November 13

Full committee hearing on U.S. supercomputer export control policy. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Dr. Mitchel Wallerstein (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterproliferation Policy

Department of Defense

Honorable William A. Reinsch (html)

Under Secretary for Export Administration

Department of Commerce

Gary Milhollin (html)

Executive Director

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

Stephen Bryen (html)

Former Director

Defense Technology Security Administration, Department of Defense

November 6

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on Department of Defense equipment modernization. 

·        Opening Statement of the Honorable Duncan Hunter (pdf)

Witnesses:

Adm. William A. Owens, USN (Ret.)

President and Chief Operating Officer

Science Applications International Corporation 

Professor Williamson Murray (html)

Charles Lindbergh Professor

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum 

Gen. Richard I. Neal, USMC (html)  

Assistant Commandant

Adm. Donald L. Pilling, USN (html)

Vice Chief of Naval Operations

Lt. Gen. David K. Heebner, USA (html)

Assistant Vice Chief of Staff

Lt. Gen. Paul J. Kern, USA (html)

Military Deputy

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, and Acquisition)

Lt. Gen. George K. Muellner, USAF

Principal Deputy

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) 

Lt. Gen. David J. McCloud, USAF

Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment

JCS 

Maj. Gen. Gregory S. Martin, USAF

Director of Operational Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff

Air and Space Operations 

Brig. Gen. James E. Cartwright, USAF

Special Assistant to the Director

Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment, JCS 

November 5

Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on ballistic missile threat posed by Iran. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        H.R. 2786: The Iran Missile Protection Act of 1997 (IMPACT 1997 (pdf)

Witness:

Lt. Gen. Lester L. Lyles, USAF (html)

Director

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, DOD

Chart #1 (pdf)

Chart #2 (pdf)

Chart #3 (pdf)

November 4

Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on Federal response to domestic terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction-status of Department of Defense support program. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

The Honorable Ike Skelton

Member of Congress 

Mr. Robert M. Blitzer (html)

Section Chief

Domestic Terrorism Planning Section, FBI 

Ms. Catherine H. Light (html)

Director

Terrorism Coordination Unit, FEMA

Mr. James Q. Roberts (html)

Principal Director

Deputy Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict)

Lisa E. Gordon-Haggerty (html)

Director

Office of Emergency Response, DOE 

Mr. James Q. Roberts 

Mr. Raymond Dominquez (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Forces and Resources)

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict)

Major General Edward Soriano (html)

Director of Military Assistance

Headquarters, Dept. of Army 

Major General George E. Friel

Commander

US Army Chemical-Biological Defense Command 

October 22

Full committee hearing on the President's line item veto action on the fiscal year 1998 Defense and Military Construction Appropriations bills. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Maj. Gen. Clair F. Gill (html)

Director of Army Budget

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management, Department of the Army

Rear Adm. James F. Amerault (html)

Director of Budget

Financial Management Division, Department of the Navy

Maj. Gen. George T. Stringer (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget

Department of the Air Force

October 2

Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on security of Russian nuclear weapons.

Witnesses:

Honorable Richard G. Lugar (html)

Senator (R-IN)

Dr. Alexei Yablokov (html)

Professor for the Russian Federation Academy of Sciences

October 1

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the Department of the Army reports on and corrective actions related to recent cases of sexual misconduct and related matters. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html) 

Witnesses:

Lt. Gen. Jared L. Bates (html)

Inspector General

Office of the Secretary of the Army

Maj. Gen. Richard S. Siegfried (html)

Chair

Senior Review Panel on Sexual Harassment

Brig. Gen. Evelyn P. Foote (html)

Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army

Office of the Secretary of the Army 

Hon. Togo D. West, Jr. (html)

Secretary of the Army

Gen. Dennis J. Reimer (html)

Chief of Staff, USA

October 1

Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on security of Russian nuclear weapons.   

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Jessica Stern (html)

Formerly National Security Council Staff Member

Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, Director (html)

Office of Emergency Response Defense Programs

Department of Energy

Arnold Warshawsky (html)

Technology Assessment Group

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Arnaud de Borchgrave (html)

Director

Global Organized Crime task Force

Frank Cilluffo (html)

Director

Russian Organized Crime Task Force

William H. Webster (html)

Chairman

Global Organized Crime Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies

September 9

Full Committee mark up of H.R. 695 The Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

July 30

Full Committee hearing on H.R. 695 The Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act, and its impact on U.S. national security. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

William Reinsch (html)

Under Secretary for Export Administration

Department of Commerce

William P. Crowell (html)

Deputy Director

National Security Agency

Thomas Parenty (html)

Director

Data and Communications Security, Sybase, Inc.

