House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Issues Report on Activities for 114th Congress (Part 2 of 8)

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 114-909) on the activities for 114th Congress. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, on Jan. 3.

II. Oversight Activities

FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS HELD

January 22, 2015, 10:15 p.m. Full Committee hearing entitled, "Inspectors General: Independence, Access and Authority."

February 11, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "GAO's High Risk Report: 25 Years of Problematic Practices." Witnesses: The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, Deputy Administrator and Director, Centers for Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; The Honorable Alan F. Estevez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, U.S. Department of Defense; The Honorable John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; Mr. Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Mr. John J. MacWilliams, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy.

February 12, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "U.S. Secret Service: Identifying Steps to Restore the Protective Agency." Witnesses: The Honorable Mark Filip, Member, U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel; The Honorable Danielle C. Gray, Member, U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel; The Honorable Joseph W. Hagin, Member, U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel; Thomas J. Perrelli, Member, U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel.

February 26, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "IRS: TIGTA Update." Witnesses: The Honorable J. Russell George, Inspector General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; Mr. Tim Camus, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

March 4, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Rebuilding the Chemical Safety Board: Finding a Solution to the CSB's Governance and Management Challenges." Witnesses: The Honorable Manuel Ehrlich, Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety Board; The Honorable Richard Engler, Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety Board; The Honorable Mark Griffon, Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety Board; The Honorable Rafael Moure- Eraso, Chairman, U.S. Chemical Safety Board; Mr. Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Inspector General for Investigation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General.

March 17, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "FCC: Process and Transparency." Witness: The Honorable Thomas Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission.

March 19, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "A Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Policies and Procedures for the Apprehension, Detention, and Release of Non-Citizens Unlawfully Present in the United States (Part II)." Witness: The Honorable Sarah R. Saldana, Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

March 24, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "USSS: Holding the Protectors Accountable." Witness: The Honorable Joseph P. Clancy, Director, U.S. Secret Service.

April 14, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "DOJ IG: Handling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Allegations." Witnesses: The Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; The Honorable Michele M. Leonhart, Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Mr. Kevin L. Perkins, Associate Deputy Director, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

April 14, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "GAO's Duplication Report at Five Years: Recommendations Remain Unaddressed." Witnesses: The Honorable Beth Cobert, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget; The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office.

April 22, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Enhancing Cybersecurity of Third-Party Contractors and Vendors." Witnesses: Dr. Eric A. Fisher, Senior Specialist in Science and Technology, Congressional Research Service; Mr. Tony Scott, Chief Information Officer & Administrator, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology; Ms. Donna K. Seymour, Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel Management; Mr. Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director of Information Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office.

April 29, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Flying Under the Radar: Securing Washington D.C. Airspace." Witnesses: The Honorable Joseph P. Clancy, Director, U.S. Secret Service; Mr. Kim C. Dine, Chief, U.S. Capitol Police; Admiral William E. Gortney, Commander, NORAD/USNORTHCOM; The Honorable Michael P. Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration; Paul D. Irving, Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of Representatives; Mr. Robert D. MacLean, Chief, U.S. Park Police; Mr. Robert G. Salesses, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities.

April 30, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "EPA Mismanagement." Witnesses: The Honorable Arthur Elkins, Junior, Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General; Mr. Stanley Meiburg, Acting Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. John Reeder, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Inspector General for Investigation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General.

May 13, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Transportation Security: Are Our Airports Safe?" Witnesses: Ms. Jennifer Grover, Acting Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Homeland Security and Justice; Mr. Rafi Ron, President & CEO, New Age Security Solutions; The Honorable John Roth, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

May 14, 2015, 9:30 a.m. Full Committee field hearing titled, "D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: Making the American Dream Possible." Witnesses: The Honorable Tim Scott, United States Senate; Ms. Megan Gallagher, Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute; Ms. Seferash Teferra, Parent of OSP Scholarship Recipient; Ms. Shirley-Ann Tomdio, Former OSP Scholarship Recipient, Current student at the George Washington University; Dr. Patrick J. Wolf, Professor and 21st Century Chair in School Choice, College of Education and Health Professions, on behalf of University of Arkansas.

