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Combating Terrorism
Witnesses: Cynthia Bascetta, Assoc. Dir., Vets Affairs & Military Health Care Issues, General Accounting Office (GAO), accomp. by Ronald Guthrie & Martin Eble; Frances Murphy, Acting Deputy Under Sec. for Policy & Management, Dept. of Vets Affairs (VA), accomp. by John Ogden; Robert F. Knouss, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Service (PHS); Stephen Ostroff, Assoc. Dir. for Epidemiologic Science, Nat. Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, accomp. by Steven Bice; & Col. Carlos Hollifield, U.S. Marine Corps, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, accomp. by Capt. Warren (Rich) Dalton, U.S. Navy.
Potential Transmission of Spongiform Encephalopathies to Humans
Presents the proceedings of the hearing to address the evaluation of risks & proactive public health policies & research needed to clarify the causes, courses, & cures of TSE disease, commonly known as mad cow disease.Ó Statements are included from representatives from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration; the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service; Food Safety Inspection Service, USDA; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; National Institutes of Health; Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine; University of Southern Alabama, School of Medicine; & members of Congress.
The Impact of the Anthrax Vaccine Program on Reserve and National Guard Units
The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program has 2 major problems. Reserve & Nat. Guard members are leaving mil. service citing unresolved safety & efficacy questions; & DoD is not keeping accurate medical records. Witnesses: Charles Cragin, Prin. Dep. Assist. Sec. for Reserve Affairs, DoD; MG Paul Weaver, Dir., Air Nat. Guard (ANG); Col. Fred. Gerber, Dir., Health Care Oper., Office of the Army Surgeon Gen., DoD; Col. James Dougherty, Air Surgeon, Nat. Guard Bur.; Lt. Col. Thomas Heemstra, Indiana ANG, Erlanger, KY; Maj. Cheryl Hansen, A.F. Reserves, Beaver, PA; Capt. David Panzera, N.Y. ANG; & Tech. Sgt. Wm. Mangieri, N.Y. ANG, Hopewell Junction, NY.
Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome
The proceedings of the April 1997 hearing on the status of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome. Examines, in particular, the impact of missing, classified, or incomplete medical records on Gulf War veterans' health. Testimony, letters & statements are included from a number of representatives of the Defense Dept. (Deputy Inspector General, Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses), military, & Federal government as well as medical practitioners & researchers, including: Monterey Inst. of International Studies; Southern Illinois Univ. School of Medicine; Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, CIA, etc. Tables & photos.
At What Cost?
In 2008 Congress established the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (CWC) in response to increasing indications of widespread waste, fraud, and abuse in gov¿t. contracting. The CWC is charged with evaluating and reporting on America¿s wartime contracting for logistics, reconstruction, and security. This Interim Report describes the CWCs work to June 2009, which includes hundreds of meetings and briefings, analysis of existing reports and audits, hearings on Capitol Hill, and factfinding trips to the theaters of operation. This Report highlights some timesensitive issues, especially given the challenges of the drawdown in Iraq and the buildup in Afghanistan. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
The Anthrax Immunization Program
Witnesses: Dr. Sue Bailey, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Dept. of Defense (DoD); Lt. General Ronald R. Blanck, U.S. Army; Deputy Surgeon General Todd Fisher, U.S. Navy; Lt. General Charles H. Roadman II, U.S. Air Force; Capt. Thomas L. Rempfer & Major Russell E. Dingle, Connecticut Air National Guard; Pfc. Stephen M. Lundbom, U.S. Marine Corps; Mark S. Zaid, attorney at law; Col. Redmond Handy, Reserve Officer Association; & Lorene K. Greenleaf, Denver, CO.
Combating Terrorism
Witnesses: Charles Cragin, Acting Assist. Secretary for Reserve Affairs, DoD; Major General Roger Shultz, Dir., Army National Guard; Brigadier General Bruce Lawlor, Deputy Dir. for Military Support, Dir., Consequence Management Program Integration Office, U.S. Dept. of the Army; Major General John H. Fenimore, Adjutant General, N.Y. National Guard; and Mark Gebicke, Dir., National Security Preparedness Issues, Ann Borseth, Senior Evaluator, and Robert Pelletier, Assistant Dir., National Security and International Affairs Div., GAO.
Preventing Teen Pregnancy
Witnesses: Elayne Bennett and Robin Williams, Best Friends Foundation; Rep. Eva M. Clayton; Barbara Huberman, Advocates for Youth; Kevin B. Travick and Andre Gaston, Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization; Henry W. Foster, Jr., White House Liaison to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and exec. dir., Child Trends, Inc.; Pat Funderburk Ware, former Dir. of Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lt. Gov., State of MD; and Rep. Nancy Johnson.
