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April 2016

Vote on Telecom Bills

Communications and Technology Subcommittee
House Commerce Committee
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
2:00 p.m.
https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/markups/communicatio...

Bills to be considered

  • H.R. 4889, the Kelsey Smith Act of 2016
  • H.R. 4167, Kari's Law Act of 2015
  • H.R. 4884, Controlling the Unchecked and Reckless Ballooning of the Lifeline Fund Act (CURB Lifeline)
  • H.R. 4111, Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
  • H.R. 4190, Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015
  • H.R. 3998, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters (SANDy) Act
  • H.R. 2031, Anti-Swatting Act of 2015

Vote on Telecom Bills

Communications and Technology Subcommittee
House Commerce Committee
Monday, April 18, 2016
5:00 p.m.
https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/markups/communicatio...

Bills to be considered

  • H.R. 4889, the Kelsey Smith Act of 2016
  • H.R. 4167, Kari's Law Act of 2015
  • H.R. 4884, Controlling the Unchecked and Reckless Ballooning of the Lifeline Fund Act (CURB Lifeline)
  • H.R. 4111, Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015
  • H.R. 4190, Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015
  • H.R. 3998, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters (SANDy) Act
  • H.R. 2031, Anti-Swatting Act of 2015

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
House Commerce Committee
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
10:00am
https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/hearings/deciphering...

Witnesses

Dr. Matthew Blaze
Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania

Witness Statement
Captain Charles Cohen
Commander, Office of Intelligence and Investigative Technologies, Indiana State Police

Chief Thomas Galati
Chief, Intelligence Bureau, New York City Police Department

Ms. Amy Hess
Executive Assistant Director for Science and Technology, Federal Bureau of Investigations

Mr. Ron Hickman
Sheriff, Harris County Sheriff's Office, on behalf of National Sheriff's Association

Mr. Bruce Sewell
General Counsel, Apple, Inc

Mr. Daniel Weitzner
Director and Principal Research Scientist, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Decentralized Information Group (DIG), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mr. Amit Yoran
President, RSA Security


House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
2 pm
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/data-act-monitoring-implementation-p...

PURPOSE:

  • To examine the Administration’s efforts to implement the DATA Act.
  • To discuss actions taken by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) to respond to prior Government Accountability Office and Treasury Inspector General recommendations.

BACKGROUND:

  • The DATA Act modernizes federal spending data by requiring agencies to report detailed, program level financial data in a data standard.
  • The DATA Act directs OMB and Treasury to co-lead implementation efforts.
  • While OMB and Treasury have made progress in implementing the law, concerns about completeness, timeliness, and effectiveness of these efforts have been raised.

INVITED WITNESSES:

Ms. Michelle Sager
Director, Strategic Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office

The Honorable David Mader
Controller
Office of Federal Financial Management
The Office of Management and Budget

Mr. David A. Lebryk
Fiscal Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Mr. Michael Peckham
Executive Director, DATA Act Program Management Office
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


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