1999 Transcripts

November 10

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on the results of the Department of Energy's Inspector General inquiries into specific aspects of the espionage investigation at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Federico F. Pena

Former Secretary of Energy

Senior Advisor, Vestar Capital Partners

Ms. Elizabeth Moler

Former Deputy Secretary of Energy

Vinson & Elkins

Honorable Gregory H. Friedman

Inspector General

Department of Energy

November 8

Military Procurement Subcommittee meeting to consider a subpoena for Department of Energy-related documents.

November 4

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the report of the United States Commission on National Security/21st Century.

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Dr. Charles Moskos

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Dr. John Hillen

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Mr. Robert Killebrew

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Dr. Richard Kohn

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

October 28

Full Committee hearing on U.S. policy regarding the export of high-performance computers. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Harold J. Johnson, Jr. (html)

Associate Director

National Security & International Affairs Division, U.S. General Accounting Office

Mr. Gary Milhollin (html)

Director

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

Mr. Dan Hoydysh (html)

Co-Chairman

Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports

Dr. Stephen Bryen (html)

Former Director

Defense Technology Security Administration, Department of Defense

Honorable William Reinsch (html)

Under Secretary for Export Administration

Department of Commerce

October 26

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the readiness impact of operations in Kosovo:  problems encountered, lessons learned, and reconstitution. 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Gen. John P. Jumper (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Air Forces, Europe

Vice Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, Jr. (html)

Commander

6th Fleet, U.S. Navy

Brig. Gen. Robert M. Flanagan (html)

Deputy Commander

II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force), U.S. Marine Corps

Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr. (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Transportation Command, Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. John W. Handy (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff (Installations & Logistics)

Department of the Air Force

Vice Adm. James Amerault (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics)

Department of the Navy

October 26

Military Research & Development Subcommittee hearing on Russian threat perceptions and plans for sabotage against the United States.

• Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Col. Oleg Gordievsky

Former KGB London Chief of Station

KGB:  The Inside Story

Dr. Christopher Andrew

Cambridge University

The Sword and the Shield:  The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB, KGB:  The Inside Story

October 21

Full Committee hearing with the Service Chiefs on posture, readiness issues, and unfunded requirements.

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Gen. Eric K. Shinseki (html)

Chief of Staff

Department of the Army

Adm. Jay L. Johnson (html)

Chief of Naval Operations

Department of the Navy

Gen. Michael E. Ryan (html)

Chief of Staff

Department of the Air Force

Gen. James L. Jones (html)

Commandant

U.S. Marine Corps

October 20

Joint Military Procurement and Military Research & Development Subcommittee hearing on the threat to U.S. forces posed by the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons.

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

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Dr. Ken Alibek (html)

Chief Scientist

HADRON, Inc.

Mr. Norman L. Rabkin (html)

Director

National Security Preparedness Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office

Rear Adm. Richard A. Mayo (html)

Vice Director for Medical Readiness, J-4

The Joint Staff

Rear Adm. James D. MacArthur (html)

Deputy Director, Strategy & Policy, J-5

The Joint Staff

Dr. Hans Mark (html)

Director

Defense Research & Engineering, Department of Defense

October 20

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on Department of Energy security issues. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Hunter’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Edward J. McCallum (html)

Former Director

Office of Safeguards and Security, Department of Defense

Mr. Glenn S. Podonsky

Director

Office of Independent Oversight & Performance Assurance, Department of Energy

Mr. Gilbert G. Weigand (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Strategic Computing & Simulation Department of Energy

Dr. C. Paul Robinson (html)

Director

Sandia National Laboratories

Gen. Eugene E. Habiger (html)

Director

Office of Security & Emergency Operations, Department of Energy

October 19

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on lessons learned from the Kosovo conflict the effect of the operation on both deployed/non-deployed forces and on future modernization plans.

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Lt. Gen. Larry R. Ellis (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff (Operation & Plans)

Department of the Army

Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher (html)

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

Department of the Navy

Lt. Gen. Marvin R. Esmond (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff (Air & Space Operations)

Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. John E. Rhodes (html)

Commanding General

Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

October 13

Full Committee hearing on U.S. national missile defense policy and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Dr. Keith Payne (html)

President

National Institute for Public Policy

Honorable William R. Graham (html)

Chairman and President

National Security Research, Inc.

Honorable R. James Woolsey (html)

Shea and Gardner

Mr. Michael Krepon (html)

President

The Henry L. Stimson Center

Honorable Walter B. Slocombe (html)

Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)

Mr. Lucas Fischer

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Strategic Affairs

October 7

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on spare and repair parts shortages. 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. William J. Lynn, III

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer)

Gen. John G. Coburn (html)

Commander

Army Materiel Command

Gen. George T. Babbitt (html)

Commander

Air Force Materiel Command

Rear Adm. Daniel H. Stone (html)

Commander

Defense Logistics Support Command, Defense Logistics Agency

Vice Adm. James Amerault

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics)

Maj. Gen. Gary S. McKissock (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff (Installations and Logistics)

Headquarters, USMC

October 7

Military Research & Development Subcommittee hearing on electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats to U.S. military and civilian infrastructure.

• Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Stanley J. Jakubiak (html)

Deputy Chief of the Command Center's Division

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Dr. Michael Bernardin (html)

Provost for Theoretical Institute of Thermonuclear Studies

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Dr. William Graham (html)

President and CEO

National Security Research

Dr. Lowell Wood (html)

Member of Director's Technical Staff, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory & Hoover Institution

October 5

Full Committee hearing on the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Gary Hart (html)

Co-Chair

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Honorable Warren B. Rudman (html)

Co-Chair

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Mr. Norman R. Augustine

Commissioner

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Ambassador Andrew Young

Commissioner

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

September 30

Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP). 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Dr. John Hamre (html)

Deputy Secretary of Defense

General Anthony Zinni (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Central Command, USMC

General John Keane (html)

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army

USA

Honorable Dave Oliver (html)

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

Lieutenant General Ronald R. Blanck (html)

Surgeon General of the Army

USA

Lieutenant Colonel Redmond Handy (html)

Government and Business Consulting, Inc.

USAF (Ret.)

Major Jeffrey Jeffords

164th Airlift Wing

Tennessee Air National Guard, USAF

Master Sergeant William Colley

137th Airlift Wing

Oklahoma Air National Guard, USAF

Colonel Myron G. Ashcraft

Chief of Staff

Headquarters Ohio Air National Guard, USAF

Lieutenant (jg) Chris Rohrbach

Assistant Officer in Charge

Bravo Platoon, Group 8, Little Creek, VA, USN

Gunnery Sergeant Larry Miyamoto

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force

Camp Lejeune, NC, USMC

September 22

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on readiness implications concerning the Atlantic Fleet Training Center, Vieques, Puerto Rico.

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Vice Adm. William J. Fallon (html)

Commander

2nd Fleet, U.S. Navy

Lt. Gen. Peter Pace, Commander (html)

U.S. Marine Forces

Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps

Rear Adm. John M. Johnson

Commander

Carrier Group Six, U.S. Navy

Rear Adm. Cutler Dawson

Former Commander

Cruiser Destroyer Group 12, U.S. Navy

Brig. Gen. Emo Gardner

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation

U.S. Navy

Honorable Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo (html)

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

July 21

Full Committee mark up of H.R. 850 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls on encryption.

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

July 14

Full Committee hearing on Department of Energy reorganization. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witness:

Honorable Victor H. Reis (html)

Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs

Department of Energy 

July 13

Full Committee hearing on H.R. 850, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls on encryption. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript(html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Janet Reno

Attorney General

Department of Justice

Honorable Louis J. Freeh (html)

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Honorable William A. Reinsch (html)

Under Secretary for Export Administration

Department of Commerce

Elizabeth Kaufman (html)

Senior Director & General Manager for Security

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Matthew Bowcock (html)

Executive Vice President of Corporate Development

Baltimore Technologies

July 1

Full Committee hearing on H.R. 850, a bill to amend title 18, Untied States Code, to affirm the rights of United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls on encryption. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable John J. Hamre (html)

Deputy Secretary of Defense

Barbara A. McNamara (html)

Deputy Director

National Security Agency

July 1

Military Installations & Facilities Subcommittee hearing on economic development conveyances and the reuse of former U.S. military installations.

• Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Bob Riley (html)

Representative from Alabama

Honorable Sam Farr (html)

Representative from California

Honorable Harold Ford, Jr. (html)

Representative from Tennessee

Honorable Asa Hutchinson (html)

Representative from Arkansas

Honorable Jerry Lewis (html)

Representative from California

Mr. Randall Yim (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations

Mr. David Warren (html)

Director

Defense Management Issues, General Accounting Office

Mr. Barry W. Holman (html)

Associate Director

Defense Management Issues, General Accounting Office

Mr. Jeffrey Simon (html)

Board President

National Association of Installation Developers

Honorable Gene Stedham (html)

Mayor of the City of Anniston, Anniston, Alabama

Mr. Chris Waddle (html)

Past President

Anniston/Calhoun County Council of Unified Leadership

Mr. Michael Houlemard (html)

Executive Officer

Fort Ord Reuse Authority

July 1

Military Readiness Subcommittee hearing on AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Brig. Gen. Richard Cody (html)

Assistant Division Commander

4th Infantry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas

Colonel Oliver H. Hunter, IV

Commander

11th Aviation Regiment, Illieshiem, Germany

Colonel Howard T. Bramblett

Program Manager

AH-64 Apache Helicopter

June 30

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on the performance of the B-2 Bomber in the Kosovo air campaign.

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Lt. Gen. Marvin R. Esmond

Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations

Department of the Air Force

Brig. Gen. Leroy Barnidge

Commander

509th Bomber Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri

June 29

Joint Military Procurement Subcommittee, Military Research & Development Subcommittee, and Committee on Science Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee hearing on range modernization. 

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

Witnesses:

Mr. Robert V. Davis (html)

Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Space

President, R. V. Davis & Associates

Mr. Tom Moser (html)

Executive Director of the Texas Aerospace Commission

Mr. Jess Sponable (html)

Vice President of Flight Operations, Universal Space Lines

Former DC-X Program Manager, U.S. Air Force

Dr. John M. Borky (html)

Vice Chairman

U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

Lt. Gen. Richard C. Henry, USAF (Ret.) (html)

Chairman

Range Integrated Product Team

June 24

Full Committee hearing with the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board on the security problems at the U.S. Department of Energy. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witness:

Honorable Warren Rudman (html)

Chairman

President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

May 19

Full Committee mark up of H.R. 1401 the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Military Installations & Facilities Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare & Recreation Subcommittee Chairman McHugh’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

·        Special Oversight Panel on Merchant Marine Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

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

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

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

May 18

Military Procurement Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1401 the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act.

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

May 18

Military Research & Development Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1401 the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act. 

