[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 146 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D956-D957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BENGHAZI AND BEYOND
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Benghazi and Beyond: What Went Wrong on September 11, 2012 and How to 
Prevent it from Happening at other Frontline Posts''. Testimony was 
heard from Michael Courts, Acting Director, International Affairs and 
Trade, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
WMD TERRORISM: ASSESSING THE CONTINUED HOMELAND THREAT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``WMD Terrorism: Assessing the 
Continued Homeland Threat''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TSA'S RECENT SCANNER SHUFFLE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a hearing entitled ``TSA's Recent Scanner Shuffle: Real Strategy 
or Wasteful Smokescreen?''. Testimony was heard from Jonathan Cantor, 
Acting Chief Privacy, Department of Homeland Security; and John 
Sanders, Assistant Administrator, Office of Security Capabilities, 
Transportation Security Administration.
U.S. ANTARCTIC PROGRAM: ACHIEVING FISCAL AND LOGISTICAL EFFICIENCY 
WHILE SUPPORTING SOUND SCIENCE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The U.S. Antarctic Program: Achieving Fiscal and 
Logistical Efficiency While Supporting Sound Science''. Testimony was 
heard from Norman R. Augustine, Chair, U.S. Antarctic Program Blue 
Ribbon Panel; Subra Suresh, Director, National Science Foundation; 
Duncan J. McNabb, Member, U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel; and 
Warren M. Zapol, Chair, Committee on Future Science Opportunities in 
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, National Research Council.
REVIEW OF VETERANS EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES OF THE 112TH 
CONGRESS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``Review of Veterans Employment Challenges and 
Initiatives of the 112th Congress''. Testimony was heard from John K. 
Moran, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations & Management, 
Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor; Curtis 
L. Coy, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Veterans 
Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Eliseo ``Al'' 
Cantu, Jr.,

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Chair, Texas Veterans Commission; and Abraham J. Turner, Chair, 
Veterans Affairs Committee, National Association of State Workforce 
Agencies, Executive Director, South Carolina Department of Employment 
and Workforce.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing. 

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management, hearing entitled ``A Line in the 
Sand: Assessing Dangerous Threats to Our Nation's Borders'', 9 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 
(MWAA): A Review of the Department of Transportation Inspector 
General's Findings and Recommendations'', 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 7:30 a.m., HVC-304. This 
is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a 
briefing on assessing Ukraine's parliamentary elections, focusing on 
the lack of a level playing field, 10 a.m., B318, Rayburn Building.