Stephen T. Walker (html)

President and CEO

Trusted Information Systems, Inc.

July 29

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on Reserve Component issues resulting from the Quadrennial Defense Review. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Edward L. Warner (html)

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Requirements

Mr. William J. Lynn (html)

Director

Program Analysis and Evaluation, DOD

Lt. Gen. David J. McCloud (html)

Director

Force Structure, Resources and Assessments, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Honorable Sara E. Lister (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

General Ronald Griffith (html)

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army

Major General William Navas (html)

Director

Army National Guard

Major General Max Baratz (html)

Chief

Army Reserve

Major General Richard Alexander (html)

President

National Guard Association of the US

CAPT Fred R. Becker, Jr. (USN, Ret.) (html)

Reserve Officers Association of the US

Mr. James R. Blaker (html)

Science Applications International Corp.

Mr. Michael O’Hanlon (html)

The Brookings Institution

July 22

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on operation and maintenance (O&M) financial management. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Jack L. Brock (html)

Director

Defense Information and Financial Management Systems, GAO

Sharon Cekala (html)

Associate Director

Military Operations and Capabilities, GAO

Alice C. Maroni (html)

Principal Director Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

Honorable Helen T. McCoy (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)

Honorable D. P. Christie (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)

Honorable Robert F. Hale (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller)

July 17

Full committee hearing on NATO expansion. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Walter Slocombe (html)

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Fred Ikle (html)

Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Peter Rodman (html)

Former National Security Council Member

July 16

Military Research & Development Subcommittee hearing on the threats posed by electromagnetic pulse to U.S. military systems and civilian infrastructure. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Dr. George W. Ullrich (html)

Deputy Director

Defense Special Weapons Agency

Dr. Gary L. Smith (html)

Director

Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Road

Hon. Gilbert I. Klinger (html)

Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Space)

Gen. Robert T. Marsh, USAF (Ret.) (html)

Chairman

President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection

Dr. Lowell Wood (html)

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory

June 17

Full committee hearing on H.R. 1778 The Defense Reform Act of 1997.

Witnesses:

Dr. John Hamre (html)

Undersecretary of Defense

Comptroller

R. Noel Longuemare (html)

Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

Sherri Goodman (html)

Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security

Mr. Butch Hinton (html)

Assistant Comptroller General

General Accounting Office

Dr. Dov Zakheim (html)

CEO

SPC International Corporation (former Deputy

Undersecretary of Defense for Planning and Resources) (html)

Mr. John Sturdivant (html)

National President

American Federation of Government Employees (AFL-CIO)

Mr. John Spisak (html)

President and CEO

Terranext Corporation, Lakewood, CO

Larry Hourcle (html)

Associate Professor of Environmental Law

Director of Environmental Law Programs, GWU-National Law Center

Gale Norton (html)

Attorney General

State of Colorado

June 11

Full Committee mark up of:  H.R. 1119 The FY98 National Defense Authorization Act. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

June 11

Full Committee mark up of: H.R. 1778 Defense Reform Act of 1997

• Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

June 10

Military Procurement Subcommittee markup of H.R. 1119: The FY98 National Defense Authorization Act.

June 10

Military Research and Development Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1119 The FY98 National Defense Authorization Act.

June 5

Military Personnel Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1119 The FY98 National Defense Authorization Act. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Buyer’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

June 4

Military Readiness Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1119 The FY98 National Defense Authorization Act. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

June 4

Morale, Welfare & Recreation Panel consideration of H.R. 1119 The FY98 National Defense Authorization Act.

·        Subcommittee Chairman McHugh’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

June 4

Merchant Marine Panel consideration of H.R. 1119 The FY98 National Defense Authorization Act. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

June 4

Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1119 The FY98 National Defense Authorization Act. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

May 22

Full Committee hearing on the Quadrennial Defense Review. 

Witnesses:

Gen. Dennis J. Reimer (html)

Chief of Staff, Army

Adm. Jay L. Johnson (html)

Chief of Naval Operations, Navy

Gen. Charles C. Krulak (html)

Commandant

U.S. Marine Corps

Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman (html)

Chief of Staff

Air Force

May 21

Full Committee hearing on the Quadrennial Defense Review.

