March 1
Sunday Shows
Face the Nation: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel
Fox News Sunday: Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Meet the Press: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
State of the Union: Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
This Week: Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget; House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA)
March 3
Senate
Armed Services
The Acquisition of Major Weapons Systems
Witnesses: Ms. Katherine V. Schinasi, Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO
Jacques S. Gansler, Chairman of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Industrial Structure for Transformation
Paul G. Kaminski, Chair of the Committee on Pre-Milestone A Systems Engineering
Mr. Charles E. (Pete) Adolph, Chairman of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Developmental Test and Evaluation
Energy and Natural Resources
To examine the progress on smart grid initiatives authorized in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
10 A.M. SD-366
Foreign Relations
Iranian Political and Nuclear Realities and U.S. Policy Options
Witnesses: Frank G. Wisner, II, former Ambassador to Egypt, India, the Philippines, and Zambia.
Richard N. Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations
Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
10 A.M. 419 Dirksen
House
Education and Labor
Encouraging Family-Friendly Workplace Policies
10 A.M. 2175 Rayburn
Foreign Affairs - Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
U.S.-Bolivia Relations: Looking Ahead
Witnesses: Peter DeShazo, Director of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ms. Kathryn Ledebur, Director of the Andean Information Network
Mr. Ivan Rebolledo, President of Bolivian-American Chamber of Commerce
Jaime Daremblum, Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the Hudson Institute
Judiciary - Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Circuit City Unplugged: Why Did Chapter 11 Fail to Save 34,000 Jobs?
10 A.M. in 2141 Rayburn
Veterans Affairs - Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Document Tampering and Mishandling at the Veterans Benefits Administration
1:30 P.M., 334 Cannon
Veterans Affairs - Subcommittee on Health
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 784, H.R. 785
10 A.M. 334 Cannon
Ways and Means
President's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Overview
Witness: Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury
12:30 P.M. 1100 Longworth
March 4
Senate
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Improving Nutrition for America's Children in Difficult Economic Times
Witnesses in Panel 1: Dr. Katie Wilson, School Nutrition Director of Onalaska, Wisconsin Public Schools
Dr. Susan Bartlett, Senior Research at Abt Associates
Mrs. Connie Boldt, School Food Director for Knoxville, Iowa Community School District
Witnesses in Panel 2: Dr. David Page, Professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School
Mr. Kenneth Hecht, Executive Director of California Food Policy Advocates
Ms. Lucy Nolan, Executive Director of End Hunger Connecticut
10:30 A.M. 216 Hart
Finance
The President Fiscal 2010 Budget: Part One
Witness: Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Where Were the Watchdogs? Systemic Risk and the Breakdown of Financial Governance
9 A.M. Dirksen 342
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Tax Haven Banks and U. S. Tax Compliance - Obtaining the Names of U.S. Clients with Swiss Accounts
2:30 P.M Dirksen 342
Judiciary
Getting to the Truth Through a Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry
10 A.M. Dirksen 226
House
Financial Services
Exploring the Balance Between Increased Credit Availability and Prudent Lending Standards
9:30 A.M. 2128 Rayburn
Financial Services - Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
TARP Oversight: Is TARP Working for Main Street?
2:30 P.M. 2128 Rayburn
Judiciary
Hearing on H.R. 848, "The Performance Rights Act"
10 A.M. 2141 Rayburn
Science and Technology
21st Century Water Planning
Witnesses: Dr. Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute
Mr. Mark Modzelewski, Co-Founder of the Water Innovations Alliance
Dr. Henry Vaux, Jr., Professor Emeritus at Cal-Berkley
Ms. Nancy Stoner, Co-Director of the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council
Way and Means
President's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Overview
Witness: Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
2 P.M. 1100 Longworth
March 5
Senate
Energy and Natural Resources
To review future directions of energy research and development
9:30 A.M. SD-366
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Follow the Money: Transparency and Accountability for Recovery and Reinvestment Spending
10 A.M. Dirksen 342
House
Science and Technology - Subcommittee on Space & Aeronautics
Cost Management Issues in NASA's Acquisitions and Programs
Witnesses: Mr. Christopher Scolese, Acting Administrator of NASA
Ms. Cristina T. Chaplain, Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management at the GAO
Mr. Gary P. Pulliam, Vice President at The Aerospace Corporation
Veterans Affairs
Legislative Presentation of PVA, BVA, JWV, WWP, IAVA, Ex-POWS, GSW
9:30 A.M. 106 Dirksen