[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
will hold a hearing entitled ``DOD's Improper Use of First and Business 
Class Airline Travel.'' The Subcommittee's hearing will focus on a 
recently completed General Accounting Office investigation of the 
Department of Defense's use and monitoring of premium airline travel 
during fiscal years 2001 and 2002. The hearing will identify the types 
of abuse, discuss the causes, determine the magnitude of the problem, 
and identify what corrective action is required. The hearing objective 
is to conduct continuing oversight over the use of government-issued 
travel cards to ensure that expected cost savings are realized.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, November 6, 2003, at 2 p.m, 
in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact Raymond V. Shepherd, III, Staff Director 
and Chief Counsel of the Subcommittee, at 224-3721.

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