Witnesses:

Honorable William S. Cohen (html)

Secretary of Defense

Gen. John M. Shalikashvili (html)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

May 15

Military Research and Development and Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on National Missile Defense.

Witnesses:

Honorable Paul Kaminski (html)

Under Secretary of Defense, (Acquisition and Technology)

Lt. Gen. Lester L. Lyles, USAF (html)

Director

Ballistic Missile Organization, Department of Defense

May 8

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the Ready Reserve Mobilization Insurance Program.

Witnesses:

Honorable Deborah Lee (html)

Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Reserve Affairs)

Mr. Robert J. Lieberman, Jr. (html)

Assistant Inspector General for Auditing

Office of Inspector General US DoD

Mark E. Gebicke (html)

Director

Military Operations & Capabilities Issues, US GAO

May 8

Military Installations & Facilities Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 military construction budget request from Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Representative Bart Gordon (D-TN) (html)

Representative Walter Capps (D-CA) (html)

Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) (html)

Representative Michael Pappas (R-NJ) (html)

Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) 

Representative Ed Whitfield (R-KY) (html)

Representative Ed Bryant (R-KY) (html)

Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI) (html)

Representative Ray LaHood (R-IL) (html)

Representative Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) (html)

Representative George P. Radanovich (R-CA) (html)

Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) (html)

Mr. Joe Barnes (html)

Director

Legislative Programs The Fleet Reserve Association

Ms. Sylvia Kidd (html)

Director of Government Relations

National Military Family Association

Chief Master Sergeant Joshua Krebs (Ret.)  (html)

Manager

Legislative Affairs, Air Force Sergeants Association

Sergeant Major Michael Ouellette (Ret.) (html)

Director of Legislative Affairs

Non-Commissioned Officers Association 

Major General Roger W. Sandler (Ret.) (html)

Executive Director

Reserve Officers Association of the U.S. 

Richard B. Nettler (html)

Chairman and President

Preservation Action

May 7

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on Naval Petroleum Reserves.

Witnesses:

Honorable Joel Hefley (html)

Mr. Martin J. Fitzgerald (html)

Associate General Counsel

US GAO

Honorable Patricia Fry Godley (html)

Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy

DOE

May 7

Military Research & Development Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 National Defense Authorization request. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr. (html)

President

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis

Mr. David R. Tanks (html)

Senior Staff Member

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis

April 16

Full Committee hearing on the Quadrennial Defense Review and National Defense Panel.

Witnesses:

Mr. Philip A. Odeen

Chairman

National Defense Panel

Adm. David E. Jeremiah (Ret.) (html)

Member

National Defense Panel, Former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich (html)

Member

National Defense Panel, Director, Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments

April 15

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on the sale or transfer of supercomputers to foreign entities or governments engaged in nuclear weapons research and its impact on the national security interests of the United States.

Witnesses:

Mr. Harold Johnson (html)

Associate Director

International Relations and Trade, U.S. GAO

Mr. Charles Bolton

Senior Evaluator

International Relations and Trade, U.S. GAO 

Mr. Gary Milhollin (html)

Director

The Wisconsin Project

Mr. Stephen D. Bryen (html)

President

Delta Tech, Inc.

Honorable William A. Reinsch

Under Secretary for Export Administration

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Honorable Victor H. Reis (html)

Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs

U.S. Department of Energy

Mr. Kenneth E. Baker (html)

Acting Director

Office of Nonproliferation and National Security, U.S. Department of Energy

April 10

Military Installations & Facilities Subcommittee hearing on long-term planning for military construction requirements. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witness:

Hon. John Hamre (html)

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

April 10

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Energy authorization request and other related matters.

Witnesses:

Honorable Federico F. Pena (html)

Secretary

U.S. Department of Energy

Honorable Victor H. Reis (html)

Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs

U.S. Department of Energy

Honorable Alvin L. Alm (html)

Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management

U.S. Department of Energy

Kenneth E. Baker (html)

Acting Director

Office of Nonproliferation & National Security, U.S. Department of Energy

Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker

Director

Los Alamos National Laboratories 

Dr. C. Paul Robinson (html)

President & Laboratories Director

Sandia National Laboratories

Dr. Bruce C. Tarter (html)

Director

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Ambrose L. Schwallie (html)

President

Westinghouse Savannah River Company

Dr. William A. Weinreich (html)

General Manager for Mason & Hanger Corp., Pantex Plant

Karen K. Clegg (html)

