[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 29 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued 
hearings on the GAO. Testimony was heard from John Anderson, Director, 
Transportation Issues, GAO.
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Government Management, Information, and Technology: 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology held 
a hearing on Government Performance and Results Act Implementation: How 
to Achieve Results. Testimony was heard from L. Nye Stevens, Director, 
Federal Management and Workforce Issues, General Government Division, 
GAO; Dwight P. Robinson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development; John Dyer, Acting Principal Deputy Commissioner, 
SSA; and Ron Stewart, Acting Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, 
Forest Service, USDA.
  Hearings continue March 13.
COAST GUARD DRUG INTERDICTION EFFORTS
Committee on Government Management, Information and Technology: 
Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal 
Justice held a hearing on Coast Guard Drug Interdiction Efforts in the 
Transit Zone. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: Adm. Robert E. Kramek, 
USCG, Commandant; Lt. Commander Mike Burns, USCG, C-130 Aircraft Pilot; 
Lt. Commander Randy Forrester, USCG, HU-25C Aircraft Pilot; Lt. Jim 
Carlson, USCG, Commanding Officer, USCGC Vashon; Boat Swain 1 Mark 
Fitzmorris, USCG, Boarding Officer, USCGC Tampa; and Adm. Paul A. Yost, 
former Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.

Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT
Joint Economic Committee: On Friday, March 7, Committee held hearings 
to examine the employment-unemployment situation for February and the 
Consumer Price Index, receiving testimony from Katharine G. Abraham, 
Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
  Committee recessed subject to call.