Name Date Hearing Akaka, Daniel K. 05/01/07 Nomination Akaka, Daniel K. 04/10/08 Nominations Akaka, Daniel K. 11/15/07 Not a Matter of "If", But of "When": The Status of U.S. Response Following an RDD Attack Akaka, Daniel K. 10/18/07 The Perils of Politics in Government: A Review of the Scope and Enforcement of the Hatch Act Akaka, Daniel K. 10/02/07 Preparing the National Capital Region for a Pandemic Akaka, Daniel K. 07/14/05 The War on Terrorism: How Prepared is the Nation’s Capital? Akaka, Daniel K. 02/14/08 Building and Strengthening the Federal Acquisition Workforce Akaka, Daniel K. 05/29/08 Non-Foreign COLA: Finding an Equitable Solution Akaka, Daniel K. 12/13/07 Prioritizing Management: Implementing Chief Management Officers at Federal Agencies Akaka, Daniel K. 02/10/05 Unlocking the Potential within Homeland Security: the New Human Resources System Akaka, Daniel K. 06/07/07 DHS's Acquisition Organization: Who is Really in Charge? Akaka, Daniel K. 05/22/08 Security Clearance Reform: The Way Forward Akaka, Daniel K. 04/20/04 Oversight Hearing on Expensing Stock Options: Supporting and Strengthening the Independence of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Akaka, Daniel K. 09/28/07 The Role of Federal Executive Boards in Pandemic Preparedness Akaka, Daniel K. 07/12/07 Dirty Bomb Vulnerabilities: Fake Companies, Fake Licenses, Real Consequences Akaka, Daniel K. 07/25/06 Supporting the Warfighter: Assessing the DoD Supply Chain Management Plan Akaka, Daniel K. 06/28/05 Access Delayed: Fixing the Security Clearance Process Akaka, Daniel K. 02/17/05 Programs In Peril: An Overview of the GAO High-Risk List Akaka, Daniel K. 01/25/07 Lost in Translation: A Review of the Federal Government's Efforts to Develop a Foreign Language Strategy Akaka, Daniel K. 10/04/07 Forestalling the Coming Pandemic: Infectious Disease Surveillance Overseas Akaka, Daniel K. 10/06/05 From Factory to Foxhole: Improving DoD Logistics Akaka, Daniel K. 09/27/05 Alternative Personnel Systems: Assessing Progress in the Federal Government Akaka, Daniel K. 07/19/05 Securing Cyberspace: Efforts to Protect National Information Infrastructures Continue to Face Challenges Akaka, Daniel K. 04/24/08 Beyond Control: Reforming Export Licensing Agencies for National Security and Economic Interests Akaka, Daniel K. 03/14/08 On the Path to Great Educational Results for the District's Public Schools? Akaka, Daniel K. 03/15/05 Critical Mission: Ensuring the Success of the National Security Personnel System Akaka, Daniel K. 09/28/06 Securing the National Capital Region: An Examination of the NCR's Strategic Plan Akaka, Daniel K. 05/15/08 National Security Bureaucracy for Arms Control, Counterproliferation, and Nonproliferation Part I: The Role of the Department of State Akaka, Daniel K. 07/10/07 From Warehouse to Warfighter: an Update on Supply Chain Management at DoD Akaka, Daniel K. 03/26/07 Understanding the Realities of REAL ID: A Review of Efforts to Secure Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards Akaka, Daniel K. 03/05/07 A Review of the Transportation Security Administration Personnel Akaka, Daniel K. 07/31/08 A Reliance on Smart Power - Reforming the Foreign Assistance Bureuacracy Akaka, Daniel K. 07/08/04 The Federal Government's Financial Statement and Accountability of Taxpayer Dollars at the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security Akaka, Daniel K. 12/06/06 Nomination Akaka, Daniel K. 09/18/08 Keeping the Nation Safe through the Presidential Transition Akaka, Daniel K. 09/30/04 Oversight Hearing on Section 529 College Savings Plans: High Fees, Inadequate Disclosure, Disparate State Tax Treatment and Questionable Broker Sales Practices Akaka, Daniel K. 11/09/05 Access Delayed: Fixing the Security Clearance Process, Part II Akaka, Daniel K. 02/01/07 Private Health Records: Privacy Implications of the Federal Government's Health Information Technology Initiative Akaka, Daniel K. 05/25/06 Congress’ Role in Federal Financial Management: Is it Efficient, Accountable, and Transparent in the Way it Appropriates