President

Allied Signal Aerospace

April 10

Morale, Welfare & Recreation Panel hearing on the morale, welfare and recreation system. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman McHugh’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable Frederick F. Y. Pang (html)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)

Brig. General Evan R. Gaddis

Commander

U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center, U.S. Army 

Rear Admiral Larry R. Marsh (html)

Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel, Personnel Readiness and Community Support

U.S. Navy

Mr. Arthur Myers (html)

Deputy Director of Services

Director of Resources, Management and Oversight, DCS Installations and Logistics, U.S. Air Force

Mr. Mike Tharrington (html)

Acting Director

MWR Programs, U.S. Marine Corps

April 9

Military Procurement and Military Research & Development Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Programs.

Witnesses:

Lt. Gen. Jay M. Garner, USA (html)

Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Army

Vice Adm. Donald L. Pilling, USN (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Warfare Requirements & Assessments

Lt. Gen. Paul K. Van Riper, USMC (html)

Commanding General

Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Lt. Gen. Brett M. Dula, USAF (html)

Vice Commander

Air Combat Command

VAdm Dennis C. Blair (html)

Director

Joint Staff, JCS

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Israel, USAF (html)

Director

Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office

April 8

Military Installations & Facilities Subcommittee hearing on overseas quality-of-life infrastructure. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Brig. Gen. Hans Van Winkle (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineers

U.S. Army Europe

Rear Adm. John R. Ryan (html)

Commander

Fleet Air Mediterranean, Commander, Maritime Air Forces

Col. Dean Fox (html)

The Civil Engineer

Headquarters, U.S. Air Force Europe

Col. David Spaulding (html)

Assistant Chief of Staff for Engineers, VIII

U.S. Army Korea

Rear Adm. Albert T. Church

Deputy Chief of Staff for Shore Base Management

Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet 

Brig. Gen. James M. Hayes (html)

Commanding General

Marine Corps Base Smedley D. Butler, Deputy Commander, Marine Corps Base Japan

Col. Frank Destadio (html)

The Civil Engineer

Headquarters, U.S. Air Force Pacific

April 8

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the methodology and process which DOD used to complete the general officer and force officer review mandated by Congress in the 1997 Defense authorization legislation.

Witnesses:

Mr. Mark E. Gebicke (html)

Director

Military Operations & Capabilities Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division

Mr. William E. Beusse (html)

Assistant Director

Military Operations & Capabilities Issues, National Security & International Affairs Division

Mr. Brian J. Lepore (html)

Senior Evaluator

Military Operations & Capabilities Issues, National Security & International Affairs Division

Honorable Frederick Pang (html)

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy

Major General Stephen T. Rippe (html)

Vice Director

Joint Staff, JCS

Mr. Terrace O'Connell (html)

Chairman

Reserve Forces Policy Board

Lieutenant General Frederick E. Vollrath (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

U.S. Army

Lieutenant General Carol A. Mutter (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower & Reserve Affairs

U.S. Marine Corps

Vice Admiral Daniel T. Oliver (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Manpower, Personnel & Training

U.S. Navy

Lieutenant General Michael D. McGinty (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

U.S. Air Force

April 8

Military Procurement and Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the Acquisition Workforce. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hunter’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Mr. Louis Rodrigues (html)

Director

Defense Acquisition Issues, U.S. GAO

Honorable Noel Longuemare (html)

Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition & Technology

Honorable John W. Douglass (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development & Acquisition

Mrs. Darleen Druyun (html)

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition & Management

Dr. Keith Charles (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans, Programs, & Policy

March 20

Military Procurement and Military Research & Development Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request for information warfare.

Witnesses:

Ms. Joan Dempsey (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Intelligence and Security)

Lt. General Douglas D. Buchholz, U.S. Army (html)

Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers Systems (J-6)

The Joint Staff

Major General David J. Kelley, U.S. Army (html)

Vice Director

Defense Information Systems Agency 

Lt. General Otto J. Guenther (html)

Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers

Headquarters, Department of the Army

Vice Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski (html)

Director

Navy Space, Information Warfare, Command and Control, Chief of Naval Operations

Lt. General Paul K. Van Riper (html)

Commanding General

Marine Corps Combat Development Command 

Lt. General William L. Donahue (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications and Information

Headquarters, Department of the Air Force

Major General John P. Casciano (html)

Director

Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, DSC Air and Space Operations, Headquarters, United States Air Force

Brig. General Charles R. Henderson (html)

Director

Command and Control, DCS Air and Space Operations, Headquarters, United States Air Force

Brig. General Robert T. Clark (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff

Combat Development, Training and Doctrine, Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

Dr. Marvin Langston (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (C4I/Electronic Warfare/Space Programs)

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)

Mr. Duane P. Andrews (html)

Chairman

Defense Science Board Task Force on Information Warfare-Defense

Executive Vice President, Science Application International Corporation

March 20

Morale, Welfare & Recreation Panel hearing on the military resale system.