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

May 13

Military Personnel Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1401 the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act.

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

May 13

Military Readiness Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1401 the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act.

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

May 12

Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare & Recreation consideration of H.R. 1401 the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act.  

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

May 12

Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine consideration of H.R. 1401 the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act. 

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

May 12

Military Installations & Facilities Subcommittee mark up of H.R. 1401 the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act. 

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

April 28

Full Committee hearing on military options in Yugoslavia. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Maj. Gen. Charles Link, USAF (Ret.) (html)

President

Air Force Memorial Foundation

Lt. Gen. Van Riper, USMC (Ret.)

Former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, (Command, Control & Communications)

Dr. Eliot Cohen (html)

Director of Strategic Studies

School for Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University

Maj. Gen. Bill Nash, USA (Ret.)

Director

Civil-Military Programs National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Col. Harry Summers, USA (Ret.)

Military Analyst and Columnist: Author, On Strategy

Col. Robert Killebrew, USA (Ret.) (html)

Former Director

Army After Next Program

April 15

Military Procurement Subcommittee hearing on recent counterintelligence problems at Department of Energy laboratories. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Ms. Elizabeth Moler

Former Deputy Secretary of Energy

Department of Energy 

Mr. Notra Trulock, III

Special Advisor for Intelligence Activities

Department of Energy

Dr. Ernest J. Moniz

Under Secretary of Energy

Department of Energy

Mr. Edward J. Curran

Director

Office of Counterintelligence, Department of Energy

April 15

Full Committee hearing on NATO military operations against the Republic of Yugoslavia. 

• Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable William S. Cohen (html)

Secretary of Defense

Gen. Henry H. Shelton (html)

Chairman

Joint Chiefs of Staff

March 25

Full Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2000 National Defense authorization budget request. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Louis Caldera (html)

Secretary of the Army

Honorable Richard Danzig

Secretary of the Navy

Honorable F. Whitten Peters

Acting Secretary of the Air Force

1999 Air Force Posture Statement (html)

March 22

Military Readiness Subcommittee field hearing (Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia) on military readiness issues.

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr. (html)

Commander in Chief

Atlantic Command, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Department of the Navy

Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker

Commander

U.S. Special Operations Command, Department of Defense

Gen. Charles (Tony) Robertson (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Transportation Command, Department of Defense

Gen. Thomas Schwartz (html)

Commander

U.S. Army Forces Command, Department of the Army

Adm. J. P. Reason (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Department of the Navy

Gen. Richard E. Hawley (html)

Commander

Air Combat Command, Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. Peter Pace (html)

Commander

U.S. Marine Forces, Atlantic, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Col. Robert Michael Williams (html)

Commander, 2^nd Brigade, 3^rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)

Ft. Stewart, Georgia, Department of the Army

Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Dean Foerstel (html)

Command Sergeant Major, 2^nd Brigade, 3^rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)

Ft. Stewart, Georgia, Department of the Army

Capt. F. Joseph Klingseis (html)

Commanding Officer

USS Anzio (CG 68), U.S. Navy

OSCM William B. Robbins (html)

Command Master Chief

USS Anzio (CG 68), U.S. Navy

Col. Raymond E. Johns, Jr. (html)

Commander

62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Washington, U.S. Air Force

Senior Master Sgt. Gary Rutledge (html)

Maintenance Flight Chief

68th Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia, U.S. Air Force

Col. Robert B. Neller (html)

Commanding Officer

6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II MEF, U.S. Marine Forces, Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps

Sgt. Maj. Richard I. Thornton (html)

Regimental Sergeant Major

8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II MEF, U.S. Marine Forces, Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps

March 18

Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on recruiting issues. 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Sgt. 1st Class Monica R. Duncan-Boney, USA

Army Recruiting Battalion

St. Louis, MO

Operations Specialist 1st Class Dahlia Clow, USN

Naval Recruiting Squadron

San Antonio, TX

Staff Sgt. Robert A. Austin, USAF

349th Recruiting Squadron

Oklahoma City, OK

Staff Sgt. Karl A. Baumer, USMC

Recruiting Station

San Diego, CA

Mr. Anthony J. Principi

Chairman

Congressional Commission on Servicemembers & Veterans Transition Assistance

Mr. G. Kim Wincup

Vice Chairman

Congressional Commission on Servicemembers & Veterans Transition Assistance

Honorable Francis M. Rush, Jr. (html)

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Force Management Policy)

Maj. Gen. Evan Gaddis (html)

Commanding General

U.S. Army Recruiting Command

Rear Adm. Barbara McGann (html)

Commander

U.S. Navy Recruiting Command

Brig. Gen. Peter U. Sutton

Commander

U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service

Maj. Gen. Gary L. Parks (html)

Commanding General

U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command

March 18

Subcommittee on Military Readiness hearing on the shipment of household goods. 

• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. David Warren

Director

Defense Management Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office

Honorable Roger W. Kallock (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics)

Department of Defense

Honorable Mary Lou McHugh

Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, (Logistics/Transportation Policy) Department of Defense

Lieutenant General Roger G. Thompson

Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) Department of Defense

Lieutenant General John Coburn (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics

Department of the Army

Mr. Joe Harrison (html)

President

American Moving & Storage Association

Mr. Terry Head (html)

President

Household Goods Forwarders Association of America, Inc.

Mr. L. Clyde Groover (html)

Chairman

Military Mobility Coalition

Mr. Kevin Kelleher

President

Cendant Mobility, Inc.

