[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 163 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1150-D1151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DOD'S ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Committee on Armed Services: Panel on Defense Financial Management and 
Auditability Reform held a hearing on DOD's Enterprise Resource 
Planning (ERP) system implementation efforts. Testimony was heard from 
Elizabeth McGrath, Deputy Chief Management Officer, Department of 
Defense; Mark Lewis, Deputy Chief Management Officer, U.S. Army; Eric 
Fanning, Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy and Deputy Chief Management 
Officer, U.S. Navy; David Tillotson Ill, Deputy Chief Management 
Officer, U.S. Air Force; and Asif A. Khan, Director, Financial 
Management and Assurance, Government Accountability Office.
READINESS IN THE AGE OF AUSTERITY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
on readiness in the age of austerity. Testimony was heard from General 
Peter W. Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Admiral Mark E. 
Ferguson Ill, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General Joseph 
F. Dunford, Jr., Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, U.S. Marine 
Corps; and General Philip M. Breedlove, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air 
Force.
NONRESIDENT ALIEN DEPOSIT INTEREST INCOME
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Proposed Regulations to 
Require Reporting of Nonresident Alien Deposit Interest Income.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Afghanistan and Pakistan: Transition and the Way Forward.'' Testimony 
was heard from Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary, Department of State.
EUROZONE CRISIS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia held a 
hearing entitled ``The Eurozone Crisis: Destabilizing the Global 
Economy.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``The Trafficking in Persons 
Report 2011: Truth, Trends, and Tier Rankings.'' Testimony was heard 
from Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking in Persons, Department of State; Robert O. Blake, Assistant 
Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, 
Department of State; and Joseph Y. Yun, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 
Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup of H.R. 3012, 
the ``Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act''. The bill was ordered 
reported, as amended.
GULF COAST RECOVERY
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Gulf Coast Recovery: President Obama's BP Compensation Fund, How Is 
It Working?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MARRIAGE PENALTY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEFICIT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health 
Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives held a 
hearing entitled ``Examining Obamacare's Hidden Marriage Penalty and 
Its Impact on the Deficit.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Internal Control Weaknesses at the Department of 
Homeland Security.'' Testimony was heard from Peggy Sherry, Deputy 
Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Robert West, 
Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Homeland Security; 
and John McCoy, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office 
of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security.
BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON AMERICA'S NUCLEAR FUTURE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight; and the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a joint hearing entitled ``Review of the Blue Ribbon 
Commission on America's Nuclear Future Draft Recommendations.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight 
and Regulations held a hearing entitled ``Misrepresentation and Fraud: 
Bad Actors in the Small Business Procurement Programs.'' Testimony was 
heard from Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector

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General, Small Business Administration; and Brian Miller, Inspector 
General, General Services Administration.
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for children. 
Testimony was heard from Daniel Bertoni, Director, Education, 
Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office; and 
public witnesses.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities.

Joint Meetings
DISCRETIONARY OUTLAYS
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: On Wednesday, October 26, 
2011, Committee concluded a hearing to examine an overview of 
discretionary outlays, security and non-security, after receiving 
testimony from Doug Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office.