[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D14-D15]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ACQUISITION REFORM: EXPERIMENTATION AND AGILITY
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Acquisition Reform: Experimentation and Agility''. Testimony was 
heard from Lieutenant General Michael E. Williamson, USA, Principal 
Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, 
Logistics and Technology);

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Sean J. Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, 
Development and Acquisition); and Richard W. Lombardi, Acting Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition).
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee On Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1797, the ``End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act''; H.R. 3662, the 
``Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act''; and H.R. 4314, the 
``Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2016''. The 
following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 4314 and H.R. 
1797. H.R. 3662 was ordered reported, without amendment.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACQUISITION REFORM ACT: EXAMINING REMAINING 
CHALLENGES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a hearing entitled ``Transportation Security Acquisition Reform 
Act: Examining Remaining Challenges''. Testimony was heard from Steven 
Wallen, Director, Explosives Division, Science and Technology 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Jill Vaughan, Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Security Technologies, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Michele Mackin, 
Director, Office Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government 
Accountability Office; and a public witness.
DOCUMENT PRODUCTION STATUS UPDATE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Document Production Status Update''. Testimony was 
heard from Julia Frifield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative 
Affairs, Department of State; Jason Levine, Director, Office of 
Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of 
Personnel Management; Peter J. Kadzik, Assistant Attorney General for 
Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice; Tamara Fucile, Associate 
Director for Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; and 
Tia Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
Department of Homeland Security.
ATTENTION NEEDED: MISMANAGEMENT AT THE SBA--THE ADMINISTRATOR RESPONDS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Attention Needed: Mismanagement at the SBA--The Administrator 
Responds''. Testimony was heard from Maria Contreras-Sweet, 
Administrator, Small Business Administration.
BUSINESS MEETING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
business meeting to consider a Member access request. The request for 
access to certain Committee documents made by Representative Thompson 
of California was granted.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.