Mr. Charlie McDaniel

Hilldrup Moving & Storage

Mr. David Nilson

Chief Executive Officer

Wilson Van & Storage

Mr. Art Heath (html)

American Movers, Inc.

March 17

Full Committee hearing on the U.S. policy in the Balkans. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Walter Slocombe (html)

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. European Command

March 17

Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on the report of the Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender-Related Issues as required by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1998 (P.L. 105-85). 

• Subcommittee Chairman Buyer’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html) 
• Report of the Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender-Related Issues (html)

Witnesses:

Ms. Anita K. Blair (html)

Chair

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender-Related Issues

Mr. Frederick F. Y. Pang (html)

Vice Chair

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender-Related Issues

Dr. Nancy Cantor

Commissioner

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender Related Issues

Lt. Gen. George R. Christmas, USMC (Ret.)

Commissioner

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender Related Issues

CSM Robert A. Dare, Jr., USA (Ret.)

Commissioner

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender Related Issues

Lt. Gen. William M. Keys, USMC (Ret.)

Commissioner

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender Related Issues

Mr. Thomas Moore (html)

Commissioner

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender Related Issues

Mrs. Barbara S. Pope (html)

Commissioner

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender Related Issues

Dr. Mady Segal (html)

Commissioner

The Congressional Commission on Military Training & Gender Related Issues

March 17

Subcommittee on Military Readiness hearing on the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. David F. Lacy (html)

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer

Armed Forces Retirement Home Board

The Very Reverend David M. O'Connell (html)

President

Catholic University of America

March 16

Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities hearing on long-term planning for military infrastructure and installations management requirements.

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. (html)

Assistant Chief of Staff for Installations Management
Department of the Army

Rear Adm. Michael W. Shelton (html)

Facilities & Engineering Division (N44)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Logistics, Department of the Navy

Maj. Gen. Eugene A. Lupia (html)

The Civil Engineer

Department of the Air Force

Maj. Gen. Geoffrey B. Higginbotham (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations & Logistics (Facilities)
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Rear Adm. Jack E. Buffington, USN (Ret.) (html)

Department of Civil Engineering

University of Arkansas

March 16

Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine hearing on the fiscal year 2000 Maritime Administration authorization request and related matters and the fiscal year 2000 (first quarter) Panama Canal Commission authorization request and related matters. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Clyde Hart

Maritime Administrator

The Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Honorable Louis Caldera

Secretary of the Army

U.S. Department of the Army

The Honorable Alberto Aleman

Administrator

Panama Canal Commission

March 11

Full Committee hearing with the various combatant commanders-in-chief (CINCs) on their geographic areas of responsibility and assess the impact of the fiscal year 1999 defense budget request on their respective missions.

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Gen. Anthony C. Zinni (USMC) (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Central Command

Honorable Walter B. Slocombe

Under Secretary of Defense, (Policy)

March 11

Subcommittee on Military Research and Development hearing on the federal response to domestic terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction increasing the effectiveness of the domestic emergency preparedness program. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Charles L. Cragin (html)

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Reserve Affairs)

Dr. Delores M. Etter (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, (Science & Technology)

Mr. Raymond Dominguez (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, (Forces & Resources)

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

Maj. Gen. John Doesburg (html)

Commander

U.S. Army Soldier & Biological Chemical Command

Dr. Page Stoutland

Director

Chemical & Biological Nonproliferation Program, Department of Energy

Dr. William F. Raub

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Science Policy

Department of Health & Human Services

Mr. David Boyd (html)

Director

Office of Science & Technology, National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice

Randall Murch

Deputy Assistant Director

Federal Bureau of Investigations Laboratory

March 10

Full Committee hearing on U.S. policy on Iraq. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable R. James Woolsey (html)

Former Director of Central Intelligence

Dr. John Hillen (html)

Senior Fellow for Political-Military Studies

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Dr. Thomas A. Keaney (html)

Executive Director

Foreign Policy Institute, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

March 10

Subcommittee on Military Personnel on pharmacy redesign and TRICARE claims processing. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Buyer’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Sue Bailey (html)

Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Health Affairs)

Mr. Stephen P. Backhus (html)

Director

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

Ms. Virginia Torsch (html)

Co-Chairman of the Health Care Committee

The Military Coalition

Mr. David J. McIntyre (html)

President & CEO

TriWest Healthcare Alliance

Ms. Judith Bello (html)

Executive Vice President for Policy & Strategic Planning

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

Honorable Sue Bailey

Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Health Affairs)

Mr. Stephen P. Backhus (html)

Director

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

Mr. James Woys (html)

Chief Operating Officer

Foundation Health Federal Services, Inc.

Bohn Allen, M.D.

Texas Medical Association

Mr. William J. Meyer (html)

Senior Vice President

Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators

March 10

Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare & Recreation hearing on morale, welfare and recreation programs and resale activity oversight. 

