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Select Bipartisan Committee to 
Investigate the Preparation for and 
Response to Hurricane Katrina

Tom Davis, Chairman

"Hurricane Katrina: The Federal Government's Use of Contractors to Prepare and Respond."
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
1:00 p.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building

Chairman's Opening Statement

WITNESS LIST
PANEL ONE

The Honorable Greg Rothwell
Chief Procurement Officer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Ms. Patricia English
Senior Procurement Executive
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Colonel Norbert Doyle
Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (Acting)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The Honorable Richard L. Skinner
Inspector General
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Mr. David E. Cooper
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office

PANEL TWO

Mr. Terry Thornton
Vice President
Marketing-Planning
Carnival Cruise Lines

Mr. Jim Bernhard
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Shaw Group Inc.

Mr. Henry H. Gerkens
President and Chief Executive Officer
Landstar System, Inc.

Mr. Tim Zimmerman
President
Innotech Products Ltd.