Oversight

Closing the Language Gap: Improving the Federal Government’s Foreign Language Capabilities

Date: July 29, 2010
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-342

Witnesses

Panel 1

David

Maurer

Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Panel 1

Mr.

Jeff

Neal

Chief Human Capital Officer

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel 1

Ms.

Nancy

Weaver

Director, Defense Language Office

U.S. Department of Defense

Panel 2

The Honorable

David

Chu

Former Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness

U.S. Department of Defense

Panel 2

Dr.

Richard

Brecht

Executive Director, Center for Advanced Study of Language

University of Maryland

Panel 2

Dr.

Dan E.

Davidson

President of American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS

Elected President of the Joint National Council for Languages (JNCL)