03/03/2009 at 09:30AM
Witnesses
- Robin Nazzaro, GAO director for natural resources and the environment
- Mary Kendall, Interior deputy inspector general
From E&E News:
“This is a pre-budget hearing to get an assessment from [watchdog agencies] on the functioning of the department,” said George Behan, chief of staff to Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Norm Dicks (D-Wash.).
Robin Nazzaro, director for natural resources and the environment for the Government Accountability Office, said committee members did not give her any specifics on which issues to address when she testifies. “The focus is just oversight of the Department of Interior so we will talk about a number of areas that we feel are major management challenges for the department based on the work that we’ve done over the last few years,” she said Friday. . . Interior Deputy Inspector General Mary Kendall will testify about the many issues of concern to the IG’s office. Kendall is filling in for Inspector General Earl Devaney as he takes a leave to chair a federal watchdog panel overseeing the economic stimulus law.