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Feb 10, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released a comprehensive report today evaluating the response of the Department of Defense (DOD) to the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. Read the Report 

Feb 5, 2014 Defense Drumbeat
 
Jan 27, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

Washington – Tomorrow the House Armed Services Committee will hold two hearings on the President’s Asia-Pacific rebalance and the challenges facing the U.S. and its allies and partners in the region. 

The Full Committee hearing on Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific Region: Examining its Implementation will examine the execution of the policy and key issues associated with it.                              

Jan 27, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

In State of the Union, Military Often Takes a Backseat
By Leo Shane III
Stars and Stripes
January 26, 2014
Excerpts Below 

"Military watchers are hoping the president’s State of the Union speech Tuesday will feature lengthy passages about the war in Afghanistan, the recent reductions in military retirement pay or the veterans claims backlog.

Jan 16, 2014 Press Release
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following joint statement today about the passing of former Congressman Ben Blaz:                                    
Jan 15, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON— Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today named Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) as chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.  Heck takes over for Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) who recently joined the Appropriations Committee. In appointing Heck,  McKeon said:

Jan 14, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

HASC Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Releases Declassified Benghazi Transcripts

Fox News calls new revelations in documents a "bombshell" 

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