• Subcommittee Chairman McHugh’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Ms. Gail McGinn (html)

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Personnel Support, Families & Education)

Brig. Gen. Craig B. Whelden

Commanding General

Community & Family Support Command, Department of the Army

Rear Adm. James B. Hinkle (html)

Assistant Commander

Personnel Command, Department of the Navy

Mr. Arthur Myers (html)

Director of Services

Department of the Air Force

Mr. Philip G. Short (html)

Director

Personal & Family Readiness, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Honorable Rudy de Leon (html)

Under Secretary of Defense, (Personnel & Readiness)

Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. (html)

Assistant Chief of Staff, (Installation Management)

Department of the Army

Vice Adm. James F. Amerault (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, (Logistics)

Department of the Navy

Lt. Gen. John W. Handy (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff, (Installations & Logistics)

Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. Jack W. Klimp (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower & Reserve Affairs

Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps

Maj. Gen. Barry Bates (USA)

Commander

Army & Air Force Exchange Service

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

Director

Defense Commissary Agency

Rear Adm. Richard T. Ginman (USN) (html)

Commander

Navy Exchange Service Command

Mr. Philip G. Short (html)

Director

Personal & Family Readiness, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Mr. Lloyd Johnson (html)

Chief Executive Officer

C. Lloyd Johnson Company, Inc.

Mr. Jeff Barker

Customer Business Development Manager

Procter & Gamble Development Co.

Mr. Gregory H. Davis

Military Sales & Marketing Manager

H.J. Heinz Special Markets

Mr. Alan L. Flowers

Category Manager for Health & Beauty Aids

Defense Commissary Agency

Mr. William T. Wood

Buyer for Breakfast Cereals & Nutrition Snacks

Defense Commissary Agency

March 9

Subcommittee on Military Procurement hearing on littoral warfare protection and ship recapitalization.

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Dale Gerry (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Mine Warfare Programs, (Research, Development, and Acquisition)

Maj. Gen. Dennis T. Krupp (html)

Director of Expeditionary Warfare Division (N85)

U.S. Marine Corps

Rear Adm. Michael G. Mullen (html)

Director of Surface Warfare Division (N86)

Department of the Navy

Brig. Gen. Jan C. Huly (html)

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policy, and Operations

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Mr. Jerry St. Pe' (html)

Chairman of the Board

American Shipbuilding Association

Mr. Michael Hammes

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Ship Programs, (Research, Development & Acquisition)

Mr. Ronald O'Rourke (html)

Specialist in National Security

Congressional Research Service

March 9

Subcommittee on Military Installations & Facilities hearing on the Military Housing Privatization Initiative and the privatization of military utility systems. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Randall Yim

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, (Installations)

Honorable Mahlon Apgar IV (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Installations & Environment)

Mr. Duncan Holaday (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, (Installations & Facilities)

Mr. Jimmy Dishner (html)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, (Installations)

March 8

Subcommittee on Military Readiness field hearing (Capodochino, Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy) on the readiness of U.S. forces in Europe

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Maj. Gen. Larry R. Ellis (html)

Commanding General

1^st Armored Division, U.S. Army, Bad Keuznach, Germany

Brig. Gen. John T. D. Casey (html)

Commanding General

7^th Army Training Command, U.S. Army, Grafenwoehr, Germany

Vice Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, Jr. (html)

Commander

6^th Fleet, U.S. Navy

Brig. Gen. Daniel P. Leaf (html)

Commander

31^st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, U.S. Air Force

Lt. Gen. Peter Pace (html)

Commander

U.S. Marine Forces, Atlantic, U.S. Marine Corps

Brig. Gen. Eldon Bargewell

Commander

Special Operations Command, Europe

Capt. John Paul Charles (html)

Commander

C Company, 501^st Military Intelligence Battalion, 1^st Armored Division, U.S. Army, Dexhein, Germany

Capt. James P. Isenhower, III (html)

Commander

Company A, 2^nd Battalion, 8^th Cavalry Regiment, 1^st Cavalry Division, (on deployment to Task Force Eagle, Bosnia-Herzegovina), U.S. Army

1^st Sgt. Lon Mark Davis (html)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company

40^th Engineer Battalion, 1^st Armored Division, U.S. Army, Idar-Oberstein, Germany

Master Sgt. Timothy A. Dodge (html)

Division Master Gunner

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1^st Cavalry Division, (on deployment to Task Force Eagle), U.S. Army, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Lt. Rich Dodson (html)

Combat Systems Officer

USS Philippine Sea, U.S. Navy

ENCS (SW) Paul Yarger (Senior Chief) (html)

Leading Petty Officer Auxiliaries, U.S. Navy

Capt. Daryl R. Kitchen (html)

Executive Officer

100^th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom,
U.S. Air Force

Capt. James P. Meger (html)

Chief, Standardization & Evaluation for 81^st Fighter Squadron

Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, U.S. Air Force

Senior Master Sgt. Rodney Billinghurst (html)

Fabrication Flight Chief

48^th Equipment Maintenance Squadron,
RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, U.S. Air Force

Senior Master Sgt. Mark A. Viggato (html)

Production Superintendent, 86^th Maintenance Squadron

Ramstein Air Base, Germany, U.S. Air Force

Lt. Col. Charles M. Herndon, Jr.

Marine Forces Atlantic

U.S. Marine Corps

Gunnery Sgt. Davis T. Monaghan

Operations Chief

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), U.S. Marine Corps

March 4

Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on pilot retention issues and possible solutions. 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Mark E. Gebicke (html)

Director

Military Operations and Capabilities Issues, National Security and, International Affairs Division, U.S. General Accounting Office

Mr. Christopher Jehn (html)

Assistant Director for National Security

Congressional Budget Office

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kenneth W. Engasser, Jr.

