Witnesses:

Panel 1: NOAA FY09 Budget Proposal

Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr.
Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator, National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration

Panel 2: GAO’s Report on Aviation Weather Service

Mr. John L. (Jack) Hayes
Assistant Administrator for National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Mr. Eugene D. Juba
Senior Vice President for Finance, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration

Mr. David Powner
Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office

NOAA's FY 2009 Budget Proposal and GAO's Report on Aviation Weather Service

Hearing Charter