Reps. Mac Thornberry and Ellen Tauscher were apppointed chairman and ranking democrat of a special oversight panel to monitor the establishment of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

The report summarizes GAO's recent findings on computer security and critical infrastructure protection and identifies preliminary lessons learned from the Year 2000 date conversion experience that can benefit critical infrastructure protection efforts.

Members of the House Science technology subcommittee heard testimony on H.R.2413, the Computer Security Enhancement Act of 1999. In addition to the hearing charter and opening statement by subcommittee Chairwoman Connie Morella and Ranking Member James Barcia, also includes the . . .

The top ten Republican House leaders sent President Bill Clinton a letter demanding immediate compliance with U.S. law requiring public disclosure of the PRC's People's Liberation Army-owned companies doing business in the United States. In addition to that Sept. 21 . . .

Sen. Jon Kyl said his legislation reforming the Energy Department's nuclear weapons program was "the beginning of the reforms needed to clean up this foreign espionage mess and to make sure it doesn't happen again."

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urged senators to pass the CTBT.

Sen. Robert Bennett, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on the Y2K Problem, held a hearing on Russia.

In addition to a statement by Senate Judiciary technology, terrorism and government information subcommittee Chairman Jon Kyl, also includes the statements of Richard Schaeffer, Jr., DOD's infrastructure and information assurance director, as well as Critical Information Assurance Office Director John Tritak.

House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman Jerry Lewis issued statements on the agreement of House and Senate conferees on the fiscal year 2000 Defense Appropriations Bill, the F-22, and a rundown of the major programs of the bill.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Floyd Spence announced the appointment of a panel chaired by Rep. Mac Thornberry to oversee the Energy Department's reorganization to include a National Nuclear Security Administration.

A bipartisan band of lawmakers trounced proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulations in a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew.

Rep. John Dingell calls for expanding the amount of money offered by the Montgomery G.I. Bill to help increase recruitment into the armed forces.

Includes floor statements by Sens. James Inhofe and John Warner.

Rep. Joel Hefley awarded President Bill Clinton his "Porker of the Week Award" for what he called excessive use of DOD assets during trips to Africa, China and Chile.

Rep. Tony Hall said the lifting of selected sanctions against North Korea would bring more freedom and less poverty.

Rep. Max Sandlin says in a floor statement that the bill is a "step in the right direction."

Includes the opening statement of House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee Chairman Steve Buyer, as well as a joint statement by Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre; Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command; Army Vice Chief . . .

Members of the Senate Special Committee on the Y2K Problem heard testimony from Sen. Richard Lugar, Edward Warner of DOD, DOE's Kenneth Baker, William McHenry of Georgetown University and Richard Conn of Latham & Watkins.

Rep. Ellen Tauscher is asking Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to drop plans to expand polygraph testing at the agency nuclear labs and enact a moratorium on all polygraph tests until an alternative system for testing DOE employees is developed.