·        Subcommittee Chairman McHugh’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable Frederick F. Y. Pang (html)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)

Maj. Gen. Richard Beale, Jr. USA (html)

Director

Defense Commissary Agency

Maj. Gen. Doug Bunger, USAF (html)

Commander

Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)

Rear Adm. Paul Soderberg (html)

Commander

Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM)

Mr. Michael Tharrington (html)

Acting Director

 MWR Support Activity, U.S. Marine Corps

March 19

Full Committee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request from the Commanders-in-Chief. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Gen. J. H. Binford Peay, III USA

Commander-in-Chief

U.S. Central Command 

Gen. George A. Joulwan, USA (html)

Commander-in-Chief

U.S. European Command

Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA

Commander-in-Chief

U.S. Southern Command 

March 19

Military Procurement and Military Research & Development Subcommittees hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request-Ballistic Missile Defense.

Witnesses:

Dr. Keith B. Payne (html)

President

National Institute for Public Policy

Dr. Andrei Shoumikhin (html)
Washington Director

Moscow Public Science Foundation

Brigadier General Curtis H. Emery (html)

Director for Theater Air and Missile Defenses

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, Department of Defense

Dr. J. David Martin

Deputy for Strategic Relations, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Department of Defense 

March 19

Merchant Marine Panel hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Maritime Administration authorization request and related matters, and the fiscal year 1998 Panama Canal Commission authorization request and related matters. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Vice Adm. Albert J. Herberger (html)

Maritime Administrator

The Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Honorable Joe R. Reeder

Chairman of the Board and Under Secretary of the Army

Panama Canal Commission

John A. Mills (html)

Secretary

Panama Canal Commission

Honorable Alberto Aleman

Administrator, Panama Canal Commission

Honorable Joseph W. Cornelison

Deputy Administrator

Panama Canal Commission

Dr. Ricaurte Vasquez (html)

Chief Financial Officer

Panama Canal Commission

March 18

Military Installations & Facilities Subcommittee hearing on current implementation issues in the base realignment and closure process. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

John B. Goodman (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs & Installations)

Neil Singer (html)
Deputy Assistant Director for National Security

Congressional Budget Office

March 18

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on the New Attack Submarine Program. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hunter’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable John W. Douglass (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, and Acquisition

Vice Admiral Donald L. Pilling (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Requirements, and Assessments

Dr. John S. Foster, Jr.

Private Consultant

Former Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Current Member of the Defense Science Board 

Dr. Lowell Wood

Visiting Fellow

Hoover Institution

Stanford University 

Mr. Tony Battista

Private Consultant

Former Professional Staff Member, House Armed Services Committee 

Mr. Norman Polmar (html)

Naval Analyst

Author/Columnist and Lecturer

Mr. Ronald O'Rourke

Specialist in National Defense

Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress 

March 18

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on depot-level maintenance issues.

Witnesses:

David R. Warren (html)

Director

Defense Management Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office

Gen. Johnnie E. Wilson (html)

Commander

Army Materiel Command, Department of the Army

Vice Adm. George R. Sterner (html)

Commander

Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy

Vice Adm. John A. Lockard (html)

Commander

Naval Air Systems Command, Department of the Navy

Gen. Henry Viccellio, Jr. (html)

Commander

Air Force Materiel Command, Department of the Air Force

Brig. Gen. Harry K. Barnes (html)

Commander

Marine Corps Logistics Bases, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Lawrence F. Skibbie (html)

President

American Defense Preparedness Association, National Security Industrial Association

Barry Adams (html)

President

National Council, Industrial Naval Air Stations

Nancy H. Schaffer (html)

President

Zone Seven, Federal Managers Association

Bobby Harnage (html)
National Secretary-Treasurer

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFL-CIO

March 13

Military Installations & Facilities Subcommittee hearing on the revitalization of military housing. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

John B. Goodman (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs & Installations)

Paul W. Johnson (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations & Facilities)

Duncan Holaday (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations & Facilities)

Jimmy G. Dishner (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations)

March 13

Military Research & Development Subcommittee hearing on Russian Missile Detargeting and Nuclear Doctrine and its relation to National Missile Defense. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Dr. Bruce Blair (html)

Senior Fellow

Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institute

J. Michael Waller (html)

Vice President

American Foreign Policy Council

Mary Fitzgerald (html)

Research Fellow

Hudson Institute

March 13

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on military compensation reform and recruiting/retention issues.