Funds? Akaka, Daniel K. 03/28/06 Neutralizing The Nuclear And Radiological Threat: Securing the Global Supply Chain (Part One) Akaka, Daniel K. 02/29/08 Government-wide Intelligence Community Management Reforms Akaka, Daniel K. 06/12/07 Assessing Telework Policies and Initiatives in the Federal Government Akaka, Daniel K. 11/17/05 From Proposed to Final: Evaluating Regulations for the National Security Personnel System Akaka, Daniel K. 08/01/07 Building a Stronger American Diplomatic Presence Akaka, Daniel K. 06/06/08 National Security Bureaucracy for Arms Control, Counterproliferation, and Nonproliferation Part II: The Role of the Department of State Akaka, Daniel K. 04/21/05 Employing Federal Workforce Flexibilities: A Progress Report Akaka, Daniel K. 07/17/07 Federal Acquisition: Ways to Strengthen Competition and Accountability Akaka, Daniel K. 05/17/06 Progress or More Problems: Assessing the Federal Government’s Security Clearance Process Akaka, Daniel K. 04/29/08 The Impact of Implementation: A Review of the REAL ID Act and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Akaka, Daniel K. 03/30/04 The Federal Government’s Role In Empowering Americans To Make Informed Financial Decisions Akaka, Daniel K. 06/19/08 Management Challenges Facing the Federal Protective Service: What is at Risk? Akaka, Daniel K. 06/29/06 Enhancing Employee Performance: A Hearing on Pending Legislation Akaka, Daniel K. 06/23/04 International Smuggling Networks: Weapons of Mass Destruction Counterproliferation Initiatives Akaka, Daniel K. 11/17/08 Nominations Akaka, Daniel K. 03/13/07 A Review of U.S. International Efforts to Secure Radiological Materials Akaka, Daniel K. 04/03/08 Managing Diversity of Senior Leadership in the Federal Workforce and the Postal Service Akaka, Daniel K. 04/30/07 The Federal Government's Role in Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial Decisions Akaka, Daniel K. 04/19/07 The Road Ahead: Implementing Postal Reform Akaka, Daniel K. 01/27/04 Oversight Hearing on Mutual Funds: Hidden Fees, Misgovernance and Other Practices that Harm Investors Akaka, Daniel K. 07/26/06 STOP!: A Progress Report on Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights Here and Abroad Akaka, Daniel K. 09/23/08 A Reliance on Smart Power - Reforming the Public Diplomacy Bureaucracy Akaka, Daniel K. 02/27/08 An Uneasy Relationship: U.S. Reliance on Private Security Firms in Overseas Operations Akaka, Daniel K. 11/13/07 Human Capital Needs of the U.S. Customs and Borders Protection Akaka, Daniel K. 07/23/08 Nomination Akaka, Daniel K. 05/08/08 From Candidates to Change Makers: Recruiting and Hiring the Next Generation of Federal Employees Akaka, Daniel K. 09/11/08 Nominations Akaka, Daniel K. 07/18/06 Examining the Challenges the District will Face Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future Akaka, Daniel K. 04/05/05 Monitoring CMS’ Vital Signs: Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Akaka, Daniel K. 06/20/08 Nomination Akaka, Daniel K. 03/22/07 Safeguarding the Merit System Principles: A Review of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel Akaka, Daniel K. 07/16/08 A Domestic Crisis with Global Implications: Reviewing the Human Capital Crisis at the State Department Akaka, Daniel K. 11/16/04 Oversight Hearing on Insurance Brokerage Practices, Including Potential Conflicts of Interest and the Adequacy of the Current Regulatory Framework Akaka, Daniel K. 02/07/06 Federal Agencies and Conference Spending Carper, Thomas R. 04/19/07 The Road Ahead: Implementing Postal Reform Carper, Thomas R. 04/15/08 Census in Peril: Getting the 2010 Decennial Back on Track, Part II Carper, Thomas R. 09/25/08 Addressing Cost Growth of Major DOD Weapons Systems Carper, Thomas R. 04/14/05 Passing the Buck: A Review of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Carper, Thomas R. 07/12/07 Dirty Bomb Vulnerabilities: Fake Companies, Fake Licenses, Real Consequences Carper, Thomas R. 01/24/08 Management and Oversight of Contingency Contracting in Hostile Zones Carper, Thomas R. 03/05/08 Census