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Congressional Testimony

2009 Testimony

January 13, 2009
Secretary Steven Chu
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Nomination Hearing

February 12, 2009
David G. Frantz, Director
Loan Guarantee Program Office
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program

February 26, 2009
Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator
Energy Information Administration
Before the House Energy and Commerce
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  Renewable Portfolio Standards

March 3, 2009
Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Revamping the Energy Grid with New Technologies

March 4, 2009
Ingrid Kolb, Director
Office of Management
Before the House Appropriations
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development 
Subject:  Energy Department Project Oversight

March 5, 2009
Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator
Energy Information Administration
Before the House Natural Resources
   Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Subject:  Onshore and Offshore Resources

March 5, 2009
Secretary Steven Chu
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Future Direction of Energy Research

March 10, 2009
Carl Bauer, Director
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Energy Development and Water Resources

March 10, 2009
Timothy Meeks, Administrator, WAPA
Steve Wright, Administrator, BPA
Before the House Natural Resources 
   Subcommittee on Water and Power
Subject:  Federal Power Marketing Administration Borrowing Authority 

March 11, 2009
Secretary Steven Chu
Before the Senate Budget Committee
Subject:  The President's 2010 Budget for Department of Energy

March 11, 2009
Victor Der, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Fossil Energy
Before the House Science and Technology
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  FutureGen Near-Zero Emission Power Plant

March 12, 2009
Brenda Degraffenreid, Supervisory Acquisition Manager
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Before the House Small Business
   Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology
Subject:  Ensuring Stimulus Contracts for Small and
   Veteran-Owned business

March 17, 2009
Secretary Steven Chu
Before the House Science and Technology Committee
Subject:  New Direction for Energy Research and Development
   at the Department of Energy

March 19, 2009

Matthew Rogers, Senior Advisor
Before the House Science and Technology
   Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Subject:  Processes for Management and Oversight of ARRA Activities

March 19, 2009
David Rodgers, Director for Strategic Planning and Analysis
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:   Applicance Standards Improvement Act of 2009

March 24, 2009
Steve Chalk, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Before the House Science and Technology
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  Examining Federal Vehicle Technology
   Research and Development Programs

March 25, 2009
Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator
Energy Information Administration
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources
   Subcommittee on Energy
Subject:  Energy Markets Transparency Legislation

March 26, 2009
David Rodgers, Director for Strategic Planning and Analysis
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Subject:  Legislation Regarding Strengthening American
   Manufacturing Through Improved Industrial Energy Efficiency

April 1, 2009
Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator
Energy Information Administration
Before the Committee on Agriculture
   Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Subject:  Energy Markets and their Implications on Agriculture

April 22, 2009
Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Electricity Delivery and
   Energy Reliability
Before the Senate Energy and
   Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Energy Efficiency Resource Standards

April 22, 2009
Larry James, Technology Transfer Program Manager
Office of Science
Before the House Small Business Committee
Subject:  SBIR Reauthorization

April 22, 2009

Ines Triay, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Environmental Management
Before the Senate Armed Services
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Subject:  EM Activities under the
   American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

April 22, 2009
Secretary Steven Chu
Before the House Energy and
   Commerce Committee
Subject:  American Clean Energy
   and Security Act of 2009

April 23, 2009
Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator
Energy Information Administration
Before the House Energy and Commerce
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  EIA Analysis of Renewable Electricity
   Standard language in ACES Act

April 23, 2009
Kristina Johnson, Nominee
   for Under Secretary for Energy
Steven E. Koonin, Nominee
   for Under Secretary for Science
Ines Triay, Nominee
   for Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
Scott Blake Harris, Nominee
   for General Counsel
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Nomination Hearing

April 28, 2009
Matthew Rogers, Senior Advisor
Office of the Secretary
Before the Senate Energy and Natural
   Resources Committee
Subject:  21st Century Energy Deployment
   Act (Clean Energy Bank)

April 28, 2009
Steve Chalk, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Before the House Science and Technology
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  Energy Efficiency for Buildings
   and Industries

April 28, 2009
Ines Triay, Nominee
  for Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
Before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Subject:  Nomination Hearing

May 5, 2009
Daniel B. Poneman, Nominee
   for Deputy Secretary of Energy
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Nomination Hearing

May 5, 2009
David B. Sandalow, Nominee
   for Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Nomination Hearing

May 7, 2009
Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Electricity Delivery and
   Energy Reliability
Before the Senate Energy and
   Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Cyber Security and Electricity Infrastructure

