[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 34 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D282-D283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on FDA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
FDA, Department of Health and Human Services: Lester Crawford, Deputy 
Commissioner; Daniel Troy, Chief Counsel; and Jeffrey Weber, Acting 
Senior Associate Commissioner, Office of Management and Systems.
LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on Center for Disease Control 
and Prevention. Testimony was heard from David W. Fleming, M.D., Deputy 
Director, Science and Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
REPORT--U.S. STOCKPILE
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Department of 
Energy Reorganization held a hearing on the findings and 
recommendations of the report of the Panel to Assess the Reliability, 
Safety, and Security of the United States Nuclear Stockpile. Testimony 
was heard from John S. Foster, Chairman, Panel to Assess the 
Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States Nuclear 
Stockpile.
ASSESSING THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on ``Assessing the Assistive Technology 
Act of 1998.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GLOBAL CROSSING BANKRUPTCY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Effects of the Global 
Crossing Bankruptcy on Investors, Markets, and Employees.'' Testimony 
was heard from John Morrissey, Deputy Chief Accountant, SEC; and public 
witnesses.
EPA CABINET ELEVATION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on ``EPA Cabinet 
Elevation-Federal and State Agency Views.'' Testimony was heard from 
Nikki L. Tinsley, Inspector General, EPA; John Stephenson, Director, 
Natural Resources and the Environment, GAO; Karen A. Studders, 
Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency, State of Minnesota; and Jane T. 
Nishida, Secretary, Department of Environment, State of Maryland.
COMBATING TERRORISM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on 
``Combating Terrorism: Protecting the United States--Part II.'' 
Testimony was heard from Peter Verga, Special Assistant, Homeland 
Security, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Stephen McHale, Deputy 
Under Secretary, Transportation Security, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Transportation; William A. Raub, Deputy 
Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Department of Health 
and Human Services; Kenneth O. Burris, Director, Region IV (Atlanta), 
FEMA; and the following officials of the Department of Justice: James 
Caruso, Deputy Assistant Director, Counter Terrorism, FBI; and Joseph 
R. Greene, Acting Deputy Executive Associate Commissioner, Field 
Operations, INS.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement Policy held a hearing on ``Turning the Tortoise Into the 
Hare: How The Federal Government Can Transition From Old Economy Speed 
to Become a Model for Electronic Government.'' Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the GAO: Randy C. Hite, Director, 
Information Technology Systems Issues; and Dave McClure, Director, 
Information Technology Management Issues; Mark Forman, Associate 
Director, Information Technology, OMB; Lee Holcomb, Chief Information 
Officer, NASA; Debra Stouffer, Deputy Chief Information Officer for IT 
Reform, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Mayi Canales, 
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of the Treasury; Laura 
Callahan, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Information Technology 
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Department of Labor; Janet Barnes, Chief Information Officer, OPM; and 
Lloyd Blanchard, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Management and 
Administration, Office of the Associate Deputy Administrator, SBA.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
an oversight hearing on ``The INS and Office of Special Counsel for 
Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices.'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Justice; Juan Carlos 
Benitez, Special Counsel, Civil Rights Division, Office of Special 
Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices; and Joseph 
R. Greene, Acting Deputy Executive Associate Commissioner, Field 
Operations, INS; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and 
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the Status of the Future 
Visitor Center and Associated Fundraising Efforts at the Gettysburg 
National Military Park. Testimony was heard from Senator Santorum; the 
following officials of the Department of the Interior: Paul Hoffman, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; and David 
Hollenberg, Associate Regional Director, National Heritage 
Partnerships, N. E. Region, National Park Service; and Robert C. 
Wilburn, President, Gettysburg National Battlefield Museum Foundation, 
York, Pennsylvania.
SOUTHEAST ASIA ISSUES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Human 
Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence and the Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Southeast Asia Issues. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.