U.S. House of Representatives, House Armed Services Committee

President Obama passes Chairman Ike Skelton the pen used to sign the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.

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National Defense Authorization Act FY2010 (H.R. 2647)

Full Committee Mark-up Information:

HASC Summary

Summary Tables

Chairman Skelton's Statement

Bill Text

Report Langauge

Updated Transparency Table

6/25/2009: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Holds Third PME Hearing
6/25/2009: House Approves FY10 Defense Authorization Bill
6/24/2009: Skelton Remarks On H.R. 2647, The National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010
6/24/2009: House Approves Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act
6/23/2009: Skelton and Smith Praise Creation of Cyber Command

Weeks of July 6 - 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009 – 8:00 am –2212 RHOB

The Defense Acquisition Reform Panel will meet to receive testimony on challenges to effective acquisition and management of information technology systems.

Thursday, July 9, 2009 – 9:30am – 2118 – Open

The Joint Readiness, Air and Land Forces, and Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittees will meet to receive testimony on the status of Army and Marine Corps reset requirements.

Skelton, McHugh Announce Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act Conference Agreement

House Approves Waste TKO Act

Watch the floor debate on H.R. 2101, the Waste TKO Act.

Click here to read Chairman Skelton’s opening statement on the Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight (WASTE TKO) Act, H.R. 2101, during floor debate.

O&I Releases Follow-On Report on the Defense Travel System

Chairman Skelton Sends Letter to President Obama on Denying Safe Havens in Somalia to Pirates.

Chairman Skelton and other committee chairs urge OMB Director Orzag to halt all pay-for-performance systems across the federal government.

Chairman Skelton and Rep. Reyes send letter to Secretary of Defense Gates and Director of National Intelligence Blair urging them to suspend implementation of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System.

Chairman Skelton and Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz send letters to Secretary of Defense Gates and OMB Director Orzag calling for halt to all DOD A-76 competitions.

Click here to read the Organizational Plan adopted by the Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform

Chairman Skelton and Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz send letter to Secretary Gates regarding NSPS

Click here to read the House Armed Services Committee Oversight Plan for the 111th Congress

Click here to read the House Armed Services Committee Rules for the 111th Congress

Oversight and Investigations

Subcommittee Releases Report on:

Building Foreign Language and Cultural Skills in the Military

National Defense Authorization Act for FY2009

Conference Report

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Chairman Skelton Commemorates 9/11
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