Government Confirmation Hearings

Images from various confirmation hearings and meetings featuring individuals in formal settings, emphasizing discussion and decision-making.

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

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 Administrator - Senate Budget Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the Department of the Air Forces fiscal year 2023 budget request, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2022.

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.

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

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with the NATO Reflections Group, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on August 31, 2020.

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Supreme Court ruling

Office of the General Council - Ethics , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Western Governors , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transformational Leadership Conference (TLC) with David Suzuki , Environmental Protection Agency

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

D. Kyle Sampson testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Alberto Gonzales's knowledge of attorney firings

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES SENATE JUSTICE/STATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Office of the General Council - Ethics , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - Confirmation Hearing for McCormick, Jackson, Ambassador Lavin and Israel Hernandez

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 - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN CONFIRMATION HEARING

NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun, center, listens as NASA's Manager of Centennial Challenges Andy Petro, right, answers a reporter's question during a press conference held at the NASA New Space Technology Industry Forum being held at the University of Maryland in College Park on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. During the two-day event, speakers are focusing on the president's fiscal year 2011 budget request for NASA's new Space Technology Program. Representatives from industry, academia and the federal government are in attendance to discuss strategy, development and implementation of NASA's proposed new technology-enabled exploration.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Trip to Moscow, Russia

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES ON TPA

House Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request Hearing. House Appropriations chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., questions NASA Administrator Bill Nelson during a House appropriations hearing on the fiscal year 2024 budget request, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana have a few moments to consult before NASA's televised fiscal year 2016 budget rollout event. Bolden will deliver a "state of the agency" address. Representatives from the Kennedy workforce, news media and social media were in attendance. NASA's Orion, SpaceX Dragon and Boeing CST-100 spacecraft, all destined to play a role in NASAs overall exploration objectives, were on display.

Businessmen looking away by conference table in an office

Office of Internal Affairs - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Sixteenth Regular Session of the CEC Council, Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the OSCE Opening Session, in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 2, 2021.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken responds to your questions on East Asia policy in an "AskTony" Twitter Q&A prior to his trip to the Republic of Korea (ROK), China, and Japan, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 6, 2015. You can follow the Deputy Secretary on Twitter @ABlinken: twitter.com/ablinken ( https://twitter.com/ablinken ) .

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo virtually meets with the WSJ CEO Council 2020, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2020.

Secretary's Open Forum session in Loy Henderson Auditorium, featuring Henry Cuellar, Secretary of State for Texas, with introduction and award presentation by Alan Lang of Open Forum staff

Spokesperson Ned Price moderates a virtual roundtable discussion that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participated in with foreign media at the Foreign Press Center, ahead of World Press Freedom Day, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2021.

Opening Session to Discuss the Double Budget for the Years 2025 2026 Winfried Kretschmann, Minister President, Greens Alongside his Deputy, Interior Thomas Strobl CDU and Finance Minister Dr Danyal Bayaz Greens the State Parliament Württemberg Debates the M

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., to Ottawa, Canada for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, concerning the status of the polar bear and other cross-border issues

Madrid, 03/01/2017. José Manuel Maza, attorney general of the State, appears before the Congressional Justice Commission. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Firing Room 4, STS-128 Launch Director Pete Nickolenko waits for the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 mission. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The first launch attempt on Aug. 24 was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. The second attempt on Aug. 25 also was postponed due to an issue with a valve in space shuttle Discovery's main propulsion system. The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is seen as he prepares to testify before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during a hearing on the James Webb Space Telescope, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Defense Innovation Board member Susan Gordon speaks at the boards fall meeting, with chair Michael R. Bloomberg, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022.

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

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, and Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard listen as German Aerospace Center (DLR) executive board chair, Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund, speaks about the robust relationship between their agencies in human and robotic exploration, and prospects for cooperation as NASA pursues the landing of humans on the Moon by 2024, at the Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Captiol Hill Confirmation Hearings for Judith Ayres, Tracy Mehan, and Robert Fabricant , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo listens as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives remarks during the virtual NATO Foreign Ministerial from the U.S. Department of Defense on December 2, 2020.

Office of the Secretary - TPCC PRESS EVENT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers virtual remarks to the 5th Annual U.S.-India Forum from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 3, 2021.

Fort Myers, FL, USA--December 2, 2022--FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer, Thomas McCool, speaks at a State/FEMA Direct Housing meeting at the Countys Administration East Building to discuss the housing mission with Lee County officials. Florida State officials were also in attendance.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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State Department Public Affairs Bureau: Live At State with Jake Sullivan & Mike Hammer Twitter Q&A (1-24-12).

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - MIKE GALLAGHER HEARING

WASHINGTON, DC (September 21, 2022) - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas attends an interagency brief at FEMA Headquarters to discuss response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Fiona and Typhoon Merbok. President Joseph R. Biden approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico on Sunday, authorizing FEMA to continues to coordinate all disaster relief efforts while providing lifesaving and life-sustaining support.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken prepares to deliver remarks to the press at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2022.

Bureau of Industry and Security - Confirmation Hearing for McCormick, Jackson, Ambassador Lavin and Israel Hernandez

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Libby Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Oleksii Reznikov provides opening remarks at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is hosting the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Energy Newsmaker Breakfast , Environmental Protection Agency

Madrid 11-19-2014/// Government control session in the Congress of Deputies Photo..Jaime Garcia....Archdc....In the image Jose Manuel Soria.

Office of the Secretary - AL FRINK CONFIRMATION HEARING

William Lietzau, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) director, reflects on the history and heritage of Americas Hispanic community during the first virtual DCSA Hispanic Heritage Month Senior Executive Service (SES) Speed Mentoring Observance, Oct. 6. Army Sgt. Adrianna DBaron, military assistant for the DCSA Directors Office, and Chris Gillis, DCSA digital media strategist (not pictured), directs the program from the agencys Quantico studio as participants throughout DCSA regions tuned in via Zoom. SES members representing several prominent federal agencies - NASA, ICE, NSF and SBA - as well as the Navy - shared their wisdom, insight and experience as Hispanics climbing the ladder to senior leadership positions in the federal government. The speed mentoring event was sponsored by the agencys Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity in partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Palau Islands, Republic of Palau

Bureau of Industry and Security - KARAN BHATIA'S TESTIMONY

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