High-Level Discussions and Hearings

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While James PressPresident of Chyrsler looks on in the background, Fritz Henderson, CEO General Motors testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing on GM nd Chrysler Dealership Closures on June 3, 2009.

While James PressPresident of Chyrsler looks on in the background, Fritz Henderson, CEO General Motors testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing on GM nd Chrysler Dealership Closures on June 3, 2009.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At a media conference following the day-long Flight Readiness Review of space shuttle Discovery for the STS-119 mission, NASA's Associate Administrator for Space Operations William H. Gerstenmaier (left) responds to a question. At right are NASA's Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon and Program Manager for the International Space Station Mike Suffredini. NASA managers decided to plan a launch no earlier than Feb. 19, pending additional analysis and particle impact testing associated with a flow control valve in the shuttle's main engine system.

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

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

Office of the Secretary - TPCC HEARING

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

Federal Trade Commission - EXIT PHOTO BUREAU DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Clean Water Act (CWA) Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Business Liaison - NO INFORMATION GIVEN

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

International Trade Administration - Confirmation Hearing Ambassador Lavin Senate Finance Committee

Steve Stich, deputy manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program, listens during a briefing at the agencys Kennedy Space Center in Florida following launch of Boeings Orbital Flight Test, Dec. 20, 2019. Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 6:36 a.m. EST. The uncrewed Orbital Flight Test is the Starliners first flight for NASAs Commercial Crew Program.

NASA Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate William Gerstenmaier testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing titled "America's Human Presence in Low-Earth Orbit" on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Confirmation Hearing Dr. David Sampson

Office of the Deputy Secretary - HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE RE: NOAA ORGANIC ACT

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 (Carlos Gutierrez) - Chris Israel Testifies House Judicial Subcommittee On Courts

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden listens to NASA Associate Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Seth Statler during a Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Appropriations Committee hearing concerning the FY 2011 NASA Budget, Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Following the Flight Readiness Review for the STS-117 mission, NASA officials presented the decisions of NASA senior managers in a press conference. Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator of NASA Space Operations Mission, confirmed the launch time and date of Space Shuttle Atlantis at 7:38 p.m. EDT on June 8. Seen here is Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale (left) demonstrating the level of scrutiny engineers apply to inspecting the smallest of components that make up the shuttle system. This housing and bolt insert are part of the main engine low pressure oxidizer turbopump (LPOTP). NASA Launch Director Mike Leinbach looks on.

Office of the Secretary - AL FRINK CONFIRMATION HEARING

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

Office of the Administrator - Waters of the United States Congressional Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Listening Session , Environmental Protection Agency

FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate testifies at Homeland Securit.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

Office of the Secretary - House Financial Services

Office of the Deputy Secretary - TED KASSINGER CONFIRMATION HEARING

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A Senate field hearing held at the Canaveral Port Authority and chaired by Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (third from right on the dais) focuses on workforce related challenges at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and potential solutions to mitigate the transition's effects on the community. The hearing examined issues surrounding the retirement of the space shuttle and the transition to the new Orion/Ares system. At the table representing NASA are Administrator Michael Griffin and Associate Administrator of Space Operations William Gerstenmaier.

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

Office of the Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN CONFIRMATION HEARING

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS HOUSE APPROPRIATION HEARING

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Office of the Administrator - North Dakota - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Dakota Gasification Company and Bismarck State College National Energy Center of Excellence , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Nat Weinecke Confirmation

Office of the Administrator - China - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy meeting with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Office of the Secretary - Confirmation Hearing for Israel Hernandez and William Jeffrey

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

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

Office of the Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN CONFIRMATION HEARING

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

Paul K. Martin, nominee for Inspector General for NASA, 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.

Office of the Administrator - Waters of the United States Congressional Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - MIKE GALLAGHER HEARING

Senate Hearing on NASAs Budget and Priorities. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson points to a model of the DART spacecraft as he testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation during a hearing titled Examining NASAs Budget and Priorities, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington.

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

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

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

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

Office of the Deputy Secretary - TED KASSINGER CONFIRMATION HEARING

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

Office of the Administrator - Senate Budget Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Trade Commission - Swearing-In Rosch Kovacik

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Senior Executive Service (SES) training at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD , Environmental Protection Agency

Sen. Mark Udall, D-CO, asks a question during a hearing in front of the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The Senate hearing focused on assured access to space.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Washington. Chaired by the Vice President, the council's role is to advise the President regarding national space policy and strategy, and review the nation's long-range goals for space activities.

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Nat Weinecke Confirmation

Ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Oversight, U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, D-N.Y., talks during a hearing titled "Operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Airspace System: Assessing Research and Development Efforts to Ensure Safety" on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Administrator - Western Governors , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, provide testimony before the House Committee of Apropriations, Subcommittee on Defense (HAC-D) on the President's Fiscal Year 2023 budget request for the Department of Defense, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. May 11, 2022.

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

DoD Chief Information Officer John Sherman testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee, subcommitee on cyber security, in Washington, D.C. March 29, 2023.

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS HOUSE APPROPRIATION HEARING

Office of the Secretary - Senate Appropriations Hearing

Tom Young, chairman, JWST Independent Review Board, testifies 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.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - MIKE GALLAGHER HEARING

Senate Hearing on NASAs Budget and Priorities. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation during a hearing titled Examining NASAs Budget and Priorities, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington.

Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 2014 - Michael Black, Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, speaks at the Native American Heritage Month event at FEMA Headquarters... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin reviews his written testimony 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.

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement , Environmental Protection Agency

Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2013 William Carwile, Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery, listens as fellow employees thank him for his service and wish him well in his retirement.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - North American Competitiveness Council - US, Canada and Mexico

Oleg Ostapenko, General Director of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), makes remarks during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 41 to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Sept. 26 and will carry Expedition 41 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA, and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roscosmos into orbit to begin their five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

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

Capitol Hill testimony by Secretary Gale Norton before the House of Representatives Committee on Resources, concerning oil reserves in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine asks panelists a question during the National Space Council meeting titled, Moon, Mars, and Worlds Beyond, Winning the Next Frontier, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 at the National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington. Chaired by the Vice President, the council's role is to advise the President regarding national space policy and strategy, and review the nation's long-range goals for space activities.

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, left, looks on as Scott Horowitz, NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems speaks during a press conference outlining specific center responsibilities associated with the Constellation Program for robotic and human Moon and Mars exploration, Monday, June 5, 2006, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

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

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

Arne Duncan testifies at his confirmation hearing to become Secretary of the Department of Education, Washington D.C.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden testifies during a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Washington.

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Federal Trade Commission - EXIT PHOTO BUREAU DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

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

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