United States; Budget and accounting measures, other than appropriations, except as provided in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; Census and collection of statistics, including economic and social statistics; Congressional organization, except for any part of the matter that amends the rules or orders of the Senate; Department of Homeland Security, as provided in S.Res.445. Federal Civil Service; Government information; Intergovernmental relations; Municipal affairs of the District of Columbia, except appropriations therefor; Organization and management of United States nuclear export policy; Organization and reorganization of the executive branch of Government; Postal Service; and Status of officers and employees of the United States, including their classification, compensation, and benefits. The committee also has the duty of: receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General of the United States and of submitting such recommendations to the Senate as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with the subject matter of such reports; studying the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of all agencies and departments of the Government; evaluating the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the legislative and executive branches of the Government; and studying the intergovernmental relationships between the United States and the States and municipalities, and between the United States and international organizations of which the United States is a member. Members, 118th Congress Subcommittees Chairpersons Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, 1921–1952 Medill McCormick (R-Ill.) 1921–1925 David