Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 8
Monday, June 8, 2015
Congressional briefing: Carnegie Mellon University and IEEE-USA on “What Can Be Done Today to Dramatically Improve Cybersecurity” with Jeremy Epstein, John Haller, and Rob Seacord.
3 pm | 2168 Rayburn House Office Building
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Nominations: LaVerne Horton Council
To be Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Time to be announced | Capitol S-216
Markup: S.1068, Bulk-Power System Cybersecurity
The bill would amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
9:30 am | 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Markup: S.1241, Enhanced Grid Security Act of 2015
The bill would provide for the modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
9:30 am | 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Markup: H.R. 805 – DOTCOM Act (Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015)
The bill would prohibit NTIA from transferring responsibility of the global Internet domain name system functions pending a GAO report on potential consequences.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
10 am | 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing: Passenger Rail Safety: Accident Prevention and On-Going Efforts to Implement Train Control Technology
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
10 am | 253 Russell Senate Office Building
Markup: Markup of FY16 Commerce, Justice & Science Appropriations Bill
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
10:30 am | 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Hearing: The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Acts role in Reducing IT Acquisition Risk
House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Oversight and Government Reform and Subcommittee on Information Technology
2 pm | 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Hearing: Transforming America’s Air Travel
House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Space
9 am | 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing: Oversight of FCC Field Offices
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
10 am | 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
Markup: H.R. 9, the Innovation Act
House Judiciary Committee
10 am | 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Friday, June 12, 2015
Hearing: U.S. Surface Transportation: Technology Driving the Future
House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology
9 am | 2318 Rayburn House Office Building