in Peril: Getting the 2010 Decennial Back on Track Carper, Thomas R. 07/17/07 Federal Acquisition: Ways to Strengthen Competition and Accountability Carper, Thomas R. 09/09/08 Nomination Carper, Thomas R. 05/24/07 Federal Real Property: Real Waste in Need of Real Reform Carper, Thomas R. 04/23/08 Nomination Carper, Thomas R. 12/18/07 Nomination Carper, Thomas R. 11/17/08 Nomination Carper, Thomas R. 10/18/07 Nomination Carper, Thomas R. 03/05/08 The State of the U.S. Postal Service One Year After Reform Carper, Thomas R. 03/12/08 Agencies in Peril: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Federal IT and Secure Sensitive Information? Carper, Thomas R. 07/17/07 Preparations for 2010: Is the Census Bureau Ready for the Job Ahead? Carper, Thomas R. 09/26/06 Deconstructing the Tax Code: Uncollected Taxes and Issues of Transparency Carper, Thomas R. 06/12/08 Addressing the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Relationship Coburn, Tom 11/21/05 Ensuring Protection of American Intellectual Property Rights for American Industries in China Coburn, Tom 10/25/05 Guns and Butter: Setting Priorities in Federal Spending in the Context of Natural Disaster, Deficits and War Coburn, Tom 07/21/05 U.S. Financial Involvement in Renovation of U.N. Headquarters Coburn, Tom 10/28/05 Medicaid: Creative Improvements from the Field Coburn, Tom 09/22/05 Cost and Payment Plans of Medicare Part D Coburn, Tom 03/09/06 Reporting Improper Payments: A Report Card on Agencies’ Progress Coburn, Tom 09/07/06 IT Projects at Risk: Is it too late to save $12 Billion? Coburn, Tom 05/26/05 An Assessment of Federal Funding for Private Research and Development Coburn, Tom 04/25/06 North Korea: Illicit Activity Funding the Regime Coburn, Tom 06/14/05 Accountability and Results in Federal Budgeting Coburn, Tom 08/03/06 Financial Management at the Department of Defense Coburn, Tom 06/20/06 U.N. Headquarters Renovation: No Accountability Without Transparency Coburn, Tom 06/22/06 Lessons Learned? Assuring Healthy Initiatives in Health Information Technology Coburn, Tom 03/08/06 Crime Victims Fund Rescission: Real Savings or Budget Gimmick? Coburn, Tom 09/14/06 Conference Spending Part 2 Coburn, Tom 07/18/06 What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: S. 2590, the “Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 Coburn, Tom 07/27/05 Who’s Watching the Watchdog? Examining Financial Management at the SEC Coburn, Tom 06/13/06 Autopilot Budgeting: Will Congress Ever Respond to Government Performance Data? Coburn, Tom 03/16/06 Earmark Reform: Understanding the Obligation of Funds Transparency Act Coburn, Tom 02/07/06 Federal Agencies and Conference Spending Coburn, Tom 06/29/06 Community Development Block Grants: the Case for Reform Coburn, Tom 04/26/06 Ensuring Early Diagnosis and Access to Treatment for HIV/AIDS: Can Federal Resources Be More Effectively Targeted? Coburn, Tom 07/19/05 Securing Cyberspace: Efforts to Protect National Information Infrastructures Continue to Face Challenges Coburn, Tom 07/17/07 Preparations for 2010: Is the Census Bureau Ready for the Job Ahead? Coburn, Tom 09/29/05 GSA II: The Procurement Process from Start to Finish Coburn, Tom 04/15/08 Census in Peril: Getting the 2010 Decennial Back on Track, Part II Coburn, Tom 01/19/06 Bilateral Malaria Assistance: Progress and Prognosis Coburn, Tom 09/26/06 Deconstructing the Tax Code: Uncollected Taxes and Issues of Transparency Coburn, Tom 09/27/05 Housing-Related Programs for the Poor: Can We Be Sure That Federal Assistance Is Getting To Those Who Need It Most? Coburn, Tom 03/05/08 Census in Peril: Getting the 2010 Decennial Back on Track Coburn, Tom 10/06/05 How Does the Federal Government Lease Needed Space? Coburn, Tom 11/15/05 Iran: Teheran's Nuclear Recklessness and the U.S. Response -- The Experts' Perspective Coleman, Norm 02/15/05 The United Nations’ Management and Oversight of the Oil-for-Food Program Coleman, Norm 04/15/05 Tax Related Financial Products Can Be Costly Coleman, Norm 12/04/07 Credit Card Practices: Unfair Interest Rate Increases