May 14, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "U.S. Secret Service: Accountability for March 4, 2015 Incident." Witness: The Honorable John Roth, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

June 2, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Ensuring Transparency through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)." Witnesses: Mr. Terry Anderson, Retired Journalist, AP, Adjunct Professor, University of Florida; Ms. Sharyl Attkisson, Investigative Journalist; Ms. Leah Goodman, Investigative Reporter, Newsweek; Mr. Jason Leopold, Investigative Reporter, Vice News; Mr. David E. McCraw, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, The New York Times; Mr. Tom Fitton, President, Judicial Watch; Ms. Lisette Garcia, FOIA Resource Center; Mr. Nate Jones, Director of the Freedom of Information Act Project, National Security Archive; Ms. Cleta Mitchell, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP; Mr. Gabriel Rottman, Legislative Counsel/Policy Advisor, American Civil Liberties Union; Ms. Anne Weismann, Executive Director, Campaign for Accountability.

June 3, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Ensuring Agency Compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)." Witnesses: The Honorable Joyce A. Barr, Chief FOIA Officer, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Brodi Fontenot, Chief FOIA Officer, U.S. Department of Treasury; Mrs. Mary Howard, Director, Privacy, Governmental Liaison, and Disclosure, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Treasury; Ms. Karen Neuman, Chief FOIA Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Ms. Melanie Anne Pustay, Director, Office of Information Policy, U.S. Department of Justice.

June 16, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "OPM: Data Breach." Witnesses: The Honorable Katherine Archuleta, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Ms. Sylvia Burns, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior; Mr. Michael R. Esser, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Dr. Andy Ozment, Assistant Secretary, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Program Preparedness Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Tony Scott, U.S. Chief Information Officer, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, U.S. Office of Management and Budget; Ms. Donna K. Seymour, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

June 17, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Drones: The Next Generation of Commerce?" Witnesses: Dr. John Cavolowsky, Director, Airspace Operations and Safety Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Mr. Harley Geiger, Advocacy Director and Senior Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology; Mr. Paul E. Misener, Vice President of Global Public Policy, Amazon.com, Inc; The Honorable Michael Whitaker, Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; Mr. Brian Wynne, President & CEO, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.

June 24, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "OPM Data Breach: Part II." Witnesses: The Honorable Katherine Archuleta, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Ms. Ann Barron-DiCamillo, Director, U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Rob Giannetta, Chief Information Officer, US Investigations Services, LLC; Mr. Eric A. Hess, Chief Executive Officer, KeyPoint Government Solutions; The Honorable Patrick E. McFarland, Inspector General, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Ms. Donna K. Seymour, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

June 25, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "IRS: TIGTA Update Part II. Witnesses: Mr. Tim Camus, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; Mr. J. Russell George, Inspector General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

July 9, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Construction Costs and Delays at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul." Witnesses: Mr. Jarrett Blanc, Principal Deputy Special, Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, on behalf of U.S. Department of State; Mr. Michael J. Courts, Director, International Affairs and Trade, on behalf of U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Michael L. Gulino, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aegis LLC; The Honorable Donald S. Hays, Senior Inspector, Office of the Inspector General, on behalf of U.S. Department of State; Ms. Lydia Muniz, Director, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, on behalf of U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Gregory B. Starr, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, on behalf of U.S. Department of State.

July 14, 2015, 9:45 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Criminal Justice: Part I." Witnesses: The Honorable Cory Booker, Senator, New Jersey; The Honorable John Cornyn, Senator, Texas; The Honorable Cedric L. Richmond, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable Robert Bentley, Governor, Alabama; The Honorable Jack Markell, Governor, Delaware.

July 15, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Criminal Justice: Part II." Witnesses: Mr. Marc A. Levin, Right on Crime and Center for Effective Justice, Texas Public Policy Foundation; Mr. John G. Malcolm, Director, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal & Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation; Mr. Kevin Ring, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Families Against Mandatory Minimums; Ms. Liz Ryan, President and CEO, Youth First! Initiative; Mr. Brett L. Tolman, Co- Chair, White Collar Criminal Defense and Corporate Compliance Practice Group, Ray Quinney & Nebeker.

July 29, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "EPA Mismanagement Part II." Witnesses: Ms. Carolyn Bohlen, Chief of Enforcement Services Section #2, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Division; Mr. Ronald Harris, Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Ms. Karen Kellen, President AFGE Council 238, American Federation of Government Employees; Mr. Ross Tuttle, Senior Supervisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; The Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

September 9, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Violence on the Border: Keeping U.S. Personnel Safe." Mr. Robert L. Harris, Joint Task Force--West, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Mr. Brandon Judd, President, National Border Patrol Council, American Federation of Government Employees; Mr. William H. Moser, Deputy Director, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations; Ms. Sue Saarnio, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Gregory B. Starr, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State.

