Congressional Hearings
112th Congress
- February 28, 2011 - Joint hearing before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"America's Presidential Libraries: Their Mission and Their Future"
- March 15, 2011 - Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
"The Freedom of Information Act: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Digital Age"
- March 17, 2011 - Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"The Freedom of Information Act: Crowd-Sourcing Government Oversight"
- May 3, 2011 - Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"Presidential Records in the New Millennium: Updating the Presidential Records Act and Other Federal Recordkeeping Statutes to Improve Electronic Records Preservation"
- February 29, 2012 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: "Preventing Stolen Valor: Challenges and Solutions"
- March 13, 2012 - Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary: "The Freedom of Information Act: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure Information and the Public's Right to Know"
- March 20, 2012 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government House Committee on Appropriations: "Budget Hearing - National Archives and Records Administration - Archivist"
- March 21, 2012 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: "FOIA in the 21st Century: Using Technology to Improve Transparency in Government"
- June 19, 2012 - Hearing before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: "Reclaiming the Process: Examining the VBA Claims Transformation Plan as a Means to Effectively Serve our Veterans"
111th Congress
- July 30, 2009 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"National Archives and Records Administration Organizational Issues"
- September 30, 2009 - Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
"Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility"
- October 20, 2009 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"National Archives: Advisory Committees and Their Effectiveness"
- November 5, 2009 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"The National Archives' Ability to Safeguard the Nation's Electronic Records"
- December 16, 2009 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"History Museum or Records Access Agency? Defining and Fulfilling the Mission of the National Archives and Records Administration"
- March 18, 2010 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"Administration of the Freedom of Information Act: Current Trends"
- March 23, 2010 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
"Removing the Shroud of Secrecy: Making Government More Transparent and Accountable"
- June 9, 2010 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"Strengthening the National Historical Publications and Records Commission"
- June 17, 2010 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"Federal Electronic Records Management: A Status Report"
NARA Archivist Ferriero Testimony | NARA Paul Wester Testimony - July 22, 2010 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
"Government 2.0, Part I: Federal Agency Use of Web 2.0 Technologies"
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