Coleman, Norm 03/30/06 Neutralizing The Nuclear And Radiological Threat: Securing the Global Supply Chain (Part Two) Coleman, Norm 05/21/03 SARS: How Effective Is The State And Local Response? Coleman, Norm 03/24/04 Profiteering in a Non-profit Industry: Abusive Practices in Credit Counseling Coleman, Norm 06/11/03 Patient Safety: Instilling Hospitals with a Culture of Continuous Improvement Coleman, Norm 11/06/03 DOD’s Improper Use of First and Business Class Airline Travel Coleman, Norm 02/13/06 RESCHEDULED FIELD HEARING: Volatility In the Natural Gas Market: The Impact Of High Natural Gas Prices On American Consumers Coleman, Norm 03/14/06 GSA Contractors Who Cheat On Their Taxes And What Should Be Done About It Coleman, Norm 11/15/04 How Saddam Hussein Abused the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program Coleman, Norm 11/14/07 Medicaid Providers That Cheat on Their Taxes and What Can Be Done About It Coleman, Norm 02/12/04 DOD Contractors that Cheat on their Taxes and What Should Be Done About It Coleman, Norm 07/09/07 Excessive Speculation In The Natural Gas Market (Day Two) Coleman, Norm 12/11/07 Speculation In the Crude Oil Market Coleman, Norm 11/14/06 Failure to Identify Company Owners Impedes Law Enforcement Coleman, Norm 03/20/07 Medicare Doctors Who Cheat On Their Taxes And What Should Be Done About It Coleman, Norm 01/24/08 United Nations Development Program: A Case Study Of North Korea Coleman, Norm 06/25/07 Excessive Speculation In The Natural Gas Market (Day One) Coleman, Norm 06/16/05 Civilian Contractors Who Cheat On Their Taxes And What Should Be Done About It. Coleman, Norm 07/25/08 Tax Haven Banks and U. S. Tax Compliance Coleman, Norm 09/29/05 The Defense Travel System: Boon or Boondoggle? Coleman, Norm 07/15/04 Money Laundering and Foreign Corruption: Enforcement and Effectiveness of the Patriot Act Coleman, Norm 07/22/04 Buyer Beware: The Danger of Purchasing Pharmaceuticals over the Internet - Day 2 Federal and Private Sector Responses Coleman, Norm 11/16/06 The Defense Travel System: Boon Or Boondoggle (Part 2) Coleman, Norm 07/17/08 Tax Haven Banks and U. S. Tax Compliance Coleman, Norm 04/24/07 Transit Benefits: How Some Federal Employees Are Taking Uncle Sam For A Ride Coleman, Norm 11/18/03 U. S. Tax Shelter Industry: The Role of Accountants, Lawyers and Financial Professionals, Day 1 Coleman, Norm 07/29/08 Payroll Tax Abuse: Businesses Owe Billions and What Needs To Be Done About It Coleman, Norm 10/31/05 Corruption In The United Nations Oil-for-Food Program: Reaching a Consensus on United Nations Reform Coleman, Norm 09/11/08 Dividend Tax Abuse: How Offshore Entities Dodge Taxes On U.S. Stock Dividends Coleman, Norm 08/01/06 Tax Haven Abuses: The Enablers, The Tools & Secrecy Coleman, Norm 07/30/03 SARS: Best Practices for Identifying And Caring for New Cases. Coleman, Norm 05/26/05 The Container Security Initiative and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism: Securing the Global Supply Chain or Trojan Horse? Coleman, Norm 03/28/06 Neutralizing The Nuclear And Radiological Threat: Securing the Global Supply Chain (Part One) Coleman, Norm 07/09/08 Medicare Vulnerabilities: Payments for Claims Tied to Deceased Doctors Coleman, Norm 03/12/08 Agencies in Peril: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Federal IT and Secure Sensitive Information? Coleman, Norm 06/17/04 Buyer Beware: The Danger of Purchasing Pharmaceuticals Over The Internet Coleman, Norm 07/12/07 Dirty Bomb Vulnerabilities: Fake Companies, Fake Licenses, Real Consequences Coleman, Norm 06/05/07 Executive Stock Options: Should the IRS and Stockholders Be Given Different Information? Coleman, Norm 11/20/03 U. S. Tax Shelter Industry: The Role of Accountants, Lawyers and Financial Professionals, Day 2 Coleman, Norm 03/07/07 Credit Card Practices: Fees, Interest Rates, and Grace Periods Coleman, Norm 05/17/05 Oil For Influence: How Saddam Used Oil to Reward Politicians Under the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program Coleman, Norm 09/30/03 Privacy & Piracy: The Paradox