Witness list for Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on Department of Energy

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David F. Conrad serves as the acting director and deputy director for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs. Photo: Department of Energy

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is meeting on Wednesday afternoon for an oversight hearing.

The hearing focuses on Indian programs at the Department of Energy (DOE). The committee is set to hear from a panel of federal witnesses, including David Conrad, a citizen of the Osage Nation who is serving as both the “acting director” and “acting deputy director” of the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs at DOE.

The witness list follows:

PANEL 1
Dr. Anna Maria Ortiz
Director
Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC

Mr. David Conrad
Acting Director and Deputy Director
Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC

Ms. Jocelyn Fenton
Director of Programs
Denali Commission
Anchorage, Alaska

The hearing takes place immediately following a business meeting at 2:30pm Eastern in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building in Washington, D.C. The meeting focuses on the nomination of nomination of William “Billy” Kirkland, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, a political position at the Department of the Interior (DOI).

A livestream of the business meeting and hearing will be available on indian.senate.gov.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice

Business Meeting to consider the Nomination of Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior & Oversight Hearing entitled “Unleashing Indian Energy – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy” (September 10, 2025)