Howard Griffith

I appreciate that. In fact, one of the folks there before said that since you had to have goods in the trailer to move anything that that is how they got authority.

I have to applaud you all for agreeing to reconsider those regulations overall.

I have introduced legislation to address this problem.

I am concerned that the EPA has been using New Source Review programs inappropriately in the past as a weapon against coal-fired power plants.

Wow. What can companies do to decrease the likelihood of this kind of a misconfiguration?

I believe that unless we act and pass meaningful legislation, we'll continue to see more data breaches and the unfortunate ripple effects resulting from them.

We are here today to talk about a very important topic: identity verification in a post-breach world.

Well, that concludes this hearing. It was, hopefully, not too painful but we do want to make sure we keep the American public protected and we appreciate the work of the GAO in helping us with that and your cooperation with them.

I appreciate that because the concern has a little bit different look to it and all of a sudden, we have accidently created something even worse than the original.

And now that you have had time to research it and think about it, are you in a position today to explain the 3-year delay?

Isn't it true that the CDC signed a memorandum of understanding to avoid the conflict after the press and this committee raised concerns about CDC inspecting itself?

OK, will you let the committee know when that has happened?

But you didn't take that action before you got the GAO report.

Dr. Edwin, the GAO found that the Federal Select Agent Program does not have a joint strategic plan.

How about collectivity? Does the Federal Select Agent Program have performance measures to track its progress?

Is there any overlap of the performance measures each agency uses?

Are their performance measures the same?

Both CDC and APHIS have performance measures for their activities and select programs. Isn't that correct?

Although not binding to the Federal Select Agent Program, these requirements have been found by the GAO to serve as leading practices for individual programs.

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 requires agencies to develop strategic plans that include documents and planning tools, such as mission statements, strategic goals, and objectives and performance measures.

Do CDC and APHIS have the same missions stating what the program seeks to achieve; yes or no?

Thank you very much and I will now recognize myself for 5 minutes to start the committee questioning.

Today, the subcommittee examines the concerns over federal oversight of labs working with dangerous viruses and bacteria for research needed to protect public health and national security.

Today the subcommittee examines the concerns over federal oversights of labs working with dangerous viruses and bacteria for research needed to protect public health and national security.

Good morning. I call the meeting of the Oversight Subcommittee to order.