WILLIAM F. CLINGER, PENNSYLVANIA CARDISS COLLINS, ILLINOIS CHAIRMAN RANKING MINORITY MEMBER BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, NEW YORK , „ ' , HENRYA. WAXMAN,CALIFORNIA DAN INDIANA ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS tomlantos, J. DENNIS HASTERT, ILLINOIS ROBERT E. WISE, WEST VIRGINIA CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, MARYLAND CHRISTOPHER SHAYS,CONNECTICUT STEVEN SCHIFF, NEW MEXICO Congress ■* H>tates( EHHiiL". of the york 33mteb Louise Mcintosh slaughter,new ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, FLORIDA WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR., NEW HAMPSHIRE ** __, PAUL E.KANJORSKI, PENNSYLVANIA JOHN M. McHUGH,NEW YORK STEPHEN HORN,CALIFORNIA $ou*e of »epre*entattbe* COLLIN C.PETERSON, MINNESOTA JOHNL. MICA, FLORIDA KARENL. THURMAN,FLORIDA PETER BLUTE, MASSACHUSETTS THOMAS M. DAVIS, VIRGINIA COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT DAVID M. McINTOSH, INDIANA BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, MICHIGAN JON D. FOX, PENNSYLVANIA 2157 Rayburn House Building 1 dc RANDYTATE,WASHINGTON Office S^SSNSSS DICK CHRYSLER, MICHIGAN GENE GREEN, TEXAS p GIL GUTKNECHT, MINNESOTA Washington, DC 20515-6143 CARRIE MEEK> Florida MARK E. SOUDER, INDIANA CHAKA FATTAH,PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM J. MARTINI,NEW JERSEY BILLK. BREWSTER, OKLAHOMA JOE SCARBOROUGH,FLORIDA TIM HOLDEN,PENNSYLVANIA JOHNSHADEGG,ARIZONA MICHAEL PATRICK FLANAGAN, ILLINOIS CHARLES F. BASS, NEW HAMPSHIRE STEVE C. OHIO BERNARDSANDERS, VERMONT MARSHALL "MARK" SANFORD, SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., MARYLAND MAJORITY—<2O2) 225-5074 September 13, 1996 MINORITY—(2O2) 225-5051 Dr. Edward Feigenbaum Chief Scientist U.S. Air Force Dear Dr. Feigenbaum: On behalf of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the U.S. General Accounting Office, we want to thank you for your excellent keynote address during our September 5, 1996 symposium on "Exploring Expert Systems Technology: A Congressional Symposium on Technology and Productivity in Government." Your remarks set the stage for making the symposium a success. During the symposium's panel discussion, your perspectives further enlightened the participants about the requirements for successful applications of expert systems and stimulated recognition of opportunities for increased productivity in government. The 350 symposium participants from over 85 federal agencies gave you and all the speakers very high marks in your presentations. In written comments, one participant stated: "Every speaker was extremely knowledgeable and had informative presentations. Another commenter stated: "The relationships to real world applications and issues was helpful. The presentation sequence was good also—it developed the topic logically and clearly." One comment summed up the feelings of the participants, "Thanks for providing us with this important symposium." Again, thank you for addressing the symposium Sincerely yours, JR., ■ ■ r BURTON, California JR., LaTOURETTE,.