Instructor pilot (AH-64)

U.S. Army, Hunter AAF

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher R. Spindler

Instructor pilot (UH-60)

U.S. Army, Fort Rucker

Lt. Commander Leon W. Smith

E-2C pilot

U.S. Navy, Naval Station Norfolk

Lt. Louis J. Schager

F-14 pilot

U.S. Navy, Oceana Naval Air Station

Cpt. Robert G. Dunham

KC10 pilot

U.S. Air Force, McGuire AFB

Maj. Reid M. Goodwyn

A10 pilot

U.S. Air Force, Langley AFB

Cpt. James P. Clay, Jr.

AV8B "Harrier" pilot

U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

Cpt. Frank E. Rauch II

F-18 "Hornet" pilot

U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

Honorable Francis M. Rush, Jr. (html)

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)

Lt. Gen. David Ohle (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. Donald L. Peterson (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff

Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. Jack W. Klimp (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

March 4

Subcommittee on Military Readiness hearing on military training capabilities and shortfalls. 

• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Gen. John M. Abrams (html)

Commanding General

U.S. Army Training & Doctrine Command, Department of the Army

Vice Adm. John W. Craine, Jr.

Director of Naval Training & Chief of Naval Education & Training

Department of the Navy

Gen. Lloyd W. Newton

Commander

Air Education & Training Command, Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. John E. Rhodes

Commanding General

Combat Development Command, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Maj. Gen. Robert Flowers (html)

Commanding General

U.S. Army Engineer Center & Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Department of the Army

Rear Adm. Toney M. Bucci

Chief of Naval Air Training

Department of the Navy

Maj. Gen. David F. MacGhee, Jr.

Director of Operations

Air Combat Command, Department of the Air Force

Brig. Gen. Thomas S. Jones (html)

Director

Training & Education Division (MCCDC), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

March 4

Subcommittee on Military Procurement hearing on the Department of Energy fiscal year 2000 budget request and related matters.

• Subcommittee Chairman Hunter’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Bill Richardson (html)

Secretary of Energy

Honorable Hans Mark

Director

Defense Research & Engineering, Department of Defense

Mr. Richard Rowberg (html)

Senior Specialist for Science & Technology

Congressional Research Service

Mr. Dan Ponneman (html)

Hogan & Hartson

March 3

Full Committee hearing with the combatant commanders-in-chief on the fiscal year 2000 national defense authorization budget request.

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Pacific Command 

Gen. John Tilelli, USA (html)

Commander in Chief

U.S. Forces Korea 

March 3

Subcommittee on Military Procurement and Subcommittee on Military Research and Development hearing on service aviation modernization plans. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Hunter’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Maj. Gen. Peter C. Franklin (html)

Deputy for Systems Management & Horizontal Technology Integration

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

Rear Adm. John B. Nathman (html)

Director for Air Warfare

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Martin (html)

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, (Acquisition)

Maj. Gen. Leslie F. Kenne (html)

Program Executive Officer

Joint Strike Fighter

Lt. Gen. Frederick McCorkle (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

March 2

Subcommittee on Military Installations & Facilities hearing on the fiscal year 2000 budget request for military construction and military family housing of the Department of Defense.

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Robert Pirie, Jr. (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations & Facilities)

Rear Adm. Louis M. Smith (html)

Commander

Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Maj. Gen. Geoffrey B. Higginbotham (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations & Logistics (Facilities)

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Rear Adm. (select) John P. McLaughlin (html)

Deputy Director of Naval Reserve

Honorable Ruby B. DeMesme (html)

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations & Environment)

Maj. Gen. Eugene A. Lupia (html)

The Civil Engineer

Department of the Air Force

Brig. Gen. Craig R. McKinley (html)

Deputy Director

Air National Guard

Brig. Gen. Ralph S. Clemm (html)

Deputy to the Chief

Office of the Air Force Reserve

March 2

Subcommittee on Military Readiness hearing on Defense reform initiatives, contracting out, and outsourcing.

• Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Barry Holman (html)

Assistant Director

National Security and International Affairs Division, Defense Management, U.S. General Accounting Office

Honorable Stan Z. Soloway (html)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, (Acquisition Reform)

Honorable Randall A. Yim

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations)

Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. (html)

Assistant Chief of Staff for Installations Management, Department of the Army

Vice Adm. James Amerault (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics)

Department of the Navy

Brig. Gen. Richard B. Bundy (html)

Director of Manpower, Organization & Quality

Department of the Air Force

Mr. Robert E. Hammond (html)

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations & Logistics

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

February 26

Subcommittee on Military Readiness field hearing (Officers’ Club, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada) on training center operations. 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Ms. Carol R. Schuster

Associate Director

Military Operations & Capabilities Issues, National Security & International Affairs Division, U.S. General Accounting Office accompanied by:

Mr. William Solis

Assistant Director

Military Operations and Capabilities Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office

Brig. Gen. William G. Webster, Jr. (html)

Commanding General

National Training Center and Ft. Irwin, California

Brig. Gen. Samuel S. Thompson III (html)

Commanding General

Joint Readiness Training Center and Ft. Polk, Louisiana

Col. John D. Rosenberger (html)

Commander

11^th Armored Cavalry Regiment National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, California

Rear Adm. Timothy R. Beard (html)

Commander

Naval Strike & Air Warfare Center, Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada, Department of the Navy

Maj. Gen. Glen W. Moorhead, III (html)

Commander

Air Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Department of the Air Force

Brig. Gen. Clifford L. Stanley (html)

Commanding General

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, U.S. Marine Corps

Lt. Col. George T. Lockwood (html)

Commander

3^rd Squadron, 7^th U.S. Cavalry, 3^rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Georgia

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert M. Hadden (html)

