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Apr 1, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the hearing schedule for the week of April 4, which includes updates on the military operations in Libya, humanitarian efforts in Japan and the Pentagon’s repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law and policies. The Armed Services Committee hearing schedule for the week of April 4th follows:
Mar 30, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
You may be familiar with the Congressional Republicans’ YouCut Program—a first-of-its-kind project designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see enacted by the House of Representatives. Rep. Allen West, who offered three separate pieces of legislation to cut wasteful defense spending, will take the winning item and offer it to the full House for an up-or-down vote. This will allow you to see where your representative stand on your priorities. This week’s YouCut vote is focused on wasteful defense spending featuring three potential areas of saving: 1. Reduce printing and reproduction budget by 10% 2. Reduce funding for Defense studies, analysis and evaluations 3. Restrict payout of annual nationwide adjustment and locality pay for below satisfactory workers
Mar 30, 2011 Defense Drumbeat

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen will appear before the committee on Thursday to testify on military operations in Libya.  The hearing will be held on

Mar 29, 2011 Defense Drumbeat

On Wednesday, the Armed Services Committee will hear from the leaders of SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, and EUCOM for their respective budget requests.

Mar 29, 2011 Press Release

Washington, D.C.--- After returning from a Department of Defense fact-finding trip to Alaska, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) today released the following statement on the President's Monday evening address to the nation regarding military operations in Libya

Mar 28, 2011 Editorial
Washington Post Op-Ed from Chairman Buck McKeon As military operations over Libya enter their second week, President Obama has some explaining to do. First, it is important to note that initial air and sea strikes...
Mar 25, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
**Wednesday, March 30, 2011** Full Committee (10:00am – 2118 Rayburn – Open) **Thursday, March 31, 2011** Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (9:30am – 2212 Rayburn – Open) Subcommittee on Readiness (11:30am – 2118 Rayburn – Open) Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces (3:30pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open) **Friday, April 1, 2011** Subcommittee on Military Personnel (9:30am – 2212 Rayburn – Open) (click Read More for more information on each hearing)
Mar 25, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
In an op-ed published in the Washington Post this morning, Chairman McKeon argues that President Obama needs to outline clear strategic objectives for the American involvement in Libya. Congress, the American people, and the men and women serving in Operation Odyssey Dawn deserve to have a clear understanding of what our objective is and how we achieve it.
Mar 24, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
Unless the law changes, the F-35 competitive engine is a congressionally authorized and appropriated program.
Mar 24, 2011 Press Release

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after being informed of the Department of Defense’s decision to issue a ninety-day stop work order in preparation for cancelling the congressionally authorized and appropriated F136 engine program for the Joint Strike Fighter:

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