Witnesses:

Honorable Frederick Pang (html)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)

Lt. Gen. Frederick E. Vollrath (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

Department of the Army

Vice Adm. Daniel T. Oliver (html)

Chief of Naval Personnel

Department of the Navy

Lt. Gen. Michael D. McGinty (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. Carol A. Mutter (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower & Reserve Affairs

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Mark Gebicke (html)

Director of Military Operations & Capabilities

U.S. General Accounting Office  

March 12

Full Committee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable Togo D. West, Jr. (html)

Secretary of the Army

Honorable John H. Dalton (html) 

Secretary of the Navy

Honorable Sheila E. Widnall (htm)

Secretary of the Air Force

March 12

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on the B-2 bomber program. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hunter’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable Richard Perle

Resident Fellow

The American Enterprise Institute 

Dr. Loren Thompson (html)

Senior Fellow

The Alexis deTocqueville Institution

Dr. Eliot A. Cohen (html)

Director

Strategic Studies, School for Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University

Dr. Robert W. Chandler (html)

President

Strategic Planning International, Inc.

Congressman Norman D. Dicks (D-WA) 

March 12

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on reform initiatives.

Witnesses:

Mr. David R. Warren (html)

Director

Defense Management Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office

John B. Goodman (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs & Installations)

Maj. Gen. Randolph W. House (html)

Assistant Chief of Staff for Installations Management

Department of the Army

Rear Adm. John T. Scudi (html)

Director of Shore Installation Management

Department of the Navy

Brig. Gen. Hugh Cameron (html)

Commander

Air Force Center for Quality & Management Innovations, Department of the Air Force

Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Stewart (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations Management

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Bobby Harnage, Sr. (html)

National Security Treasurer

American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO

Gary Engebretson (html)

President

Contract Services Association of America

Thomas L. Hewitt (htm)

President and CEO

Federal Sources, Inc.

Stanley K. Kawaguchi, P.E. (html)

President

American Consulting Engineers Council 

March 11

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on the DOD program for destruction of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile and the fiscal year 1998 budget request for the program.

Witnesses:

Honorable Gilbert F. Decker (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development & Acquisition) 

Dr. Theodore Prociv

Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology), Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs (Chemical/Biological Matters) 

Mr. Michael A. Parker

Deputy to the Commander, Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Munitions, Demilitarization Alternatives, Chemical and Biological Defense Command 

Mr. Henry Hinton, Jr.

Assistant Comptroller General

General Accounting Office 

March 11

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on measuring readiness. 

Witnesses:

Mark Gebicke (html)

Director of Military Operations & Capabilities

U.S. General Accounting Office

Louis Finch (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Readiness)

Brig. Gen. Stephen B. Plummer, USAF (html)

Deputy Director

Current Readiness & Capabilities, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Maj. Gen. D. C. Grange (html)

Director of Operations

Readiness & Mobilization, Department of the Army

Rear Adm. John Craine, Jr. (html)

Director of Assessments

Department of the Navy

Maj. Gen. Donald L. Peterson (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans & Operations

Department of the Air Force

Brig. Gen. Matthew Broderick (html)

Director of Operations Division, Plans, Policy & Operations Division

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

March 11

Military Procurement and Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on Army Modernization.

Witness:

Honorable Gilbert F. Decker (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, and Acquisition)

March 6

Full Committee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Gen. John H. Tilelli-USA

Commander in Chief

U.S. Forces Korea 

Adm. Joseph W. Prueher-USN (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Pacific Command 

Gen. John J. Sheehan-USMC (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Atlantic Command 

March 6

Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on ballistic missile defense. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Lt. Gen. Lester L. Lyles-USAF (html)

Director

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Honorable Paul Kaminski (html)

Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition & Technology

March 5

Full Committee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Gen. Dennis J. Reimer (html)

Chief of Staff of the Army

Adm. Jay L. Johnson (html)

Chief of Naval Operations

Gen. Charles C. Krulak (html)

Commandant of the Marine Corps

Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman (html)

Chief of Staff of the Air Force

March 5

Military Procurement and Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on tactical fighter craft modernization. 

