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2003 HEARINGS
AUGUST 2003
"Legal Drugs, Illegal Purposes: The Escalating Abuse of Prescription Medications." -Public field hearing

Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall, Council Chambers, in Bangor, Maine
witness list
The Governmental Affairs Committee
JULY 2003
Terrorism Financing: Origination, Organization, and Prevention.

Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Governmental Affairs Committee
 
Executive Business Meeting
Wednesday, July 30, 2003, time is planned for 2:00 p.m., in S-211, the LBJ Room in the Capitol Building
The Governmental Affairs Committee
 
SARS: Best Practices for Identifying And Caring for New Cases.
Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Perrmanent Subcommittee on Investigations
 
Nominations hearing for Joel David Kaplan to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 immediately following 9:30am hearing in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Department of Homeland Security Nominations hearing for Joe D. Whitley to be General Counsel; Penrose C. Albright to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Plans, Programs, and Budget).
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 9:30am in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Then and Now: An Update on the Bush Administration’s Competitive Sourcing Initiative
Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 9:30am in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
 
Oversight Hearing on Government Sponsored Enterprises: The Risks and Benefits to Consumers
Monday, July 21, 2003 at 2:00pm in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International Security

 

Nowhere to Turn: Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to Secure Mental Health Services for Their Children?, Part 2: Government Response.
Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 9:30am in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Great Lakes Restoration Management: No Direction, Unknown Progress.
Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at
10:00 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
 
Nowhere to Turn: Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to Secure Mental Health Services for Their Children?, Part 1: Families and Advocates.
Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at 9:30am in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
JUNE 2003
Executive Business Meeting
Thursday, June 26, 2003 Time and Location TBA
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Nomination of Joshua B. Bolten to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at
9:30 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Juvenile Diabetes: Examining the Personal Toll on Families, Financial Costs to the Federal Health Care System, and Research Progress Toward a Cure
Tuesday, June 24, 2003 at
10:00 a.m. in Room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Self-Dealing and Breach of Duty: An Initial Review of the ULLICO Matter.
Thursday, June 19, 2003 at
10:00 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia Nominations of Fern Flanagan Saddler to be an Associate Judge; Judith Nan Macaluso to be an Associate Judge; J. Michael Ryan to be an Associate Judge; and Jerry S. Byrd to be an Associate Judge (new positions created by District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2002).
Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Executive Business Meeting
Wednesday, June 17, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
PATIENT SAFETY: INSTILLING HOSPITALS WITH A
CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Thursday, June 11, 2003 at
9:00 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
 
Department of Homeland Security Nominations of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr. to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, Border and Transportation Security Directorate; Michael J. Garcia to be Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Thursday, June 5, 2003 at
10:30 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Transforming the Department of Defense Personnel System: Finding the Right Approach.
Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at
9:30 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Committee on Governmental Affairs
MAY 2003
SARS: How Effective Is The State And Local Response?
Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
 
Drugs, Counterfeiting, and Weapons Proliferation: The North Korea Connection
Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security
 
The nominations of Susanne T. Marshall to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Neil McPhie to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board and Terrence A. Duffy to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
Thursday, May 15, 2003, at
2:00 p.m. in Room S-146, The Capitol
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Investing in Homeland Security: Challenges Facing State and Local Governments -(previously scheduled for 4/30/03)
Thursday, May 15, 2003, at
9:30 a.m. in S-128, The Capitol
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Tissue Banks: The Dangers of Tainted Tissue and the Need for Federal Regulation
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 9:30p.m in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
An Overlooked Asset: the Defense Civilian Workforce
Monday, May 12, 2003
at 12:30p.m
U.S. Air Force Museum
Philip E. Carney Auditorium
1100 Spaatz Street
Wright-Patterson AFB,
OH 45433
The Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
 
Border Security: How are State and Local Officials Coping With The New Levels of Threat?
Monday, May 12, 2003
at 8:30 a.m., at the Anoka-Hennepin Technical College, 1355 West Highway 10
Anoka, MN
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
 
Investing in Homeland Security: Streamlining and Enhancing Homeland Security Grant Programs
Thursday, May 1, 2003, at
10:00 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
APRIL 2003
Prosecuting Iraqi War Crimes; A Consideration of the Different Forum Options
Thursday, April 10, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Nomination of Peter Eide to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
Thursday, April 10, 2003 at 9:30am in Room SD342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Investing in Homeland Security, Challenges on the Front Line
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
9:30 a.m. in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
The Human Capital Challenge: Offering Solutions and Delivering Results
Tuesday, April 8, 2003
9:30 a.m. in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
 
The nominations of Clay Johnson, III to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget and Albert Casey and James C. Miller, III to be Governors for the United States Postal Service.
Wednesday, April 2, 2003
10:00 a.m. in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
MARCH  2003
Cargo Containers: The Next Terrorist Target?
Thursday, March 20, 2003 at
9:30 a.m. in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Business Meeting
Wednesday, March 5, 2003 at 10:00am in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Evaluating Human Capital at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Thursday, March 6, 2003
9:30 a.m. in Room 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building

The Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
FEBRUARY  2003
The Nominations of Janet Hale to be Under Secretary for Management and The Honorable Clark Kent Ervin to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; Linda M. Springer to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget.

Thursday, February 27, 2003
11:00 a.m. in Room 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building

The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Consolidating Intelligence Analysis: A Review of the President's Proposal to Create a Terrorist Threat Integration Center--Day 2
Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 10:00am in Room 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Consolidating Intelligence Analysis: A Review of the President's Proposal to Create a Terrorist Threat Integration Center

February 14, 2003
at 9:30 a.m., in Room 342 of the
Senate Dirksen Office Building

witness list

The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
Business Meeting

February 5, 2003
immediately following the 2:20pm roll call vote
in S-207 of the Capitol Building

Agenda

The Committee on Governmental Affairs
JANUARY  2003
The nomination of The Honorable Gordon England to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

January 24, 2003,  9:30am 
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building 

Witness List & Testimony

The Committee on Governmental Affairs
 
The nomination of The Honorable Tom Ridge to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

Friday, January 17, 2003 at 9:00 am
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witness List & Testimony

The Committee on Governmental Affairs

Senator Lieberman Statement

 
 
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