3^rd Squadron, 7^th U.S. Cavalry, 3^rd Infantry Division

Ft. Stewart, Georgia

Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Rhoden (html)

Mechanized Infantry Squad Leader, 11^th Armored Cavalry Regiment NTC

Ft. Irwin, California

Lt. Jeffrey Scott Winter (Rear Adm. Beard's Staff) (html)

Naval Strike & Warfare Center, Naval Air Station

Fallon, Nevada, Department of the Navy

ATC (Chief) William Charles Bailey (Rear Adm. Beard's Staff) (html)

Avionics Technician (Aviation Warfare)
Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada, Department of the Navy

Maj. Steven D. Imonti (html)

F-16 Aggressor Pilot, 414th Combat Training Squadron

Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Department of the Air Force

Senior Master Sgt. Darren C. Bolles (html)

Superintendent, 354th Fighter Squadron

Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Department of the Air Force

February 25

Full Committee markup of H.R. 4 – To declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

February 25

Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on pay and retirement reform proposals. 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Mark E. Gebicke

Director

Military Operations and Capabilities Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, U.S. General Accounting Office

Mr. Christopher Jehn (html)

Assistant Director for National Security

Congressional Budget Office

Mr. Fred Pang (html)

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy, (Consultant)

Mr. Steve Kosiak (html)

Director of Budget Services

Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments

Mr. Robert Bixby (html)

National Policy Director

Concord Coalition

Mr. Michael F. Ouellette (html)

Director

Legislative Affairs, Noncommissioned Officers' Association

Mr. Steve Strobridge (html)

Military Coalition Representative

Ms. Joyce Raezer (html)

Senior Issues Specialist

National Military Family Association

Honorable Rudy de Leon (html)

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Lt. Gen. David Ohle (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. Donald L. Peterson (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff

Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. Jack W. Klimp (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

February 25

Subcommittee on Military Research & Development hearing on ballistic missile defense programs. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Weldon’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Jacques S. Gansler (html)

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

Lt. Gen. Lester L. Lyles (html)

Director

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Martin (html)

Principal Deputy

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

February 25

Subcommittee on Military Installations & Facilities hearing on the fiscal year 2000 budget request for military construction and military family housing of the Department of Defense.

• Subcommittee Chairman Hefley’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable William Lynn (html)

Under Secretary of Defense, (Comptroller)

Mr. Randall Yim

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations

Honorable Mahlon Apgar IV (html)

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

Maj. Gen. Milton Hunter (html)

Director of Military Programs

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. (html)

Assistant Chief of Staff for Installations Management

Department of the Army

Brig. Gen. James Helmly (html)

Deputy Chief

Army Reserve, Department of the Army

Brig. Gen. Michael Squier (html)

Deputy Director

Army National Guard, Department of the Army

February 25

Subcommittee on Military Readiness hearing on logistics capabilities and/or shortfalls. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf)
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Mr. Jack Brock (html)

Director

Information Management Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office

Mr. Henry L. Hinton, Jr. (html)

Assistant Comptroller General

U.S. General Accounting Office

Lt. Gen. John G. Coburn (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics

Department of the Army

Vice Adm. James Amerault (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics)

Department of the Navy

Lt. Gen. John Handy (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations & Logistics

Department of the Air Force

Maj. Gen. Geoffrey B. Higginbotham (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics

U.S. Marine Corps

Lt. Gen. Henry T. Glisson

Director

Defense Logistics Agency

Mr. Marvin Langston

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chief Information Officer, (Policy & Implementation)

February 24

Full Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2000 National Defense authorization budget request. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Gen. Dennis J. Reimer (html)

Chief of Staff

Department of the Army

Adm. Jay L. Johnson (html)

Chief of Naval Operations

Department of the Navy

Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart (html)

Vice Chief of Staff

Department of the Air Force

Gen. Charles C. Krulak (html)

Commandant

U.S. Marine Corps

February 24

Subcommittee Military Procurement hearing on aging military equipment.

• Subcommittee Chairman Hunter’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Chairman Spence’s Statement: (pdf)
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Paul J. Hoeper (html)

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

Lt. Gen. John G. Coburn (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics

Department of the Army

Honorable H. Lee Buchanan (html)

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

Vice Adm. James F. Amerault (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, (Logistics)

Department of the Navy

Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Martin (html)

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, (Acquisition)

Lt. Gen. John W. Handy (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics

Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. Martin R. Steele (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies & Operations

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Maj. Gen. Gary S. McKissock (html)

Commander

Marine Corps Materiel Command, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Dr. Loren B. Thompson (html)

Chief Operating Officer

The Lexington Institute

Dr. Raymond Pyles (html)

The RAND Corporation

Ms. Lane Pierrot (html)

Senior Analyst (National Security Division)

Congressional Budget Office

February 24

Subcommittee on Military Readiness hearing on the adequacy of the fiscal year 2000 budget request to meet critical readiness needs. 

