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Mark Giuliano testified on the FBI’s intelligence gathering and analysis prior to and after the November 5, 2009, shootings Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people. Among the topics he addre…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials testified on their fiscal year 2013 budget request. During their testimopny they touched on a number of issues including broadband access in…

Susan Rice testified on the United Nations fiscal year 2013 budget.

Mary Schapiro testified on the Securities and Exchange Commission fiscal year 2013 budget request.

Federal Trade Commission executives testified on their fiscal year 2013 budget request.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified on his department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request.

Leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees met in a conference committee to combine multiple appropriations bills into a single package.

Justices Stephen Breyer and Anthony Kennedy testified on the proposed U.S. Supreme Court fiscal year 2012 budget. Topics included the winding down of renovations to the Supreme Court buildin…

Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman testifies about the company’s 2012 budget request before a House Appropriations Subcommittee. The government-owned corporation continued to operate at a loss, with…

Marcia McNutt testified about the fiscal year 2012 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). She also spoke briefly about the March 11 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. USGS helps…

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies about the Fiscal 2012 Budget Requests.

Witnesses testified about fiscal year 2012 federal spending requests for the legislative branch. They talked about financial pressures being faced by the government and how they justified th…

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said U.S. national security and influence was at stake as Congress considered his agency’s budget request for international programs. The total is $3.4 billio…

Karen Mills testified on her agency’s $985 million budget for 2012, a 20% increase from 2010 levels. She also discussed the impact of proposed spending cuts in the continuing resolution (CR)…

Witnesses testified about the fiscal year 2012 appropriations request for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Among the topics they addressed were approval of new offshore drilling, oil r…

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg testified on the agency’s 2012 budget request.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson spoke on her agency’s fiscal year 2012 budget request. In her testimony she urged Congress not to cut her agency’s budget …

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would meet members of the Libyan opposition during a visit to Egypt and Tunisia. She also said the U.S. should not act alone in response to recent…

Defense Secretary Gates and Joint Chiefs Chair Mike Mullen testified about the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2012, totaling $553 billion. They also talked about operations in Af…