[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D188-D189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN THE MILITARY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded a 
hearing to examine sexual assaults in the military, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Boxer; Robert S. Taylor, Acting General Counsel, 
Lieutenant General Dana K. Chipman, JAGC, USA, Judge Advocate General 
of the United States Army, Vice Admiral Nanette M. DeRenzi, JAGC, USN, 
Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy, Lieutenant General 
Richard C. Harding, JAGC, USAF, Judge Advocate General of the United 
States Air Force, Major General Vaughn A. Ary, USMC, Staff Judge 
Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Major General Gary 
S. Patton, USA, Director, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 
Office, all of the Department of Defense; Rear Admiral Frederick J. 
Kenney, Jr., USCG, Judge Advocate General of the United States Coast 
Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Anu Bhagwati, Service Women's 
Action Network, and Rebekah Havrilla, former Sergeant, United States 
Army, both of New York, New York; former Specialist BriGette McCoy, 
United States Army, Atlanta, Georgia; and Brian K. Lewis, former Petty 
Officer Third Class, United States Navy, Baltimore, Maryland, on behalf 
of Protect Our Defenders.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Budget: Committee began consideration of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014, but did not 
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call and will meet 
again on Thursday, March 14, 2013.
STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a closed hearing to 
examine strategic counterterrorism, focusing on meeting current and 
emerging challenges, after receiving testimony from Wendy R. Sherman, 
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; and Matthew G. Olsen, 
Director, National Counterterrorism Center.
COSTS AND IMPACTS OF CRISIS BUDGETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the costs and impacts of crisis 
budgeting, after receiving

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testimony from Philip G. Joyce, University of Maryland School of Public 
Policy, College Park; Scott D. Pattison, National Association of State 
Budget Officers, and Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees 
Union, both of Washington, D.C.; and Stan Soloway, Professional 
Services Council, Arlington, Virginia.
OPEN GOVERNMENT ACT FIVE YEARS LATER
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
fulfilling the promise of open government five years after the ``OPEN 
Government Act'', after receiving testimony from Melanie Ann Pustay, 
Director, Office of Information Policy, Department of Justice; Miriam 
Nisbet, Director of the Office of Government Information Services, 
National Archives and Records Administration; Sean Moulton, Center for 
Effective Government, and Thomas Blanton, George Washington University 
National Security Archive, both of Washington, D.C.; and Kevin M. 
Goldberg, Fletcher, Heald and Hildreth, PLC, Arlington, Virginia, on 
behalf of the American Society of News Editors and the Sunshine in 
Government Initiative.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS CLAIMS PROCESS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Veterans' Affairs (VA) claims process, focusing on a review of 
Veterans' Affairs transformation efforts, including persisting 
challenges to timely processing, after receiving testimony from Allison 
A. Hickey, Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, Veterans 
Benefits Administration; Daniel Bertoni, Director, Education, 
Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office; and 
Joseph Thompson, National Academy of Public Administration, Barton F. 
Stichman, National Veterans Legal Services Program, and Joseph A. 
Violante, Disabled American Veterans, all of Washington, D.C.
JAMAICAN PHONE FRAUD
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
Jamaican phone fraud targeting seniors, after receiving testimony from 
Shawn Tiller, Deputy Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal 
Inspection Service; Vance Callender, Operations Chief, Homeland 
Security Investigations, United States Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; William L. King, Jr., 
Chief Deputy, York County Sheriff's Office, Alfred, Maine; Robert 
Romasco, and Doug Shadel, both of AARP, Washington, D.C.; Phil Hopkins, 
The Western Union Company, Englewood, Colorado; Kim Nichols, Hermon, 
Maine; and Sonia Ellis, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.