September 10, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "GSA: Army Fee Assistance." Witnesses: Mr. Gerard Badorrek, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. General Services Administration, Ms. Karmon Dyches, Army Captain appearing in personal capacity; Ms. Kaela Hensley, Army Spouse; Ms. Stephanie L. Hoehne, Director, Family and Morale, Welfare & Recreation, G9, Installation Management Command, U.S. Army; The Honorable Carol Fortine Ochoa, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. General Services Administration.

September 17, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee joint hearing with Natural Resources Committee hearing titled, "EPA's Animas Spill." Witnesses: The Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. Russell Begaye, President, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona; Mr. Ryan Flynn, Secretary of Environment & Natural Resources Trustee, Environment Department, State of New Mexico; Mr. James M. "Mike" Olguin, Council Member, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ignacio, Colorado; Dr. Larry Wolk, Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

September 17, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Federal Air Marshal Service: Oversight." Witnesses: Mr. Roderick Allison, Director, Office of Law Enforcement/ Federal Air Marshal Service, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Ms. Heather Book, Assistant Administrator, Office of Professional Responsibility, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

September 29, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Planned Parenthood's Taxpayer Funding." Witness: Ms. Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

October 21, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Secure Credentials Issued by the Government Publishing Office." Witnesses: Mr. James N. Albers, Senior Vice President of Government Operations, MorphoTrust USA; Ms. Kathleen M. Carroll, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, HID Global, Inc.; The Honorable Michael A. Raponi, Inspector General, U.S. Government Publishing Office; Ms. Davita Vance-Cooks, Director, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

November 3, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "TSA: Security Gaps." Witnesses: Ms. Jennifer Grover, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Vice-Admiral Peter Neffenger (Ret), Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; The Honorable John Roth, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

November 17, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "U.S. Department of Education: Information Security Review." Witnesses: Danny A. Harris, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Education; The Honorable Kathleen S. Tighe, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education; Mr. Greg Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office.

December 8, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Review of the New London Embassy Project." Witnesses: The Honorable Steve A. Linick, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Lydia Muniz, Director, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, on behalf of U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Gregory B. Starr, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, on behalf of U.S. Department of State.

December 9, 2015, 1:00 p.m.Full Committee hearing titled, "A Casino in Every Smartphone--Law Enforcement Implications." Witnesses: Mr. Joseph S. Campbell, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation; The Honorable Alan M. Kleine, Douglas County Attorney, State of Nebraska; The Honorable Mark Lipparelli, Senator, State of Nevada; The Honorable Alan M. Wilson, Attorney General, State of South Carolina.

December 17, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing, "Terrorist Travel: Vetting for National Security Concern." Witnesses: The Honorable Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Chief Diplomatic Officer for the Office of Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; The Honorable Leon Rodriguez, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; The Honorable Michele Thoren Bond, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State.

January 7, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee Hearing, "Document Production Status Update" Witnesses: The Honorable Julia Frifield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Tamara Fucile, Associate Director for Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; The Honorable Tia Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; The Honorable Peter J. Kadzik, Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice; Mr. Jason Levine, Director, Office of Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

February 2, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "U.S. Department of Education: Investigation of the CIO" Witnesses: Ms. Sandra Bruce, Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education; Dr. Danny A. Harris, Ph. D., Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Education; Mr. John B. King, Jr., Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; Ms. Susan Winchell, Assistant General Counsel for Ethics, U.S. Department of Education.

February 3, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan" Witnesses: The Honorable Daniel T. Kildee, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; Mr. Joel Beauvais, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. Keith Creagh, Director, Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan; Dr. Marc Edwards, Ph. D., Charles P. Lundsford Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ms. LeeAnne Walters, Resident of Flint, Michigan.

February 4, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Developments in the Prescription Drug Market: Oversight" Witnesses: Mr. Keith Flanagan, Director, Office of Generic Drug Policy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Mr. Mark Merritt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association; Ms. Nancy Retzlaff, Chief Commercial Officer, Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC; Mr. Howard B. Schiller, Interim Chief Executive Officer/Corporate Director, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc; Mr. Martin Shkreli, Former Chief Executive Officer, Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC; Dr. Janet Woodcock, Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

February 11, 2016, 1:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "IRS: Reviewing its Legal Obligations, Document Preservation, and Data Security" Witnesses: Mr. Ed Killen, Director of Privacy, Governmental Liaison, and Disclosure, Internal Revenue Service; Mr. Terry Milholland, Chief Technology Officer, Internal Revenue Service; Mr. Jeff Tribiano, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Internal Revenue Service.

