[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 64 (Friday, April 20, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D538]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Guard and Reserve--Oversight. Testimony was heard from LTG H. Steven 
Blum, USA, Chief of the National Guard Bureau; LTG Jack C. Stultz, 
USAR, Chief of Army Reserve; VADM John G, Cotton, USN, Chief of Naval 
Reserve; LTG John A. Bradley, USAF, Chief, Air Force Reserve; and LTG 
John W. Bergman, USMC, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on the District of Columbia. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of 
Columbia: Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor; Vincent C. Gray, Chairman, City 
Council; and Natwar M. Gandhi, Chief Financial Officer.
READING FIRST PROGRAM INVESTIGATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Mismanagement and 
Conflicts of Interest in the Reading First Program. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Education: John P. 
Higgins, Jr., Inspector General; and Edward Kame'enui, Commissioner, 
National Center for Special Education Research; Starr Lewis, Associate 
Commissioner, Office of Teaching and Learning, Department of Education, 
State of Kentucky; Christopher Doherty, former Program Director, 
Reading First, Department of Education; and public witnesses.
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB MISMANAGEMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Department of Energy's 
Response to Ongoing Mismanagement at the Los Alamos National Labs.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Energy: Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary; and Gregory H. Friedman, Inspector 
General; and Michael R, Anastasio, Director, Los Alamos National 
Laboratory.
FEDERAL HOMELAND SECURITY CONTRACTING
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled 
``Responsibility in Federal Homeland Security Contracting.'' Testimony 
was heard from Elaine Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of 
Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
IMMIGRATION REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, 
Refugees, Border Security and International Law continued hearings on 
Shortfalls of 1986 Immigration Reform Legislation. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
AVIATION CONSUMER ISSUES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Aviation Consumer Issues. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Meeks of New York; Thompson of California 
and Schmidt; the following officials of the Department of 
Transportation: Calvin L. Scovel, III, Inspector General; and Andrew B. 
Steinberg, Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs; and 
public witnesses.
FEMA'S EMERGENCY SUPPLY SYSTEM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on FEMA's Emergency Food Supply System. Testimony was heard 
from Harvey Johnson, Deputy Administrator, FEMA, Department of Homeland 
Security; and Larry Glasco, Deputy Director, Logistics Operations and 
Readiness, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense.