[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 29 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D147-D149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ASSURING VIABILITY OF THE SUSTAINMENT INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
on assuring viability of the sustainment industrial base. Testimony was 
heard from John Johns, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Maintenance Policy and Programs, Department of Defense; and public 
witnesses.
NUCLEAR SECURITY: ACTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on Nuclear Security: Actions, Accountability and Reform. 
Testimony was heard from Brigadier General Sandra E. Finan, USAF, 
Commander, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Former Principal Assistant 
Deputy Administrator for Military Applications, National Nuclear 
Security Administration; Gregory H. Friedman, Inspector General, 
Department of Energy; Neile L. Miller, Acting Administrator and 
Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security 
Administration; Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy Secretary, Department of 
Energy; and a public witness.
IMPACTS OF A CONTINUING RESOLUTION AND SEQUESTRATION ON ACQUISITION, 
PROGRAMMING, AND THE INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing on impacts of a continuing resolution and 
sequestration on acquisition, programming, and the industrial base. 
Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General James O. Barclay III, USA, 
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army; Lieutenant General Charles R. 
Davis, USAF, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force for Acquisition, U.S. Air Force; Lieutenant General Michael 
R. Moeller, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and 
Programs, U.S. Air Force; Vice Admiral Allen G. Myers, USN, Deputy 
Chief of Naval Operations, Integration of Capabilities and Resources 
(N8), U.S. Navy; Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army

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for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, U.S. Department of the Army; 
Sean Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy Research, Development and Acquisition, U.S. Department of the 
Navy; Lieutenant General John E. Wissler, USMC, Deputy Commandant for 
Programs and Resources, U.S. Marine Corps.
HOW ARE SCHOOLS MEASURING TEACHER PERFORMANCE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled 
``Raising the Bar: How are Schools Measuring Teacher Performance?''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION: POLICY AND GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power; and 
Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a joint hearing 
entitled ``The Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Policy and Governance 
Challenges''. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Allison Macfarlane, Chairman; George 
Apostolakis, Commissioner; William Magwood, Commissioner; William 
Ostendorff, Commissioner; Kristine Svinicki, Commissioner.
U.S. INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a 
hearing entitled ``Overview of U.S. Interests in the Western 
Hemisphere: Opportunities and Challenges''. Testimony was heard from 
Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere 
Affairs, Department of State; and Mark Feierstein, Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency 
for International Development.
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S REGULATORY WAR ON JOBS, THE ECONOMY, AND 
AMERICA'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``Obama 
Administration's Regulatory War on Jobs, the Economy, and America's 
Global Competitiveness''. Testimony was heard from Rob James, Avon Lake 
City Council; and public witnesses.
TOP CHALLENGES FOR SCIENCE AGENCIES: REPORTS FROM THE INSPECTORS 
GENERAL--PART 1
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight 
held a hearing entitled ``Top Challenges For Science Agencies: Reports 
from the Inspectors General--Part 1''. Testimony was heard from Paul K. 
Martin, Inspector General, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Office of Inspector General; Allison C. Lerner, 
Inspector General, National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector 
General; Dave Smith, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Commerce, 
Office of Inspector General.
SMALL BUSINESS TRADE AGENDA
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and 
Trade held a hearing entitled ``Small Business Trade Agenda: 
Opportunities in the 113th Congress''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES; CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS; AND GSA CAPITAL 
INVESTMENT AND LEASING PROGRAM RESOLUTIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
meeting on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Views and Estimates of the 
Committee; a hearing on General Services Administration Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions; House Concurrent Resolution 
18, the National Peace Officers' Memorial; and House Concurrent 
Resolution 19, the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. The Concurrent 
Resolutions and the General Services Administration Capital Investment 
and Leasing Program Resolutions were ordered reported, without 
amendment. The Budget Views and Estimates were approved by the 
Committee.
PROPOSED WAIVER OF WORK REQUIREMENTS IN THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing entitled ``The Proposed Waiver of Work Requirements in the 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program''. Testimony was 
heard from Senator Orrin Hatch; Kay E. Brown, Director, Education, 
Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office; and 
public witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
STATE OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
state of the United States economy, focusing on economic growth and job 
creation, and what Congress can do to boost them, after receiving 
testimony from Michael J. Boskin, Stanford University, Stanford, 
California; and Austan Goolsbee, University of Chicago Booth School of 
Business, Chicago, Illinois.