of Illegal File Sharing on Peer-to-Peer Networks and the Impact of Technology on the Entertainment Industry Collins, Susan M. 11/14/07 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 06/08/06 National Emergency Management: Where Does FEMA Belong? Collins, Susan M. 08/16/04 Reorganizing America's Intelligence Community: A View from the Inside Collins, Susan M. 11/18/03 Nominations Hearing Collins, Susan M. 05/07/08 Fuel Subsidies: Is There an Impact on Food Supply and Prices? Collins, Susan M. 07/11/07 Strengthening the Unique Role of the Nation’s Inspectors General Collins, Susan M. 10/30/07 The Role of Local Law Enforcement in Countering Violent Islamist Extremism Collins, Susan M. 06/26/08 Nuclear Terrorism: Providing Medical Care and Meeting Basic Needs in the Aftermath – the Federal Response Collins, Susan M. 05/11/04 Bogus Degrees and Unmet Expectations: Are Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Diploma Mills? Collins, Susan M. 04/02/03 Nominations Collins, Susan M. 06/17/04 Buyer Beware: The Danger of Purchasing Pharmaceuticals Over The Internet Collins, Susan M. 03/20/03 Cargo Containers: The Next Terrorist Target? Collins, Susan M. 05/03/07 The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism Collins, Susan M. 04/13/05 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 03/05/08 Census in Peril: Getting the 2010 Decennial Back on Track Collins, Susan M. 06/09/04 Going Nowhere: DOD Wastes Millions of Dollars on Unused Airline Tickets Collins, Susan M. 09/25/08 Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Hard Lessons Learned From Troubled Investments Collins, Susan M. 04/29/04 Nomination Hearing for Mr. Dawn Tisdale Collins, Susan M. 06/24/08 Ending Excessive Speculation in Commodity Markets: Legislative Options Collins, Susan M. 01/31/06 Challenges in a Catastrophe: Evacuating New Orleans in Advance of Hurricane Katrina Collins, Susan M. 09/23/03 CLOSED HEARING: Combating Terrorist Financing: Are We on the Right Track? Collins, Susan M. 07/31/03 Terrorism Financing: Origination, Organization, and Prevention Collins, Susan M. 07/10/08 The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It Collins, Susan M. 05/18/05 FEMA’s Response to the 2004 Florida Hurricanes: A Disaster for Taxpayers? Collins, Susan M. 06/15/05 Is the Federal Government Doing Enough to Secure Chemical Facilities and Is More Authority Needed? Collins, Susan M. 02/04/04 Preserving a Strong United States Postal Service: Workforce Issues, Day 2 Collins, Susan M. 07/25/08 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 07/18/05 Nomination Hearings Collins, Susan M. 12/06/06 Hurricane Katrina: Stopping the Flood of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Collins, Susan M. 06/15/04 An Assessment of Current Efforts to Combat Terrorism Financing Collins, Susan M. 01/24/06 Preparing for a Catastrophe: The Hurricane Pam Exercise Collins, Susan M. 06/16/05 Civilian Contractors Who Cheat On Their Taxes And What Should Be Done About It. Collins, Susan M. 02/12/04 DOD Contractors that Cheat on their Taxes and What Should Be Done About It Collins, Susan M. 09/27/06 The Potential of an Artificial Pancreas: Improving Care for Poeple with Diabetes Collins, Susan M. 04/05/06 The Future of Port Security: The GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act Collins, Susan M. 02/02/05 Nomination Hearing Collins, Susan M. 01/17/06 Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi’s Recovery Collins, Susan M. 02/09/06 Hurricane Katrina: The Defense Department’s Role in the Response Collins, Susan M. 08/02/06 Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons Learned in Contracting Collins, Susan M. 09/08/04 Building an Agile Intelligence Community to Fight Terrorism and Emerging Threats Collins, Susan M. 05/20/08 Financial Speculation in Commodity Markets: Are Institutional Investors and Hedge Funds Contributing to Food and Energy Price Inflation? Collins, Susan M. 05/21/03 SARS: How Effective Is The State And Local Response? Collins, Susan M. 03/23/04 The Postal Service in Crisis: A Joint