February 25, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Security Clearance Reform: The Performance Accountability Council's Path Forward" Witnesses: Ms. Beth Cobert, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management; Mr. Terry Halvorson, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense; Mr. Tony Scott, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Management and Budget; Mr. William Evanina, Director of National Counterintelligence and Security Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

March 2, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Geolocation Technology and Privacy" Witnesses: Mr. Richard W. Downing, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division; Mr. Michael R. Doucette, Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Lynchburg, VA; Mr. Paul J. Larkin Jr., Senior Legal Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies; Ms. Neema Singh Guliani, Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union.

March 15, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan, Part II" Witnesses: Mr. Darnell Earley, Former Emergency Manager, Flint, Michigan; Dr. Marc Edwards, Ph. D., Charles P. Lundsford Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ms. Susan Hedman, Former Region 5 Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. Dayne Walling, Former Mayor, Flint, Michigan.

March 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Rebuilding Afghanistan: Oversight of Defense Department Infrastructure Projects" Witnesses: The Honorable John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction; Christine S. Abizaid, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, U.S. Department of Defense; Howard Stickley, Programs Director, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division (TAD), U.S. Department of Defense; Randy Brown, Director, Air Force Civil Engineering Center, U.S. Department of Defense.

March 17, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan, Part III" Witnesses: The Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; The Honorable Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan.

March 22, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "America's Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic" Witnesses: The Honorable Michael Botticelli, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House; Ms. Kana Enomoto, Principal Deputy Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; The Honorable Teresa Jacobs, Mayor of Orange County, Florida; Mr. Lou Milione, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice; Dr. Leana S. Wen, M.D., MSc., FAAEM, Health Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department.

April 13, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Waste and Inefficiency in the Federal Government: GAO's 2016 Duplication Report" Witnesses: Dr. Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc, Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality and Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Mr. John Dalrymple, Deputy Commissioner, Services and Enforcement, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury; The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. David Tillotson III, Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer, U.S. Department of Defense.

April 19, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Documents Production Status Update, Part II" Witnesses: The Honorable Jim R. Esquea, Assistant Secretary for Legislation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Mr. Johnathan E. Meyer, Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; The Honorable Howard Shelanski, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.

April 27, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Management Practices and Misconduct at TSA: Part I" Witnesses: Mr. Jay Brainard, Federal Security Director for the State of Kansas, Office of Security Operations, Transportation Security Administration; Dr. Mark Livingston, D.M., Program Manager, Office of the Chief Risk Officer, Transportation Security Administration; Mr. Andrew Rhoades, Assistant Federal Security Director for Mission Support at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Office of Security Operations, Transportation Security Administration.

April 28, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Criminal Aliens Released by the Department of Homeland Security" Witnesses: Sarah R. Saldana, Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Ralph Martin, Chief of Police, Santa Maria Police Department; Wendy Hartling, Mother of Casey Chadwick; Scott Root, Father of Sarah Root; Chris Burbank, Director of Law Enforcement Engagement, Center for Policing Equity.

May 11, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Reforming the Postal Service: Finding a Viable Solution" Witnesses: The Honorable Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service; Ms. Jessica Lowrance, President- Elect, Association for Postal Commerce; Ms. Lori Rectanus, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Fredric V. Rolando, President, National Association of Letter Carriers; The Honorable Robert G. Taub, Acting Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission.

May 12, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Management Practices and Misconduct at TSA: Part II" Witnesses: Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger (Ret.), Administrator, Transportation Security Administration; The Honorable John Roth, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

May 17, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "White House Narratives on the Iran Nuclear Deal" Witnesses: Mr. Benjamin Rhodes, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting (Invited), The White House; Mr. Michael Rubin, Resident Scholar, The American Enterprise Institute; Mr. Michael Doran, Senior Fellow Hudson Institute; Mr. John Hannah, Senior Counselor, Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

May 18, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Employee Misconduct at EPA" Witnesses: Mr. Stanley Meiburg, Acting Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

May 25, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Federal Agencies' Reliance on Outdated and Unsupported Information Technology: A Ticking Time Bomb" Witnesses: The Honorable Tony Scott, Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget; Mr. Terry Halvorsen, Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense; Ms. Beth Killoran, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and Human Services; Mr. Terry Milholland, Chief Technology Officer, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury; Mr. Dave Powner, Director, IT Management Issues, Government Accountability Office.

May 26, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Social Security Administration: Information Systems Review" Witness: The Honorable Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration; Ms. Marti A. Eckert, Associate Commissioner, Information Security, and Chief Information Security Officer, Social Security Administration; Mr. Robert Klopp, Deputy Commissioner, Systems, and Chief Information Officer, Social Security Administration; Ms. Gale Stallworth Stone, Deputy Inspector General, Social Security Administration.

