Joint Subcommittee Hearing: "Bridging the Gap: America’s Weather Satellites and Weather Forecasting"

Opening Statements

Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) of the Environment Subcommittee

Ranking Member Don Beyer (D-VA) of the Oversight Subcommittee

Witnesses

Mr. David Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office

Dr. Stephen Volz, Assistant Administrator, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Mr. Steven Clarke, Director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Dr. Alexander McDonald*, President, American Meteorological Society; Director, Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Chief Science Advisor, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Mr. John Murphy*, Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

*Witness will not be providing testimony, but will be available for questions.