Senate-House Hearing on Principles for Meaningful Reform Collins, Susan M. 02/15/07 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 05/15/08 Nuclear Terrorism: Providing Medical Care and Meeting Basic Needs in the Aftermath Collins, Susan M. 06/13/07 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 09/27/05 Alternative Personnel Systems: Assessing Progress in the Federal Government Collins, Susan M. 01/30/06 Hurricane Katrina: Urban Search and Rescue in a Catastrophe Collins, Susan M. 02/16/05 Transforming Government for the 21st Century Collins, Susan M. 08/03/04 Assessing America's Counterterrorism Capabilities Collins, Susan M. 03/21/07 GAO’s Role in Supporting Congressional Oversight: An Overview of Past Work and Future Challenges and Opportunities Collins, Susan M. 04/10/08 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 12/12/07 Nominations Collins, Susan M. 03/09/05 Department of Homeland Security's budget submission for FY 2006 Collins, Susan M. 04/14/05 U.S. Postal Service: What is Needed to Ensure its Future Viability? Collins, Susan M. 09/20/06 Critical Mission: Assessing Spiral 1.1 of the National Security Personnel System Collins, Susan M. 04/07/04 Postal Reform: The Chairmen’s Perspectives on Governance and Rate-Setting Collins, Susan M. 06/18/08 Protecting Personal Information: Is the Federal Government Doing Enough? Collins, Susan M. 02/06/06 Hurricane Katrina: Managing Law Enforcement and Communications in a Catastrophe Collins, Susan M. 02/13/08 The Defense Department’s Homeland Security Role: How the Military Can and Should Contribute Collins, Susan M. 09/12/07 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 02/02/06 Hurricane Katrina: The Role of the Governors in Managing the Catastrophe Collins, Susan M. 12/11/08 World at Risk: A Report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism Collins, Susan M. 07/12/07 Dirty Bomb Vulnerabilities: Fake Companies, Fake Licenses, Real Consequences Collins, Susan M. 10/16/07 One Year Later: A Progress Report on the SAFE Port Act Collins, Susan M. 02/09/04 Department of Homeland Security's budget for FY05 Collins, Susan M. 07/16/08 The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Are We Building Domestic Defenses That Will Make the Nation Safer? Collins, Susan M. 11/19/03 Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket Collins, Susan M. 09/30/03 Privacy & Piracy: The Paradox of Illegal File Sharing on Peer-to-Peer Networks and the Impact of Technology on the Entertainment Industry Collins, Susan M. 03/28/06 Neutralizing The Nuclear And Radiological Threat: Securing the Global Supply Chain (Part One) Collins, Susan M. 05/22/07 Implementing FEMA Reform: Are We Prepared for the 2007 Hurricane Season? Collins, Susan M. 09/16/03 Nomination Hearing, Department of Homeland Security Collins, Susan M. 06/29/05 Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Passport System Can Be Exploited by Criminals and Terrorists Collins, Susan M. 06/27/07 Violent Islamist Extremism: The European Experience Collins, Susan M. 08/01/07 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 02/15/06 **RESCHEDULED** Hurricane Katrina: The Homeland Security Department’s Preparation and Response Collins, Susan M. 02/14/03 Consolidating Intelligence Analysis: A Review of the President's Proposal to Create a Terrorist Threat Integration Center Collins, Susan M. 02/24/04 Preserving a Strong United States Postal Service: Worforce Issues, Day 1 Collins, Susan M. 05/12/04 Bogus Degrees and Unmet Expectations: Are Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Diploma Mills? (Day 2) Collins, Susan M. 04/19/07 Dangerous Exposure: The Impact of Global Warming on Private and Federal Insurance Collins, Susan M. 09/16/03 Oversight of GAO: What Lies Ahead for Congress' Watchdog? Collins, Susan M. 07/15/08 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 02/10/06 Hurricane Katrina: The Roles of DHS and FEMA Leadership Collins, Susan M. 02/14/08 The Homeland Security Department’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2009 Collins, Susan