June 9, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Census 2020: Examining the Readiness of Key Aspects of the Census Bureau's 2020 Census Preparation" Witnesses: Mr. Steve I. Cooper, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce; Ms. Carol Cha Harris, Director, Information Technology Acquisition Management Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Harry A. Lee, Acting Chief Information Officer, U.S. Census Bureau; Ms. Carol N. Rice, Assistant Inspector General, Office of Economic and Statistical Program Assessment, U.S. Department of Commerce; The Honorable John H. Thompson, Director, U.S. Census Bureau.

June 14, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Oversight of the National Park Service" Witnesses: The Honorable Jonathan Jarvis, Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; Ms. Mary Kendall, Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior.

July 6, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Firearms and Munitions at Risk: Examining Inadequate Safeguards" Witnesses: The Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Mr. Thomas R. Kane Ph. D., Acting Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons; Mr. Steven A. Ellis, Deputy Director of Operations, Bureau of Land Management; Mr. Jeffery Orner, Chief Readiness Support Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

July 7, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Oversight of the State Department" Witness: The Honorable James Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigations.

July 12, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, The First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)" Witnesses: The Honorable Mike Lee, U.S. Senator, Utah, The Honorable Raul Labrador, U.S. Congressman, Idaho 1st Congressional District, Mr. Kelvin Cochran, Former Fire Chief, Atlanta Fire Department, Mr. Jim Obergefell, Appearing in personal capacity, Ms. Kristen Waggoner, Senior Counsel and Senior Vice President, U.S. Legal Advocacy, Alliance Defending Freedom, Ms. Katherine Franke, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law Director, Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, Columbia School of Law, Mr. Matthew J. Franck, Ph.D., appearing in personal capacity.

July 13, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Oversight of the FDIC Application Process" The Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Mr. Matthew Browning, Former Board Member, National Association of Industrial Bankers; Dr. Simon Johnson, Professor of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management; Mr. Guy Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company.

July 14, 2016, 9:30 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Recalcitrant Countries: Denying Visas to Countries that Refuse to take back their Deported Nationals" Witnesses: The Honorable Michele Thoren Bond, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Daniel Ragsdale, Deputy Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

September 8, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining FOIA compliance at the Department of State" Witnesses: The Honorable Ambassador Patrick F. Kennedy, Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Janice Jacobs, Transparency Coordinator, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Karin Lang, Director of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Clarence Finney, Jr., Deputy Director for Correspondence, Records, and Staffing Division of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Department of State.

September 12, 2016, 5:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Classifications and Redactions in FBI's Investigative File" Witnesses: The Honorable Peter Kadzik, Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice; The Honorable Julia Frifield, Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State; Mr. Jason Herring, Acting Assistant Director for Congressional Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Ms. Deirdre Walsh, Assistant Director for Legislative Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Mr. Neal Higgins, Director of Congressional Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency; James Samuel, Jr., Chief of Congressional Affairs, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; Mr. Trumbull Soule, Director of Legislative Affairs, National Security Agency.

September 13, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Preservation of State Department Records" Witnesses: Mr. Justin Cooper, former employee of President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation; Mr. Paul Combetta, Platte River Networks; Mr. Bill Thornton, Platte River Networks; Mr. Bryan Pagliano, Former Senior Advisor for Information Resource Management, U.S. Department of State.

September 14, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee Hearing titled, "Examining the Affordable Care Act's Premium Increases" Witnesses: Dr. Mandy Cohen, Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Administrator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Mr. Al Redmer, Jr., Commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration, National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Mr. Chris Carlson, Principal at Oliver Wyman, America's Health Insurance Plans; Mr. Kurt Giesa, Head of Actuarial Healthcare Practice at Oliver Wyman, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; Mr. Topher Spiro, Vice President of Health Policy, Center for American Progress.

September 21, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Reviewing the Rising Price of Epipens" Witnesses: Mr. Douglas Throckmorton, Deputy Director of Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Ms. Heather Bresch, Chief Executive Officer, Mylan.

September 22, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee titled, "Examining Preservation of State Department Federal Records"

September 22, 2016, 1:00 p.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Misconduct and Mismanagement at the National Park Service" Witnesses: Mr. Michael Reynolds, Deputy Director for Operations, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Ms. Kelly Martin, Chief of Fire and Aviation Management at Yosemite National Park, U.S. Department of Interior; Mr. Brian Healy, Fisheries Program Manager at the Grand Canyon National Park, U.S. Department of Interior.

