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[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 124 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D866-D867]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUDITABILITY CHALLENGES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Department of Defense Auditability 
Challenges. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth A. McGrath Deputy Chief 
Management Officer Department of Defense; Robert F. Hale, Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense; Gladys J. 
Commons, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Financial Management and 
Comptroller, Department of the Navy; Mary Sally Matiella, Assistant 
Secretary of the Army, Financial Management and Comptroller, Department 
of the Army; Marilyn M. Thomas, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Financial Management and Comptroller, Department of the Air Force.
TITLE 42--A REVIEW OF SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Title 42--A Review of Special Hiring Authorities''. 
Testimony was heard from Robert Goldenkoff, Director, Strategic Issues, 
Government Accountability Office; and Robert Cramer, Managing Associate 
General Counsel, Government Accountability Office.
HOUSING FOR HEROES: EXAMINING HOW FEDERAL PROGRAMS CAN BETTER SERVE 
VETERANS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 
Community Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``Housing for Heroes: 
Examining How Federal Programs Can Better Serve Veterans''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
LESSONS FROM FORT HOOD: IMPROVING OUR ABILITY TO CONNECT THE DOTS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management held a hearing entitled ``Lessons From 
Fort Hood: Improving our Ability to Connect the Dots''. Testimony was 
heard from Douglas Winter, Deputy Chair, William H. Webster Commission; 
Kshemendra Paul, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment, 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and public witnesses.
PER CAPITA ACT AND FEDERAL TREATMENT OF TRUST PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTIONS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Per Capita Act and Federal 
Treatment of Trust Per Capita Distributions''. Testimony was heard from 
Christy J. Jacobs, Director, Office of Indian Tribal Governments, 
Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; and public 
witnesses.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NASA'S COMMERCIAL CREW ACQUISITION STRATEGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Recent Developments in NASA's Commercial Crew 
Acquisition Strategy''. Testimony was heard from William H. 
Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations 
Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and 
a public witness.

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VA FEE BASIS CARE: FLAWED POLICIES NOT A FIX FOR A FLAWED SYSTEM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``VA Fee Basis Care: Flawed Policies not a Fix for a Flawed 
System''. Testimony was heard from Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary 
for Health Veterans, Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and public witnesses.
SECURING THE FUTURE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Securing the Future of the Social Security 
Disability Insurance Program''. Testimony was heard from Daniel 
Bertoni, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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