[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1275-D1276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Security Clearance Processing 
Status Report''. Testimony was heard from Garry Reid, Director for 
Defense Intelligence, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence; Dan Payne, Director, Defense Security Service; and 
Charles Phalen, Director, National Background Investigations Bureau.
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``Public Private Partnerships for Federal Energy Management''. 
Testimony was heard from Leslie Nicholls, Strategic Director, Federal 
Energy Management Program, Department of Energy; Jack Surash, Acting 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Sustainability, Department of 
the Army; Kevin Kampschroer, Chief Sustainability Officer and Director, 
Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings, General Services 
Administration; and Ed Bradley, Executive Director, Office of Asset 
Enterprise Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
EXAMINING THE AVAILABILITY OF SAFE KITS AT HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED 
STATES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Availability of 
SAFE Kits at Hospitals in the United States''. Testimony was heard from 
A. Nicole Clowers, Managing Director, Health Care, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and 
Trade held a hearing entitled ``Evaluating the Effectiveness of the 
International Financial Institutions''. Testimony was heard from David 
Malpass, Under Secretary for International Affairs, Department of the 
Treasury.
DEVELOPMENT, DIPLOMACY, AND DEFENSE: PROMOTING U.S. INTERESTS IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Development, Diplomacy, and Defense: Promoting U.S. Interests in 
Africa''. Testimony was heard from Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and Ramsey 
Day, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
OVERSIGHT HEARING FOR THE ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (FEDERAL TRADE 
COMMISSION'S BUREAU OF COMPETITION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S 
ANTITRUST DIVISION)
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``Oversight 
Hearing for the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies (Federal Trade 
Commission's Bureau of Competition and the Department of Justice's 
Antitrust Division)''. Testimony was heard from Makan Delrahim, 
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; 
and Joseph J. Simons, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission.

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FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION REFORM ACT (FITARA) 
SCORECARD 7.0
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Technology; and Subcommittee on Government Operations held 
a joint hearing entitled ``Federal Information Technology Acquisition 
Reform Act (FITARA) Scorecard 7.0''. Testimony was heard from Carol C. 
Harris, Director of IT Management Issues, Government Accountability 
Office; Ed Simcox, Chief Technology Officer and Acting Chief 
Information Officer, Department of Health and Human Services; and 
Sheila Conley, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of Health and 
Human Services.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on General Services Administration Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program Resolutions. The General Services Administration 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions were adopted, 
without amendment.
IS VA READY FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF APPEALS REFORM?
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Is VA Ready for Full Implementation of Appeals Reform?''. Testimony 
was heard from James Byrne, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and Elizabeth H. Curda, Director, Education, 
Workforce, and Income Security Team, Government Accountability Office.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.