November 15, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Oversight of the Secret Service" Witnesses: The Honorable John Roth, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Tom Dougherty, Chief Strategy Officer, U.S. Secret Service; B.Gen. Kevin Nally, Ret., Chief Information Officer, U.S. Secret Service.

November 30, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Oversight of DEA's Confidential Source Program" Witnesses: The Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Mr. Robert W. Patterson, Chief Inspector, Assistant Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice.

December 1, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination at the U.S. Department of Agriculture" Witnesses: Ms. Lesa Donnelly, Vice President, U.S. Department of Agriculture Coalition of Minority Employees; Ms. Lenise Lago, Deputy Chief, Business Operations, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; The Honorable Joe Leonard, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Ms. Denice Rice, Fire Prevention Technician, Region 5, Eldorado National Forest, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

December 7, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Full Committee hearing titled, "Examining the Costs of Overclassification on Transparency and Security" Witnesses: Mr. J. William Leonard, Former Director, Information Security Oversight Office; Mr. Steven Aftergood, Director, Project on Government Secrecy, Federation of American Scientists; Mr. Tom Blanton, Director, National Security Archive, The George Washington University, Mr. Scott Amey, General Counsel, Project on Government Oversight.

HEARINGS--SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

February 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Ensuring Government Transparency Through FOIA Reform." Witnesses: Ms. Miriam Nisbet, Former Director, Office of Government Information Services, National Archives & Records Administration; Mr. Frederick J. Sadler, Former FOIA Officer, Food and Drug Administration; Mr. Rick Blum, Director, Sunshine in Government Initiative.

March 18, 2015, 1:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Federal Workforce Tax Accountability." Witnesses: Mr. Brad Huther, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Mr. E.J. Holland, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Mr. Seto Bagdoyan, Director, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Alan L. Chvotkin, Executive Vice President and Counsel, Professional Services Council; Ms. Maureen Gilman, Legislative and Political Director, National Treasury Employees Union.

April 15, 2015, 1:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "The Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report." Witness: Ms. Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service.

April 16, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "The Worst Places to Work in the Federal Government." Witnesses: The Honorable David S. Ferriero, Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration; The Honorable Manuel Ehrlich, Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety Board; Ms. Catherine V. Emerson, Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Robert Goldenkoff, Director of S trategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office. May 1, 2015, 9:30 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Is the Railroad Retirement Board Doing Enough to Protect Against Fraud?" Witnesses: The Honorable Martin J. Dickman, Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board; The Honorable Michael S. Schwartz, Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board; Mr. Daniel Bertoni, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office.

May 21, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Issues Facing Civilian and Postal Service Vehicle Fleet Procurement." Witnesses: Mr. Joseph Corbett, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, United States Postal Service; Mr. William Toth Jr., Director, Office of Motor Vehicle Management, General Services Administration; Ms. Kate M. Vigneau, Director of Professional Development, NAFA Fleet Management Association; Ms. Lori Rectanus, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office.

June 16, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Fair Competition in International Shipping." Witnesses: The Honorable Robert Taub, Acting Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission; Mr. Robert Faucher, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, United States Department of State; Mr. Randy Miskanic, Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, United States Postal Service; Ms. Nancy Sparks, Managing Director, Regulatory Affairs, FedEx Express; Mr. Paul Misener, Vice President for Global Public Policy, Amazon; The Honorable David C. Williams, Inspector General, United States Postal Service.

December 2, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Office of National Drug Control Policy: Reauthorization." Witnesses: The Honorable Michael Botticelli, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Mr. David Kelley, Congressional Liaison, National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Directors Association; Mr. David Maurer, Director of Justice and Law Enforcement Issues, Government Accountability Office.

December 16, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), and Office of Special Counsel (OSC) Reauthorization." Witnesses: The Honorable Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board; The Honorable Walter M. Shaub, Jr., Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics; The Honorable Carolyn N. Lerner, Special Counsel, U.S. Office of Special Counsel.

January 6, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing: "Army Fee Assistance Program: Part II" Witnesses: The Honorable Michael Botticelli, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Mr. David Kelley, Congressional Liaison, National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Directors Association; Mr. David Maurer, Director of Justice and Law Enforcement Issues, Government Accountability Office.

March 2, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Firearms Lost: GSA's Administration of the Surplus Firearm Donation Program" Witnesses: The Honorable Carol Fortine Ochoa, Inspector General, U.S. General Services Administration; Mr. William Sisk, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of General Supplies and Services, U.S. General Services Administration; Mr. Steve Ekin, President, National Association of State Agencies for Surplus Property.