May 12, 2009
David Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
   for Petroleum Reserves
Office of Fossil Energy
Before the Senate Energy and
   Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Proposed Strategic Product Reserve

May 13, 2009
Ines Triay, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Environmental Management
Glenn Podonsky, Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer
Before the House Armed Services
   Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Subject:  FY 2010 Budget Request

May 14, 2009
Victor Der, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Fossil Energy
Before the Senate Energy
   and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Carbon Capture, Transportation and Storage

May 19, 2009
Secretary Steven Chu
Before the Senate Appropriations
   Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
     and Related Agencies
Subject:  FY 2010 Budget Request

July 7, 2009
Secretary Steven Chu
Before the Environment and Public Works Committee
Subject:  H.R. 2454, the American Clean and Security
   Act of 2009

July 9, 2009
Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary of Energy
Before the House Science and Technology
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  Technology Research and Development Efforts
   Related to Energy and Water Linkage

July 16, 2009
Christopher Kouts, Acting Director
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Before the House Budget Committee
Subject:  Yucca Mountain Repository

July 16, 2009
Drury Crawley
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Before the House Transportation and
   Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic
   Development, Public Buildings, and
   Emergency Management
Subject:  Benefits of Green Buildings

July 21, 2009
Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Electricity Delivery and
   Energy Reliability
Before the House Homeland Security
   Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cyber-Security, and Science
   and Technology
Subject:  Cyber Security and Smart Grid

July 23, 2009
Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Electricity Delivery and
   Energy Reliability
Before the House Science and Technology 
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  Smart Grid: Cyber-Security and American
   Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding

July 28, 2009
James J. Markowsky, Nominee
   for Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
Warren F. Miller, Jr., Nominee
   for Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy; and
   Director for the Office of Radioactive Waste Management
Before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

July 30, 2009
Dr. Ray Boswell, Senior Management and Technology Advisor
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Before the House Natural Resources 
   Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Subject:  Unconventional Fuels, Part II: The Promise of Methane Hydrates

August 3, 2009
Edward R. Simpson, Director
Office of Procurement and Assistance Management
Office of Management
Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
   Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government
   Information, Federal Services, and International Security
Subject:  Cost-Plus Award Fee

August 5, 2009
John Bashista, Deputy Director
Office of Procurement and Assistance Management
Office of Management
Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
   Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the
   Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Subject:  Strengthening the Federal Acquisition Workforce: Government-wide
   Leadership and Initiatives

August 6, 2009
David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary
Office of Policy and International Affairs
Before the Senate Environment an Public Works Committee
Subject:  Climate Change and Ensuring that America Leads
   the Clean Energy Transformation

August 6, 2009
Jose Antonio Garcia, Nominee
Director, Office of Minority Economic Impact
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

September 10, 2009
Dr. Anna Palmisano, Associate Director
   Office of Biological and Environmental Research
   Office of Science
Dr. Jehanne Gillo, Director
   Office of Facilities and Project Management
   Office of Nuclear Physics
   Office of Science
Before the House Science and Technology
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  DOE's Office of Science Research Applications

September 30, 2009
Richard Kidd, Program Manager, FEMP
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee
Subject:  Energy Efficiency at the Department of Veterans Affairs

October 1, 2009
Dr. Dennis Kovar, Associate Director
Office of High Energy Physics
Office of Science
Before the House Science and Technology
 Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  Investigating the Nature of Matter Energy, Space
   and Time

October 6, 2009
Brenda Degraffenreid, Supervisory Acquisition Manager
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Before the Senate Small Business Committee
Subject:  "The Recovery Act for Small
   Businesses:  What is Working and What
   Comes Next?"

October 14, 2009
Dr. Richard Newell, Administrator
Energy Information Administration
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Economic Effects of Climate Change Legislation

October 21, 2009
Scott Klara, Director
Strategic Center for Coal
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Before the House Science and Technology
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  Biomass for Thermal Energy and Electricity

October 27, 2009
Secretary Steven Chu
Before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Subject:  Climate Change Legislation

October 27, 2009
Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Electricity Delivery and
   Energy Reliability
Before the House Energy and Commerce 
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  Smart Grid: Cyber-Security

October 28, 2009
Dr. Richard Newell, Administrator
Energy Information Administration
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subject:  Overview of Natural Gas Supply and Demand and its Role
   in Mitigating Climate Change

October 29, 2009
Dr. Edmund Synakowski, Associate Director
Offfice of Fusion Energy Sciences
Office of Science
Before the House Science and Technology
   Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Subject:  DOE Fusion Energy Program

 

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