[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 119 (Monday, August 3, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and 
Wildlife concluded a hearing to examine protecting the Chesapeake Bay, 
focusing on reauthorizing the Chesapeake Bay Program, after receiving 
testimony from Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Brubaker, Harrisburg; 
Virginia State Delegate John A. Cosgrove, Chesapeake; John R. Griffin, 
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis; Collin P. O'Mara, 
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 
Dover; George S. Hawkins, District Department of the Environment, and 
Alan L. Wurtzel, both of Washington, D.C.; Gus R. Douglas, West 
Virginia Department of Agriculture, Charleston; James M. Tierney, New 
York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany; Brent L. 
Fults, Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Land Trust, LLC, Richmond, Virginia; 
Howard J. Gannon III, Envirocorp Labs, Harrington, Deleware; and Marty 
Mitchell, Mitchell Best Homes, LLC, Rockville, Maryland.
WASTEFUL CONTRACTOR BONUSES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal 
Services, and International Security concluded a hearing to examine 
eliminating wasteful contractor bonuses, after receiving testimony from 
Jeffrey D. Zients, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management 
and Budget; John Hutton, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Manager, 
Government Accountability Office; Shay D. Assad, Acting Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology; William P. 
McNally, Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration; Richard K. Gunderson, Acting Chief 
Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Edward R. 
Simpson, Director, Office of Procurement and Assistance Management, 
Department of Energy; and Alan Chvotkin, Professional Services Council, 
Arlington, Virginia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nomination of Raymond M. Jefferson, of Hawaii, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.