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Apr 2, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry released the following markup schedule below for the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
Apr 1, 2015
Defense Drumbeat
Chairman Mac Thornberry’s defense reform legislation and draft report are the first step towards acquisition reform in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Introduced last week, the bill encourages a continuing conversation on defense reform. The keys to Chairman Thornberry's initiative are...
Mar 31, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on renewed U.S. military support of Egypt:...
Mar 30, 2015
Defense Drumbeat
In a bill and draft report introduced last week, Chairman Thornberry outlined his ideas for Defense Reform. The legislation is intended as a discussion draft and aims to reform the Department of Defense’s acquisition system, taking the ideas generated as provisions for the forthcoming National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
Mar 26, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee has no hearings or briefings scheduled for the weeks of March 30 - April 10.
Mar 26, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON - Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities made the following opening statement for today's hearing entitled "Department of Defense (DOD) Fiscal Year 2016 Science and Technology Programs: Laying the Groundwork to Maintain Technological Superiority”...
Mar 26, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON - Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following opening statement for today's hearing entitled "Combat Aviation Modernization Programs and the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request"...
Mar 26, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON - Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness made the following opening statement for today's hearing entitled “The Department of Defense’s Readiness Posture”...
Mar 25, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON - Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) made the following statement on the Army's decision concerning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Mar 25, 2015
Press Release
WASHINGTON—Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), respectively Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today jointly introduced H.R. 1597, a bill aimed at reforming the Department of Defense’s broken acquisition system. The legislation...