Field Hearing

Katrina and Contracting: Blue Roof, Debris Removal, Travel Trailer Case Studies

Date: April 10, 2006
Time: 11:30am
Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342
Agenda:

Congress has appropriated over $100 billion and President Bush recently requested a $20 billion supplemental for a record breaking recovery effort in the Gulf Coast region. With tens of billions of tax payer dollars yet to be spent, it is crucial that the Administration cuts out the waste, fraud and abuse. This hearing will focus on the Blue Roof, debris removal, and travel trailer programs and ask tough questions regarding reports of unreasonable costs and excessive multi-layered contracts.

Witnesses

Panel 1

Ms.

Tina

Burnette

Deputy Director Acquisitions for Katrina

Department of Homeland Security

Panel 1

LTG

Carl A.

Strock

Chief of Engineers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Panel 1

Matt

Jadacki

Assistant Inspector General, Emergency Management Oversight

Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel 1

Mr. Thomas F.

Gimble

Acting Inspector General

U.S. Department of Defense

Panel 2

Mr.

William

Woods

Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team

U.S. Government Accountability Office