On May 6, 11th District Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a field hearing at George Mason University's Fairfax Campus to examine the effects the government shutdown had on federal contract employees. Those who testified included Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of the Fortune 500 company Leidos; Michael Niggel, CEO of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International; and Alba Aleman, CEO of Citizant Inc.