• Subcommittee Chairman Bateman’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 
• Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable Rudy de Leon (html)

Under Secretary of Defense, (Personnel and Readiness)

Lt. Gen. David K. Heebner (html)

Assistant Vice Chief of Staff

Department of the Army

Vice Adm. C. C. Lautenbacher (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Operations, (Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments)

Department of the Navy

Lt. Gen. Roger G. DeKok (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff

Plans and Programs, Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. M. J. Williams (html)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Resources

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

February 23

Military Procurement and Military Research and Development Subcommittees hearing on Defense Information Superiority and Information Assurance. 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

The Honorable John J. Hamre (html)

Deputy Secretary of Defense

Mr. Art Money (html)

Senior Civilian Official

Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence)

Lt. Gen. John L. Woodward (html)

Director

Command, Control & Computer Systems, The Joint Chiefs of Staff

Lt. Gen. William H. Campbell (html)

Director

Information Systems for Command, Control, & Computers, Department of the Army

Vice Adm. Robert J. Natter

Director

Space, Information Warfare, Command & Control, Department of the Navy

Lt. Gen. William J. Donahue (html)

Director

Headquarters Communications & Information, Department of the Air Force

Lt. Gen. John E. Rhodes (html)

Commanding General

Marine Corps Combat Development Command, U.S. Marine Corps

Adm. Archie R. Clemens

Commander-in-Chief

Pacific Fleet, Department of the Navy

Vice Adm. Arthur K. Cebrowski

President

Naval War College, Department of the Navy

February 22

Subcommittee on Military Personnel field hearing (Bachelor Officer Headquarters Ely Hall, Norfolk Naval Air Station) on understanding retention issues. 

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

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Specialist Misty Mobley

U.S. Army

Sgt. Gareth S. Dembo

U.S. Army

Petty Officer 3^rd Class Kevin J. Farrell

U.S. Navy

Petty Officer 2^nd Class David V. Piecuch

U.S. Navy

Senior Airman Scott R. Frazer

U.S. Air Force

Senior Airman Nichole Cassata

U.S. Air Force

Cpl. Gordon M. English

U.S. Marine Corps

Cpl. Christopher B. Williams

U.S. Marine Corps

Staff Sgt. Erin K. O’Hara

U.S. Army

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Picco

U.S. Army

Petty Officer 1^st Class Michael S. Tate

U.S. Navy

Petty Officer 1^st Class Daniel W. Spencer

U.S. Navy

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey L. Jackson

U.S. Air Force

Staff Sgt. Gary J. Duszak

U.S. Air Force

Staff Sgt. Kristi L. Carter

U.S. Marine Corps

Sgt. Zachary C. Bower

U.S. Marine Corps

1^st Lt. Veronica A. Armstrong

U.S. Army

Capt. Samuel D. Butler

U.S. Army

Lt. (jg) Eric L. Mason

U.S. Navy

Lt. (jg) Kathryn M. Tribble

U.S. Navy

1^st Lt. Kenneth C. Grace

U.S. Air Force

Capt. Anthony C.  Gomillion

U.S. Air Force

Capt. Michael W. Steadman

U.S. Marine Corps

Capt. William R. Tibbs

U.S. Marine Corps

Mr. Linwood Stewart

U.S. Army

Mrs. Marlea Leljedal

U.S. Army

Mrs. Julie Ann Harris

U.S. Navy

Mrs. Kellie J. Lynch

U.S. Navy

Mrs. April Hackett

U.S. Air Force

Mrs. Kasi Nelson

U.S. Air Force

Mrs. Lisa R. Nassar

U.S. Marine Corps

Mrs. Mary Ann McCray

U.S. Marine Corps

February 11

Subcommittee on Military Procurement hearing on protection equipment and countermeasure devices.

·        Questions and Answers for the Record (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Lt. Gen. Paul J. Kern (html)

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

Mr. Patrick Neary (html)

Senior Executive Analyst

Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army

Vice Amd. Conrad C. Lautenbacher (html)

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, (Resources, Warfare Requirements, and Assessments)

Rear Adm. Lowell E. Jacoby (html)

Director of Naval Intelligence

Department of the Navy

Lt. Jack Daly (html)

Amphibious Group Three, USN

Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Martin (html)

Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, (Acquisition)

Maj. Gen. Richard R. Paul

Commander

Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Material Command

Lt. Gen. John E. Rhodes (html)

Commander

USMC Combat Development Command, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

Mr. Michael Decker (html)

Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, (Intelligence)

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

February 4

Closed Full Committee hearing on threats to U.S. national security.

Witnesses:

Mr. John Gannon

Chairman

National Intelligence Council

Mr. Robert Walpole

National Intelligence Officer for Strategic & Nuclear Programs

Mr. Ben Bonk

National Intelligence Officer for Near East & South Asia

Mr. Barry Lowenkron

National Intelligence Officer for Europe

Ms. Mary Tighe

National Intelligence Officer for East Asia

February 3

Closed Full Committee hearing on threats to U.S. national security.

Witnesses:

Mr. George Tenet

Director of Central Intelligence

Lt. Gen. Patrick M. Hughes

Director

Defense Intelligence Agency

February 2

Full Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2000 National Defense Authorization budget request.

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf) 

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Honorable William S. Cohen

Secretary of Defense (html)

 

Gen. Henry Shelton

Chairman

Joint Chiefs of Staff (html)

 

Mr. William J. Lynn III

Under Secretary of Defense, (Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer)

January 20

Full Committee meeting to organize for the 106th Congress. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

January 20

Full Committee hearing to receive testimony on the state of U.S. military forces. 

·        Chairman Spence’s Opening Statement: (pdf)

·        Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:

Gen. Henry Shelton (html)

Chairman

Joint Chiefs of Staff

 

Gen. Dennis J. Reimer (html)

Chief of Staff

United States Army

 

Adm. Jay L. Johnson (html)

Chief of Naval Operations

 

Gen. Michael E. Ryan (html)

Chief of Staff

United States Air Force

 

Gen. Charles C. Krulak (html)

Commandant of the Marine Corps