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Congressional Hearings in 1998

Date, Time &
Location

Hearing

Committee

Witnesses

OLPA
Staff Contact

10/6/98
2:00p.m.
2318 RHOB

High-Performance Computing focusing on PITAC

House Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research

Dr. Joseph Bordogna, Acting Deputy Director, NSF

Tim Clancy

9/28/98
2:00p.m.
2318 RHOB

Remote Sensing

House Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research

Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, NSF

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

9/24/98
2:00p.m.
2318 RHOB

The Year 2000 Computer Problem

House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight & House Committee on Science (Joint Hearing)
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology

N/A

N/A

7/30/98
10:00a.m.
1324 LHOB

Status of Oceanographic Monitoring and Assessment efforts on Both Global and Local Scales

House Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research

Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, NSF

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

7/23/98
10:00a.m.
2318 RHOB

Systemic Reform
Summary

House Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research

Dr. Daryl Chubin, Division Director, REC;

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

6/24/98
2:00p.m.
2318 RHOB

Systemic Reform (Postponed)

House Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research

Dr. Luther Williams, NSF; Dr. Allan Cromer, Northwestern University; Dr. Thomas Baird, Florida Dept. of Education; & Mark St. John, Inverness Research

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

6/18/98
5:00p.m.
H-140 Capitol

FY99 Appropriations Markup

House Appropriations
VA, HUD & Independent Agencies

N/A

N/A

6/12/98
9:30a.m.
116-DSOB

Computers and the Power Grid

Senate Special Year 2000 Technology Problem

N/A

N/A

6/12/98
9:30a.m.
2154 RHOB

Year 2000 Problem

House Government Reform & Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, Information & Technology

N/A

Karen Pearce
kpearce@nsf.gov

6/10/98
2:00p.m.
2318 RHOB

The Role of Science in Making Good Decisions

House Science
National Science Policy Study

N/A

Tim Clancy

6/10/98
10:00a.m.
2123 RHOB

The Future of the Domain Name Sytem
Summary

House Commerce
Telecommunications, Trade & Consumer Protection

Dr. George Strawn, CISE/ANIR

Tim Clancy

6/10/98
9:30a.m.
2154 RHOB

Status Update on the Year 2000 Computer Problem

House Government Reform & Oversight
Subcommitte on Mgmt., Information & Technology (Oversight Hearing)

N/A

Karen Pearce
kpearce@nsf.gov

5/14/98
10:00a.m.
2318 RHOB

Science Policy: Communicating Science & Engineering in a Sound-bite World

House Science

N/A

Tim Clancy

5/13/98
10:00a.m.
2318 RHOB

Pending Legislation and Appointments: HR 2544, Technology Transfer Commercialization Act; HR 3007, Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Eng. & Tech. Develop. Act; HR 3332, Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

House Science

N/A

Karen Pearce
kpearce@nsf.gov

5/13/98
10:00a.m.
2141 RHOB

Pending Legislation: HR 3736 - Smith, Lamar (R-TX) Immigration & National Act

House Judiciary

N/A

N/A

5/13/98
9:30a.m.
430 DSOB

H.R. 2614, Reading Excellence Act

Senate Labor & Human Resources

N/A

N/A

10/6/98
2:00p.m.

High-Performance Computing focusing on PITAC

House Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research

Dr. Joseph Bordogna, Acting Deputy Director, NSF

Tim Clancy

5/12/98
2:00p.m.
2141 RHOB

Pending Legislation: HR 3736 - Smith, Lamar (R-TX) Immigration & National Act

House Judiciary

N/A

N/A

5/12/98
10:00a.m.
2154 RHOB

Reorganizing the OMB

House Government Reform & Oversight Subcmte on Gov't Mgmt, Information & Technology

N/A

N/A

5/7/98
9:30a.m.
138 SDOB

FY99 Budget for NSF & OSTP

Senate Appropriations

Dr. Lane, Director, NSF & Dr. Richard Zare, Chairman, NSB

Joel Widder

5/7/98
10:00a.m.
430 SDOB

Better Teachers for Today's Classroom: How to Make it Happen

Senate Labor & Human Resources

N/A

N/A

5/6/98
10:00a.m.
2318 RHOB

The International Space Station: Problems and Options

House Science

Franklin Raines, Director, OMB, Duncan Moore, Assoc. Diretor, OSTP, Daniel Goldin, Admin. NASA, Jay Chabrow, Chairman, NASA Advisory Council

N/A

5/6/98
2:00p.m.
342 DSOB

High Peformance Computing Within the Federal Government (Cancelled)

Senate Governmental Affairs
International Security, Proliferation & Federal Services

N/A

N/A

4/30/98
9:30a.m.
1241 RHOB

Immigration bill Markup (Lamar Smith, R-TX)

House Judiciary
Immigrations & Claims

N/A

N/A

4/29/98
2:00p.m.
342 DSOB

High Performance Computing Within the Federal Government (This hearing postponed until May 6, 1998)

Senate Governmental Affairs
International Security, Proliferation & Federal Services

N/A

N/A

4/28/98
9:30a.m.
253 RSOB

Year 2000 Computer Problem

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation

N/A

N/A

4/28/98
2:30p.m.
253 RSOB

Federal Research & Development

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation
Subcmte on Science, Tech & Space

