Confirmation Hearings in Government

Formal settings featuring professionals engaged in hearings, discussing environmental policies and administrative matters, often in committee rooms.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lisa P. Jackson Confirmation , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

Paul K. Martin, nominee for Inspector General at NASA, far right, answers questions during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Looking on are Dr. Elizabeth M. Robinson, nominee for Chief Financial Officer for NASA, center, and Dr. Patrick Gallagher, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Stephen Owens and Peter Silva Confirmation Hearings , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - House Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - Senate Banking Committee Hearing for Chris Padilla Conference Hearing

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, joined by Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, on Capitol Hill for testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, concerning the 2009 President's budget request for Interior

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - MIKE GALLAGHER HEARING

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lisa P. Jackson Confirmation , Environmental Protection Agency

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Senate Commerce Committee Hearing -John Kneuer

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, joined by Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, on Capitol Hill for testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, concerning the 2009 President's budget request for Interior

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

NOAA Administrator, Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), left, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Ronald Sega, right, testify before the House Committee on Science and Technology regarding the future of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and results of the Nunn-McCurdy review of NOAAs weather satellite program, Thursday, June 8, 2006, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Bureau of Industry and Security - Acting Under Secretary Peter Lichtenbaum Committee Hearing

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Chris Israel Testifies House Judicial Subcommittee On Courts

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Chris Israel Testifies House Judicial Subcommittee On Courts

Office of the Secretary - HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING RE: MANUFACTURING

Office of the Administrator - Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Office of the Administrator - Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - United States and China Review Commission Peter Lichtenbaum Testimony

Economic Development Administration - DR. DAVID SAMPSON HEARING

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

Office of the Secretary - AL FRINK CONFIRMATION HEARING

Mike Leavitt - Office of the Administrator (OA) meeting and Senior Staff meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Senate Hearing - Science Transparency , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Testifying Before House Government Reform Committee

Office of the Secretary - AL FRINK CONFIRMATION HEARING

Jody Singer, Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, second from right, testifies during a House Subcommittee on Space hearing titled "60 Years of NASA Leadership in Human Space Exploration: Past, Present, and Future," Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. NASA's Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate William Gerstenmaier, left, Mark Geyer, Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, second from left, and Robert Cabana, Director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, right, also testified during the hearing.

Office of the Secretary - House Financial Services

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference Cameron Finley

Bureau of Industry and Security - CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR COMMERCE NOMINEES JULIE MEYERS AND PETER LICHTENBAUM

Office of Air and Radiation - Gina McCarthy Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology budget hearing, Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES ON TPA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES ON TPA

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness speaks during a hearing titled "Examining the Future of the International Space Station: Administration Perspectives," Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Washington, D. C. , May 12, 2010 FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate at the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Senate Committee on Stafford Act Reform: Sharper Tools for a Smarter Recovery. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference Cameron Finley

Office of the Administrator - 50 States , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - United States and China Review Commission Peter Lichtenbaum Testimony

Astronaut Nicole Mann Downlink with Members of Congress. NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, Expedition 68 Flight Engineer, is seen from onboard the International Space Station (ISS) during a briefing with members of the House of Representatives, the Indian Affairs Committee, and the Senate Native American Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington. Mann answered questions from members of the committees during a live downlink from the International Space Station.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, joined by Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, on Capitol Hill for testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, concerning the 2009 President's budget request for Interior

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Intergovernmental Affairs Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - US/Brazil Business Dialogue Rio De Janiero

Office of the Secretary - TECH TEAM ROUNDTABLE (NTIA, PTO, NOAA, TA, NIST)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, joined by Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, on Capitol Hill for testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, concerning the 2009 President's budget request for Interior

Office of the Secretary - Confirmation Hearing Secretary Designate Carlos Gutierrez

Mayor Michael Bloomberg holds up a bundle of documents which make up a copy of the application form for New York City to obtain a Homeland Security Terrorism Preparedness Grant, 2006.

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference Cameron Finley

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES ON TPA

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks out at members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee after arriving at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 2015, to testify before the panel and the House Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES ON TPA

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale talk prior to the start of a hearing before the House Science & Technology Committee regarding NASA's FY 2007 budget request, Thursday, Feb., 16, 2006, in Washington.

National Space Council Executive Secretary Scott Pace, right, and Chairman of the Users' Advisory Group Adm. Jim Ellis, USN (Ret.), left, are seen during the first meeting of the National Space Council Users' Advisory Group, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Users' Advisory Group will advise and inform the National Space Council on a broad range of aerospace topics, including the impacts of U.S. and international laws and regulations, national security space priorities, scientific and human space exploration priorities, and ways to bolster support.

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Office of Water - Confirmation Hearings for Stephen Owens and Peter Silva , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Senate Appropriations Hearing

Bureau of Industry and Security - Acting Under Secretary Peter Lichtenbaum Committee Hearing

Federal Trade Commission - EXIT PHOTO BUREAU DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Bureau of Industry and Security - Acting Under Secretary Peter Lichtenbaum Committee Hearing

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH EC COMMISSIONER OF TRADE

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson Hearing

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2014.

International Trade Administration - David Spooner and David Bohegan Confirmation Hearing

Bureau of Industry and Security - CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR COMMERCE NOMINEES JULIE MEYERS AND PETER LICHTENBAUM

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

Four former U.S. Attorneys testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on politicization in their firing

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden testifies during a U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Washington.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, holds a hearing titled The Emerging Space Environment: Operational, Technical, and Policy Challenges.”, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, speaks with U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., center, and Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, right, prior to his testimony in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monday, April 11, 2011, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bureau of Industry and Security - United States and China - Commission Hearing with Asst. Secretary Dr. Jackson

NOAA Administrator, Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), left, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Ronald Sega, right, testify before the House Committee on Science and Technology regarding the future of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and results of the Nunn-McCurdy review of NOAAs weather satellite program, Thursday, June 8, 2006, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Representative Harold Rogers of Kentucky, before testifying about the Obama Administration's 2017 federal budget request before the panel's Foreign Operations Subcommittee on February 24, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES ON TPA

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Senate Hearing - Science Transparency , Environmental Protection Agency

Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-N.Y., left, shakes hands with NASA Administrator Michael Griffin prior to a hearing on the future of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and results of the Nunn-McCurdy review of NOAAs weather satellite program, Thursday, June 8, 2006, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Energy and Commerce Committee with Secretary Gutierrez

Office of the Secretary - HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING RE: MANUFACTURING

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Energy and Commerce Committee with Secretary Gutierrez

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed recently met with Ames Center Director S. Pete Worden and also took a quick tour of the Osmotic Lab and hyperwall-2 at Ames.

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Office of the Inspector General - Post Katrina Relief and Recovery Hearing

Office of the Secretary - House Financial Services

Office of the Administrator - Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

NASA Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier, left, NASA Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs Suzanne Gillen, center, and NASA Special Assistant to the Administrator Mark Sirangelo, confer prior to the start of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics hearing titled "Keeping our sights on Mars: A Review of NASA's Deep Space Exploration Programs and Lunar Proposal", Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Office of Air and Radiation - Gina McCarthy Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - Senate Banking Committee Hearing for Chris Padilla Conference Hearing

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH BANKING COMMITTEE

Office of the Secretary - Confirmation Hearing Secretary Designate Carlos Gutierrez

Rep. Brian Babin, R - Texas, gives opening remarks during the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics hearing titled "Keeping our sights on Mars: A Review of NASA's Deep Space Exploration Programs and Lunar Proposal", Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Energy and Commerce Committee with Secretary Gutierrez

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