Witnesses:

Honorable Paul Kaminski (html)

Under Secretary of Defense, (Acquisition & Technology)

Gen. Joseph Ralston-USAF (html)

Vice Chairman

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Cindy Williams (html)

Assistant Director

National Security Division, Congressional Budget Office

Lane Pierrot (html)

Principal Analyst

National Security Division, Congressional Budget Office

Joann Vines (html)

Principal Analyst

National Security Division, Congressional Budget Office

Louis Rodrigues (html)

Director of Defense Acquisitions

General Accounting Office

March 4

Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 military construction budget request for programs of the Active and Reserve Components of the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Saxton’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable Robert B. Pirie, Jr. (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, (Installations & Facilities)

Rear Adm. David J. Nash

Commander

Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

Rear Adm. (Select) John Brunelli

Deputy Director

Naval Reserve 

Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Stewart

Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations & Logistics

Headquarters, Marine Corps 

Jimmy G. Dishner (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

Maj. Gen. Eugene A. Lupia

The Civil Engineer

Headquarters, U.S. Air Force 

Brig. Gen. Paul A. Weaver

Deputy Director

Air National Guard 

Brig. Gen. John A. Bradley

Deputy to the Chief

Air Force Reserve 

March 4

Military Personnel and Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on Readiness and Personnel: Views from the Field.

Witnesses:

Lieutenant General Thomas A. Schwartz, USA (html)

Commander

III Corps, Ft. Hood, TX

Vice Admiral Charles Abbot, USN (html)

Commander

6th Fleet, Italy

Lieutenant General Ronald W. Iverson, USAF (html)

Commander

7th Air Force, Osan AFB, Korea

Lieutenant General Carlton W. Fulford, USMC (html)

Commander

I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA

Command Sergeant Major Roy Thomas, USA (html)

2nd Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, Ft. Hood, TX

Senior Chief Legalman Renee S. Scheetz, USN-USS (html)

Simon Lake (AS 33), Lamaddalena, Sardinia, Italy (html)

Senior Master Sergeant Gary Simmons (html)

USAF-25th Fighter Squadron, Osan AFB, Korea

Sergeant Major Charles E. Constance, USMC (html)

Regimental Sergeant Major

1st Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, CA

Brigadier Gen. William S. Wallace, USA (html)

Commander

National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA

Vice Admiral Bernard Smith, USN (html)

Commander

Naval Tactical Warfare Center, Fallon, NV

Brigadier General T. Michael Moseley, USAF (html)

Commander

57th Wing, Nellis AFB, NV

Brigadier General Ronald Richard, USMC (html)

Commanding General

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA

Mrs. Vicki Olson (html)
Spouse of Colonel Olson, USA (who recently gave up command of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, TX)

Mrs. Nancy Branch (html)

Spouse of Captain Branch, USN, Commanding Officer of USS George Washington CVN-73, Norfolk, VA

Mrs. Mary L. (Lori) Kresge (html)

Spouse of Lieutenant Colonel Kresge, Commander of 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, VA

Mrs. Sherri Hummer (html)

Spouse of Lieutenant Colonel Hummer, Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA

March 3

Military Readiness Subcommittee field hearing (Langely AFB, VA) on readiness trends and perspectives.

Witnesses:

Gen. Richard E. Hawley-USAF (html)

Commander

Air Combat Command

Adm. J. Paul Reason (html)

Commander in Chief

Atlantic Fleet (CINCANTFLT) 

Lt. Gen. John M. Keane-USA (html)

Commanding General

XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, NC

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm-USMA (html)

Commanding General

U.S. Marine Forces Atlantic, Commanding General U.S. Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic,

Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC

Brig. Gen. Steven A. Roser-USAF (html)

Commander

437th Airlift Wing 

Col. Mark Henderson (html)

Commander

7th Transportation Group

Colonel William Laramore

Commander

108th Air Defense Artillery, Separate Brigade (Patriot) (html)

Col. David Petraeus (html)

Commander

1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division

Capt. Michael D. Malone (html)

Commanding Officer

USS Enterprise CVN-65

Capt. Robert B. Shields, Jr. (html)

Commanding Officer

USS Vicksburg CG-69

Capt. Kolin M. Jan (html)

Commander

Carrier Air Wing SEVEN

Col. William D. Carpenter-USAF (html)