M. 01/24/08 Management and Oversight of Contingency Contracting in Hostile Zones Collins, Susan M. 03/01/06 The Department of Homeland Security’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2007 Collins, Susan M. 04/09/03 Investing in Homeland Security, Challenges on the Front Line Collins, Susan M. 09/14/05 Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: The Next Phase Collins, Susan M. 12/11/07 E-Government 2.0: Improving Innovation, Collaboration, and Access Collins, Susan M. 05/15/07 Equal Representation in Congress: Providing Voting Rights to the District of Columbia Collins, Susan M. 10/24/07 Watching the Watch List: Building an Effective Terrorist Screening System Collins, Susan M. 05/25/06 VA Data Privacy Breach: Twenty-Six Million People Deserve Answers Collins, Susan M. 09/24/03 Penalty for Public Service: Do the Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions Unfairly Discriminate Against Employees and Retirees? Collins, Susan M. 02/01/06 Hurricane Katrina: Managing the Crisis and Evacuating New Orleans Collins, Susan M. 02/13/07 The Homeland Security Department’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2008 Collins, Susan M. 09/21/05 After the London Attacks: What Lessons Have Been Learned to Secure U.S. Transit Systems? Collins, Susan M. 03/15/07 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 04/15/08 Nuclear Terrorism: Confronting the Challenges of the Day After Collins, Susan M. 07/14/05 Department of Homeland Security: Second Stage Review Collins, Susan M. 11/09/07 Nominations Collins, Susan M. 09/24/08 Domestic Partner Benefits for Federal Employees: Fair Policy and Good Business Collins, Susan M. 07/07/04 Juvenile Detention Centers: Are They Warehousing Children with Mental Illness Collins, Susan M. 03/22/07 Deconstructing Reconstruction: Problems, Challenges, and the Way Forward in Iraq and Afghanistan Collins, Susan M. 07/19/06 DHS Purchase Cards: Credit Without Accountability Collins, Susan M. 07/30/03 SARS: Best Practices for Identifying And Caring for New Cases. Collins, Susan M. 04/28/04 Government Purchase Cards: Smarter Use Can Save Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Collins, Susan M. 02/13/06 Hurricane Katrina: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Worsen the Disaster Collins, Susan M. 11/05/03 The Report of the Presidential Commission on the U.S. Postal Service: Preserving Access and Affordability. Collins, Susan M. 04/29/04 Nomination Hearing for Mr. David Safavian Collins, Susan M. 07/30/04 Making America Safer: Examining the Recommendations of the 9-11 Commission Collins, Susan M. 04/03/08 The New FEMA: Is the Agency Better Prepared for a Catastrophe Now Than It Was in 2005? Collins, Susan M. 07/22/08 Energy Security: An American Imperative Collins, Susan M. 03/07/05 Nomination Hearing Collins, Susan M. 06/19/07 The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Federal Government: A Model Public-Private Partnership Accelerating Research Toward a Cure Collins, Susan M. 07/19/07 The Military’s Role in Disaster Response: Progress Since Hurricane Katrina Collins, Susan M. 07/13/06 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 09/06/07 A DHS Status Report: Assessing Challenges and Measuring Progress Collins, Susan M. 03/14/07 The Threat of Islamic Radicalism to the Homeland Collins, Susan M. 09/19/06 Prison Radicalization: Are Terrorist Cells Forming in U.S. Cell Blocks? Collins, Susan M. 11/13/06 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 10/23/07 Six Years After Anthrax: Are We Better Prepared to Respond to Bioterrorism? Collins, Susan M. 04/02/08 Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat to the Homeland Collins, Susan M. 08/06/03 Legal Drugs, Illegal Purposes: The Escalating Abuse of Prescription Medications Collins, Susan M. 09/26/07 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 12/06/06 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 12/08/05 Hurricane Katrina: Perspectives of FEMA’s Operations Professionals Collins, Susan M. 09/17/03 U.S. Postal Service: What Can