Senators Bingaman, Domenici, Gramm, Lieberman, & other Government Outside Witnesses

Tim Clancy

4/22/98
10:00a.m.
311 CHOB

Small Business

House Science

Dr. Kesh Narayanan, ENG/DMII

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

4/22/98
10:00a.m.
2318 RHOB

Science Policy: Funding Sources for Research

House Science

Claude Barfield, American Enterprise Institute and other Government Witnesses

Karen Pearce
kpearce@nsf.gov

4/22/98
10:00a.m.
311 CHOB

Small Business

House Science

Dr. Kesh Narayanan, ENG/DMII

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

4/22/98
2:00p.m.
2318 RHOB

NSF's Authorization Hearing

House Science Basic Research Subcmte
(Acting Chairman, Charles Pickering, R-MS)

Dr. Lane, Director, NSF & Dr. John E. Hopcroft, NSB, Dean of College of Engineering; Cornell University

Joel Widder

4/21/98
9:30am
2237 RHOB

Immigration & America's Workforce

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration & Claims

N/A

Tim Clancy

4/21/98
10:00a.m.
2154 RHOB

Effectiveness of Inspectors General 20 Years After the Inspector General

House Goverment Reform & Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, Information & Technology

Sen. Susan Collins R-ME, and other Government Witnesses

N/A

4/21/98
10:00a.m. & 1:00pm
H-143

FY99 Appropriations (Outside Witnesses)

House Appropriations VA, HUD & Independent Agencies

N/A

Karen Pearce
kpearce@nsf.gov

4/1/98
10:00a.m.
2318 RHOB

Math & Science Education II

House Science

Dr. David L. Goodstein, VP, Calif. Institute of Techn. and other Government witnesses

Karen Pearce
kpearce@nsf.gov

4/1/98
9:30a.m.
2359 RHOB

FY99 Approp. NSF

House Approp. Subcmte on VA, HUD & Indep. Agencies
(Chairman Lewis, R-CA)

Dr. Lane, Director, NSF & Dr. Vera C. Rubin, NSB

Joel Widder

3/31/98
2:00p.m.
2318 RHOB

Greenpaper/Domain Names

House Science
Subcmte on Basic Research & Subcmte on Technology (Joint Hearing)

Mr. Ira Magaziner, Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Develop., Dept. of Commerce and other Government Witnesses

Tim Clancy

3/18/98
9:30a.m.
2154 RHOB

Year 2000 Computer Problem

House Government Reform & Oversight
Subcmte on Govt., Management, Information & Tech.
(Chairman Horn, R-CA)

John Koskinen, President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion and Other Government Witnesses

Tim Clancy

3/12/98
10:00am 222 RSOB

FY 1999 Dept. of Defense Authorization for Science & Technology Programs

Senate Armed Services
(Chairman Thurmond, R-SC ) Acquisition & Technology

Dr. Jacques Gansler, Undersecretary, Acquisition & Tech., Dept. of Defense & Other Government Witnesses

Tim Clancy

3/11/98
10:00am 2154 RHOB

Year 2000 Computer Problem

House Government Reform & Oversight
(Chairman Burton, R-IN) Government Management, Information & Tech

TBA

Tim Clancy

3/11/98
10:00am 2318 RHOB

Defining Successful Partnerships and Collaborations In Scientific Research as part of the National Science Policy Study

House Science Cmte
(Chairman Sensenbrenner, R-WI)

TBA

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

3/10/98
2:00p.m. 2318 RHOB

HR 3007, The Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, & Technology Development Act

House Science
(Chairman Sensenbrenner, R-WI); Basic Research & The Subcmte on Technology: (Joint Hearing)

Belkis Leong-Hong, President-elect, Women in Technology; Dr. Anne Petersen, Seniior Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Other Government Witnessess

Tim Clancy

3/5/98
12:00p.m. 2318 RHOB

Kyoto Global Warming Treaty

House Science
(Chairman Sensenbrenner, R-WI)

Stuart Eizenstsat - Assist. Secretary, Global Affairs, Dept. of State

Tim Clancy

3/5/98
2:00p.m. 253 RSOB

Commercialization of Space

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
(Chairman McCain R-AZ) Subcmte on Science, Techn., & Space

N/A

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

3/4/98
2:00p.m. 2318 RHOB

Math & Science Education for Children
Summary

House Science
(Chairman Sensenbrenner, R-WI)

Bill Nye-Host, "Bill Nye The Science Guy" & other Government Witnesses

Tim Clancy

2/25/98
10:00a.m. 226 DSOB

High Tech Worker Shortage and Immigration Policy

Senate Judiciary Cmte
(Chairman Abraham, R-MI) Immigration Subcommittee

N/A

Tim Clancy

2/24/98
10:00a.m. 2175 RHOB

Teacher Training

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families
(Chairman Riggs, R-CA)

Government and other witnesses

Tim Clancy

2/23/98
12:30p.m. 2175 RHOB

Education Standards and Testing in the States

Committee on Education and the Workforce
(Chairman Goodling, R-PA)

Government and other witnesses

Tim Clancy


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