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Witnesses testified before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee about federal and private actions and investigations in to the activities of Enron and manipulation of Western energy mar…

Postmaster General John Potter testified about the state of the U.S. Postal Service, mail safety, security and anthrax cleanup, as well as and financial transparency at the agency. He also t…

Witnesses testified about a recent outbreak of West Nile virus that killed 94 people in the U.S., the future threat of outbreaks, and efforts to develop vaccines and treatments for the disea…

Industry representatives, regulators, and scientists testified about weight loss claims by various dietary substance manufacturers. At issue were the accuracy of claims, the safety of severa…

Witnesses testified about a shortage in childhood vaccines.

Mr. Martin testified about accounting and consulting practices at Merrill Lynch as they related to the Enron financial collapse. Mr. Tilney and Mr. Furst appeared at the hearing, but invoked…

Witnesses testified about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorist threats, and the role of international regimes and treaties in curbing proliferation. Among the issues t…

Accountants and auditors testified about financial practices and the role of banks in the Enron bankruptcy. Among the topics they addressed were “prepay” schemes intended to hide debt as cas…

Committee members met to consider legislation to create a department of Homeland Security and offer amendments to the proposed legislation before bringing it before the Senate.

Senate Governmental Affairs Committee met up for day 2 for a markup of the Homeland Security Department Bill.

Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a markup for Homeland Security Department bill.

As part of a series of hearings on the reorganization of the federal government to improve U.S. domestic defenses, experts testified about protecting the U.S. from weapons of mass destructio…

As part of a series of hearings on the reorganization of the federal government to improve U.S. domestic defenses, former officials from several intelligence agencies testified before the Se…

FBI Director Robert Mueller and CIA Director George Tenent testified about proposals to create a new Department of Homeland Security and how the department would interact with the intelligen…

Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge gave opening statements at a hearing to talk about proposals to create a Department of Homeland defense and reorganize the federal government to ensure g…

Mr. Potter and Mr. Walker talked about a plan to transform the U.S. Postal Service in light of decreasing mail volume and revenue. They said the primary focus of the service would be to main…

Former and present Enron board members testified about financial mismanagement and the company’s bankruptcy. Among the topics addressed were the board’s oversight of company policy, disclosu…

Former and present Enron board members continued testifying about financial mismanagement and the company’s bankruptcy. Among the topics addressed were the board’s oversight of company polic…

Senator Durbin, chairman of the Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee, and members of the two committees heard testimony about problems of school lunch safety and methods for preve…