[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 143 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1018-D1019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ARLINGTON CEMETERY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on 
Arlington Cemetery Reforms. Testimony was heard from Major General 
William McCoy, Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Army; Katheryn A. Condon, 
Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetery; and Patrick Hallinan, 
Superintendant of Arlington National Cemetery.
INCREASE IN DRUG SHORTAGES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Increase in Drug Shortages.'' Testimony was 
heard from Howard K. Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
SOLYNDRA
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``From DOE Loan Guarantee to 
Bankruptcy to FBI Raid: What Solyndra's Executives Knew.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.

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COLUMBIA, PANAMA, AND SOUTH KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Job Creation Made Easy: The Columbia, Panama, and South Korea Free 
Trade Agreement.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans, and Insular Affairs held a hearing to review the impact of 
minimum wage increases in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. Testimony was heard from Anthony Babauta, 
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs, Department of 
the Interior; Togiola Tulafono, Governor, American Samoa; David 
Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management held a 
hearing entitled ``The Department of Defense: Challenges in Financial 
Management.'' Testimony was heard from Mark Easton, Deputy Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of Defense; Daniel Blair, Deputy 
Inspector General for Auditing, Department of Defense, Office of 
Inspector General; and Asif Khan, Director of Financial Management and 
Assurance, Government Accountability Office.
POLAR WEATHER SATELLITE PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight and Subcommittee on Energy and Environment 
held a joint hearing entitled ``From NPOESS to JPSS: An Update on the 
Nation's Restructured Polar Weather Satellite Program.'' Testimony was 
heard from Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Environmental Observation and Prediction and Deputy Administrator, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Christopher Scolese, 
Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 
and David A. Powner, Director, Information Technology Management 
Issues, Government Accountability Office.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY RELOCATION PROJECT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Review and 
Status of the Multi-Billion Dollar Department of Homeland Security 
Relocation Project in Washington, D.C. and its Impacts on the U.S. 
Coast Guard.'' Testimony was heard from Donald Bathurst, Chief 
Administrative Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Vice Admiral 
John Currier, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, U.S. Coast Guard; 
Robert A. Peck, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General 
Services Administration.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PROGRAMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security and 
Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint hearing on work incentives 
in Social Security disability programs. Testimony was heard from Robert 
R. Williams, Associate Commissioner, Office of Employment Support 
Programs, Social Security Administration; and Dan Bertoni, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.