Be Done to Ensure Its Future Viability? Collins, Susan M. 11/03/03 Mutual Funds: Trading Practices and Abuses that Harm Investors Collins, Susan M. 03/09/04 Postal Reform: Sustaining the 9 Million Jobs in the $900 Billion Mailing Industry (Day 1) Collins, Susan M. 07/30/08 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 09/13/04 Ensuring the U.S. Intelligence Community Supports Homeland Defense and Departmental Needs Collins, Susan M. 06/25/08 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 09/10/08 Expediency Versus Integrity: Do Assembly-Line Audits at the Defense Contract Audit Agency Waste Taxpayer Dollars? Collins, Susan M. 01/09/07 Ensuring Full Implementation of the 9/11 Commission’s Recommendations Collins, Susan M. 07/18/05 Nomination Hearings Collins, Susan M. 06/23/04 Nomination Hearing for David M. Stone to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration Collins, Susan M. 05/25/05 Counterfeit Goods: Easy Cash for Criminals and Terrorists Collins, Susan M. 03/07/07 Credit Card Practices: Fees, Interest Rates, and Grace Periods Collins, Susan M. 07/22/04 Nominations Hearing for Allen Weinstein to be Archivist of the United States Collins, Susan M. 08/17/04 Voicing a Need for Reform: The Families of 9/11 Collins, Susan M. 07/17/07 Federal Acquisition: Ways to Strengthen Competition and Accountability Collins, Susan M. 11/14/06 Nominations Collins, Susan M. 12/18/07 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 07/17/03 Nowhere to Turn: Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to Secure Mental Health Services for Their Children?, Part 2: Government Response. Collins, Susan M. 10/17/07 Is DHS Too Dependent on Contractors to Do the Government’s Work? Collins, Susan M. 07/13/05 Chemical Facility Security: What Is the Appropriate Federal Role? Collins, Susan M. 04/23/07 Security on America's College Campuses Collins, Susan M. 07/09/08 Medicare Vulnerabilities: Payments for Claims Tied to Deceased Doctors Collins, Susan M. 04/15/08 Census in Peril: Getting the 2010 Decennial Back on Track, Part II Collins, Susan M. 12/15/05 Hurricane Katrina: Who’s In Charge of the New Orleans Levees? Collins, Susan M. 09/10/07 Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11 Collins, Susan M. 01/25/06 Lobbying Reform: Proposals and Issues Collins, Susan M. 09/12/06 Homeland Security: The Next Five Years Collins, Susan M. 01/27/04 Oversight Hearing on Mutual Funds: Hidden Fees, Misgovernance and Other Practices that Harm Investors Collins, Susan M. 01/26/05 The Department of Homeland Security: The Road Ahead Collins, Susan M. 09/28/05 **RESCHEDULED**Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: Responding to the Immediate Needs of Its Victims Collins, Susan M. 09/23/08 Business Meeting Collins, Susan M. 10/01/03 Deteriorating Buildings and Wasted Opportunities: The Need for Federal Real Property Reform Collins, Susan M. 05/10/07 Violent Islamist Extremism: Government Efforts to Defeat It Collins, Susan M. 04/27/05 Chemical Attack on America: How Vulnerable Are We? Collins, Susan M. 07/25/07 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 05/17/06 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 12/11/07 Speculation In the Crude Oil Market Collins, Susan M. 07/15/03 Nowhere to Turn: Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to Secure Mental Health Services for Their Children?, Part 1: Families and Advocates. Collins, Susan M. 02/27/08 An Uneasy Relationship: U.S. Reliance on Private Security Firms in Overseas Operations Collins, Susan M. 07/27/05 Chemical Facility Security: What Is the Appropriate Federal Role? (Part II) Collins, Susan M. 07/24/07 Nomination Collins, Susan M. 07/29/08 Payroll Tax Abuse: Businesses Owe Billions and What Needs To Be Done About It Collins, Susan M. 03/08/06 Hurricane Katrina: Recommendations for Reform Collins, Susan M. 06/21/05 Juvenile Diabetes: Examining the Personal Toll on Families, Financial Costs to the Federal Health Care System, and Research Progress Toward a Cure
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