Acting Commander

1st Fighter Wing 

Col. John F. Sattler-USMC (html)

Commanding Officer

2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC

SFC Janice F. Murrell (html)

Operations Sergeant

7th Transportation Group

Master Chief David Borne (html)

Command Master Chief

CINCANTFLT

Master Chief Robert R. Hallstein (html)

Command Master Chief

USS Enterprise CVN-65

Master Chief Michael Tsikouris (html)

Command Master Chief

USS Vicksburg CG-69

Senior Master Sergeant Dennis M. Krebs-USAF (html)

Sortie Generation Flight Chief

71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Wing

First Sergeant Christopher A. Rupp-USMC (html)

First Sergeant

Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC

Master Sergeant Rodger McElrea-USAF (html)

Superintendent

Aircrew Training, 437th Airlift Wing

February 28

Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on Federal response to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable H. Allen Holmes (html)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations & Low Intensity Conflict)

Ambassador Philip C. Wilcox, Jr. (html)

Coordinator for Counterterrorism

U.S. State Dept.

Jeffrey M. David

Office of Special Technology, Program Manager for Technical Support Working Group National Programs

Department of Defense 

James R. Lawrence

Office of Special Technology, Program Manager for Technical Support Working Group International Programs

Department of Defense 

Gary B. Marrs (html)

Fire Chief

Oklahoma City Fire Department

February 27

Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 military construction budget request for programs of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Agencies, and the Active and Reserve Components of the Department of the Army. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable John B. Goodman (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs & Installations)

Honorable Robert M. Walker (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Logistics, & Environment)

Maj. Gen. Randolph House

Assistant Chief of Staff for Installations Management

Department of the Army 

Brig. Gen. William Bilo (html)

Deputy Director

Army National Guard

Brig. Gen. James Helmly (html)

Deputy Chief

Army Reserve 

February 27

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on DOD health care alternatives for the over-65 beneficiary.

Witnesses:

Stephen B. Backhus (html)

Director

Veterans' Affairs & Military Health Care Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office

Hon. Stephen Joseph, M.D. (html)

M.P.H.

Assistant Secretary of Defense

Virginia Torsch (html)

The Retired Officers Association (TROA)

Co-Chair of the Military Coalition Health Care Committee

Michael W. Lord (html)

Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service

Co-Chair of the Military Coalition Health Care Committee

Charles C. Partridge (html)

Legislative Counsel

National Association for Uniformed Services

Michael F. Ouellette (html)

Director

Legislative Affairs, Noncommissioned Officers' Association

February 27

Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on Defense research and development for future readiness. 

·        Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable Anita K. Jones (html)

Director

Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense

Dr. Lee Buchanan (html)

Deputy Director

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 

Dr. Patricia Sanders (html)

Director

Test Systems Engineering & Evaluation 

Thomas Perdue (html)

Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Technology)

February 26

Full Committee hearing on defense reform.

Witnesses:

Honorable John White (html) 

Deputy Secretary of Defense

Honorable Paul Kaminski (html)

Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology)

February 26

Military Procurement and Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on Navy shipbuilding. 

Witnesses:

Honorable John W. Douglass (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition)

Vice Adm. Donald L. Pilling (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements, & Assessments Department of the Navy

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Oster (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff

Programs & Resources, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

R.T.E. Bowler, III (html)

President

American Shipbuilding Association

Ron O'Rourke (html)

Specialist in National Defense

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress

February 25

Closed Military Procurement and Military Research and Development Subcommittee hearing on intelligence assessments by the Central Intelligence Agency. 

Central Intelligence Agency representatives 

February 13

Full Committee hearing on threats to U.S. National Security.

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

Honorable James Woolsey

Former Director of Central Intelligence

Judge William Webster (html)

Former Director of Central Intelligence

Honorable James Schlesinger

Former Director of Central Intelligence 

February 12

Full Committee hearing on the fiscal year 1998 national defense authorization request.

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

Witnesses:

William S. Cohen (html)

Secretary of Defense

Gen. John M. Shalikashvili (html)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

February 11

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the investigation into Persian Gulf War illnesses. 

Witnesses:

Elaine Larsen, Ph. D.

Presidential Advisory Committee of Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

Dean of the School of Nursing, Georgetown University

Member of the Institute of Medicine

Dr. Bernard Rostker

Special Assistant for Gulf War Illness

Dr. Stephen Joseph

Assistant Secretary of Defense