March 15, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Accountability and Transparency Reform at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs" Witnesses: The Honorable Howard Shelanski, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; Michelle Sager, Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office; Richard Williams, Vice President of Policy Research, Director of Regulatory Studies Program, Mercatus Center, George Mason University; Sam Batkins, Director of Regulatory Policy, American Action Forum.

April 15, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "The Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report to Congress" Witnesses: Ms. Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service; Mr. James Buttonow, Chairman, Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, Internal Revenue Service.

April 27, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations Subcommittee hearing titled, "The Best and Worst Places to Work in the Federal Government" Witnesses: Ms. Lauren Leo, Chief Human Capital Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Ms. Angela Bailey, Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Ms. Sydney Rose, Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department of Labor; Ms. Towanda Brooks, Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Mr. Max Stier, President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service.

May 12, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "D.C. Home Rule: Examining the Intent of Congress in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973" Witnesses: Ms. Edda Emmanuelli Perez, Managing Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Jacques DePuy, Partner (Retired), Greenstein Delorme & Luchs, P.C., Former Counsel (1971-1974), Subcommittee on Government Operations and Reorganization; Mr. Philip H. Mendelson, Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia; Mr. Irvin B. Nathan, Senior Counsel, Arnold & Porter, Former Attorney General, District of Columbia; Mr. Brian Netter, Partner, Mayer Brown.

July 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Contacting Fairness" Witnesses: Ms. Angela B. Styles, Partner, Crowell & Moring; Mr. John Palatiello, President, Business Coalition for Fair Contracting; Mr. Maurice McTigue, Vice President, Outreach, Mercatus Center; Donald F. Kettl, Ph.D., Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland.

July 14, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Examining Mismanagement in Office of Justice Programs Grantmaking" Witnesses: The Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Ms. Beth McGarry, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; Gretta L. Goodwin, Ph.D., Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Jeffrey Sedgwick, Ph.D., Executive Director, Justice Research and Statistics Association.

September 22, 2016, 3:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Examining Billion Dollar Waste Through Improper Payments" Witnesses: The Honorable David Mader, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, The Office of Management and Budget; Ms. Sheila Conley, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Ms. Laurie Park, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Finance, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Ms. Marianna LaCanfora, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Chair of the Improper Payments Board, U.S. Social Security Administration; Mr. Jeff Schramek, Assistant Commissioner, Debt Management Services, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

September 23, 2016, 9:30 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Reviewing the Tennessee Valley Authority's Prohibition on Houseboats" Witnesses: Mr. William (Bill) D. Johnson, President and CEO, Tennessee; Valley Authority; Ms. Laura Sneed, Founder, Fontana Families for Floating Houses; Mr. David Monteith, Vice Chairman, Swain County Board of Commissioners; Mr. Michael Wilks, President, Tennessee Valley Floating Home Alliance; Mr. Michael Butler, Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Wildlife Federation.

November 16, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "2020 Census: Outcomes of the 2016 Site Test." Witnesses: The Honorable John H. Thompson, Director, U.S. Census Bureau; Mr. Kevin B. Smith, Associate Director for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Census Bureau; Mr. David Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Mr. Robert Goldenkoff, Director, Strategic Issues--Census Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office.

November 16, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "2020 Census: Outcomes of the 2016 Site Test." Witnesses: The Honorable John H. Thompson, Director, U.S. Census Bureau; Mr. Kevin B. Smith, Associate Director for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Census Bureau; Mr. David Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Mr. Robert Goldenkoff, Director, Strategic Issues--Census Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office.

November 30, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. the Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program: Examining Premium Increases." Witnesses: Mr. Michael Doughty, President and General Manager, John Hancock Insurance, Mr. John O'Brien, Senior Advisor for Health Policy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Ms. Laurel Kastrup, Chair of the Health Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee, American Academy of Actuaries, Mr. Richard G. Thissen, National President, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Marc A. Cohen, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts--Boston.

December 7, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "Time and Attendance Abuse at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office." Witnesses: The Honorable Russell Slifer, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Deputy Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. David Smith, Acting Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce, Ms. Pamela R. Schwartz, President, Patent Office Professional Association, Mr. David Chu, Panel Chair, National Academy of Public Administration.

