Chairman Ike Skelton (MO) meets with the leader of the Afghan National Army while on a Congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan.

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of the House Armed Services Committee hearing.

Opening Statements from HASC Mark-Up of FY09 National Defense Authorization Act:

Chairman Ike Skelton

Subcommittee Chairman Adam Smith

Subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor

Subcommittee Chairman Neil Abercrombie

Subcommittee Chairman Ellen Tauscher

Subcommittee Chairman Susan Davis

Subcommittee Chairman Solomon Ortiz

 

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Week of August 18 - August 22, 2008   

There are no hearings scheduled for this week.

Oversight and Investigations

Subcommittee Reports on:

The Defense Travel System

Dental Readiness in the Reserve Component

Presidential Signing Statements

 

 

Chairman Skelton and Chairman Berman demand information on Status of Forces Agreement for U.S. troops in Iraq

 

Watch Chairman Skelton speak on the House Floor about the FY09 Defense Bill

 

House Armed Services Committee Passes

FY09 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5658)

 

Chairman Skelton's Statement

Major Program Summary Tables

Table of Member Requests

 

H.R. 5658 Bill Language 

H.R. 5658 Report

 

Oversight and Investigations

Subcommittee Report on:

Deploying Federal Civilians

 

Oversight and Investigations

Subcommittee Report on:

Lessons Learned from the PRTs in Iraq and Afghanistan

HASC Roles and Missions Report

Press Release

Chairman Skelton expresses concern with two recent rules exempting contractors from oversight and accountability

Chairman Skelton calls for Three-Star headquarters in Afghanistan

Chairman Skelton urges Secretary Gates to exert strong leadership in

Roles and Missions review

Chairman Skelton asks

Army Secretary Geren to

Release Unpublicized RAND Study

Chairman Skelton and Rep. Ortiz

Letter to Sec. Gates re: Declining Military Readiness

FY08 National Defense

Authorization Act

Chairman Skelton, Reps. Taylor and Bartlett send Letter to Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen re: U.S. Navy encounter with Iranian vessels

"Continuing Challenge of Building

the Iraqi Security Forces"

Report of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee