I am concerned about the timeline of implementing the physician sunshine provisions (section 6002) of the Affordable Care Act.

I am currently reviewing the Economic Espionage Act to see what improvements are needed to better protect American companies.

Going forward, which is really all we need to be concerned about at this time, what can you tell us about new procedures that are in place that will head off another Fort Hood in the future?

I want to express my deep, deep admiration and respect for you as a person and as an individual with the capabilities that you have and have demonstrated over the past 10 years.

the ability of American companies to out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the world is more important today than ever.

The Senate Homeland Security Committee released a report critical of the FBI.

I will raise my hand and say that is why I do it as well.

So initially, the SES was set up to provide the incentives and a pay differential between just general service employees versus managers, and that originally worked, but now that pay scale has just been compressed?

Today, talent is not viewed as a leadership priority it is viewed as an HR issue.

Our Federal Government, this year, is facing a $1.65 trillion deficit. We simply cannot afford to have inefficient and ineffective government.

How often are qualified applicants shared within agencies?

Again, reading the briefing materials, it sounds like there is a real reluctance now for GS-14 and 15s to move into the SES.

What are the current problems involved in the hiring process right now, the top two or three?

How do we bridge that gap? Is that not sort of at the root cause of the problem here?

What was the purpose of establishing the SES back in 1978?

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this bill which prohibits Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content. I am incredibly disappointed in my…

Mr. President, I rise today with Senator Graham to introduce the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011, a bill that will curb the ongoing abuse of secrecy orders in Federal courts. The result of this abuse, which often comes in the form of…

Are we prepared at this time to deal with the fallout of a nuclear meltdown such as they have had in Japan? Are we prepared?