December 8, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled, "DATA Act Implementation Check- in." Witnesses Ms. Paula Rascona, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, U.S. Government Accountability Office, The Honorable David Mader, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, The Office of Management and Budget, Mr. David A. Lebryk, Fiscal Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Ms. Courtney Timberlake, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Timothy E. Gribben, Chief Financial Officer and Associate Administrator for Performance Management, U.S. Small Business Administration.

HEARINGS--SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE, BENEFITS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

February 26, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules hearing titled, "From Health Care Enrollment to Tax Filing: A PPACA Update." Witness: Mr. Kevin Counihan, Director of Marketplace, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

June 11, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules hearing titled, "Examining Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at the Export-Import Bank." Witness: The Honorable Fred Hochberg, Chairman and President, U.S. Export-Import Bank.

February 25, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules hearing titled, "Review of Obamacare Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs)" Witnesses: Dr. Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Staff, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Mr. Al Redmer, Jr., Commissioner, Maryland Insurance Administration.

July 13, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules hearing titled, "From Premium Increases to Failing CO-OPs: An Obamacare Checkup" Witnesses: Mr. Kevin Counihan, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Ms. Linda Blumberg, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Urban Institute.

HEARINGS--SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE INTERIOR

February 26, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "Examining the Impacts of the EPA Air and Water Regulations on the States and the American People." Witnesses: The Honorable Tim Fox, Attorney General for the State of Montana, The Honorable Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General for the State of Arkansas; Ms. Anne E. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting; Mr. David Harrison, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting; Ms. Susan F. Tierney, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Analysis Group.

April 22, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "Examining the Department of Energy's Excess Uranium Management Plan." Witnesses: Mr. John Kotek, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, The Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; Mr. David Trimble, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Scott Melbye, Executive Vice President, Uranium Energy Corporation.

June 10, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "The Impact of Executive Order 13658 on Public Land Guides and Outfitters." Witnesses: The Honorable Chris Stewart, U.S. House of Representatives, Utah's 2nd District; Mr. Michael Lazzeri, Assistant Administrator for Government Contracts; Mr. Mike Cottingham, Owner, Wilderness Ventures; Mr. David Brown, Executive Director, American Outdoors Association.

July 23, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "Modernizing the National Park Service Concession Program." Witnesses: Ms. Lena McDowall, Chief Financial Officer, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; Mr. Terry MacRae, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Hornblower, Inc.; Mr. Alex Klein, Vice President and General Manager, Grand Teton Lodge Company and Flagg Ranch Company; Mr. Christopher C. Belland, Chief Executive Officer, Historic Tours of America.

August 6, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. Subcommittee on the Interior field hearing titled, "Threats to Grazing from Federal Regulatory Overreach" at Uinta County Library, Evanston, Wyoming.

December 1, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "Examining Invasive Species Policy." Witnesses: Mr. Jamie Reaser, Ph. D., Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, U.S. Department of the Interior; Mr. Scott J. Cameron, President, Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition; Mr. Alan D. Steinman, Ph.D., Director and Professor, Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University; Mr. George Beck, Ph.D., Professor of Weed Science, Colorado State University.

March 23, 2016, 9:00 a.m. Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "Bureau of Land Management Public Lands." Witness: The Honorable Neil Kornze, Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.

April 20, 2016, 1:00 p.m. Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "Barriers to Endangered Species Act Delisting, Part I" Witnesses: Mr. Lowell Baier, Attorney at Law, Environmental Historian; Mr. Robert Thorton, Partner, Nossaman, LLP; Mr. Joel Bousman, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners, Sublette County, WY; Mr. Robert Glicksman, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, The George Washington University Law School; Ms. Karen Budd-Falen, Senior Partner, Budd-Falen Law Offices.

May 24, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Interior hearing titled, "Examining the Future of Recreation.Gov." Witnesses: Mr. Joe Mead, Director of Recreation, Heritage, and Volunteer Resources, National Forest System; Mr. Rick DeLappe, Program Manager Recreation One Stop, U.S. Forest Service.

June 10, 2016, Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "The Impact of Executive Order 13658 on Public Land Guides and Outfitters." Witnesses: The Honorable Chris Stewart, U.S. House of Representatives; Mr. Michael Lazzeri, Assistant Administrator for Government Contracts, United States Department of Labor; Mr. Mike Cottingham, Owner, Wilderness Ventures; Mr. David L. Brown, Executive Director, America Outdoors Association.

September 13, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on the Interior hearing titled, "21st Century Conservation Practices." Witnesses: Ms. Judith Schwartz, Author Cows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth; Mr. Byron Shelton, Senior Program Director, Savory Institute.

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Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; editor@targetednews.com; http://www.targetednews.com

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