By Joseph I. Lieberman As appeared in The Washington Post For more than 50 years, national security leaders have gathered annually at the Munich Security Conference, a conclave established during the depths of the Cold War as a meeting place for the Western allies standing against the communist threat. I have been privileged to attend almost half of these meetings — from the era of hope and excit... Read More »
Today, Rep. Joseph Heck (R-NV), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Defense Health Agency: Budgeting and Structure:""Today the Subcommittee meets to continue our discussions on the Military Health System to help inform our efforts to reform military health care. I know the timing of our hearing is a little unusu... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring seven (7) hearings the week of February 29 - March 4, 2016. Tuesday, March 1, 2016 "Member Day - National Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act"Full Committee(10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN)Witnesses:TBD Members of Congress"Air Force Projection Forces... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “U.S. Strategic Forces Posture:”"Today we are focused on the 'U.S. Strategic Forces Posture' and we have again this year a tremendous pair of witnesses: • The Honorable Brian McKeon Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Department ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Department of Defense (DOD) Fiscal Year 2017 Science and Technology Programs: Defense Innovation to Create the Future Military Force:""I am pleased to welcome everyone here today for this hearing on the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Requ... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement about the White House's plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO): “What the President submitted today is more press release than a plan. It is no substitute for the legally-required detainee plan the President must submit to Congress. That plan is now overdue. Among the inf... Read More »
Tomorrow is the deadline for the White House to deliver a comprehensive detention strategy to Congress, which may include a plan for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The FY 16 NDAA requires that he submit such a plan by February 23, 2016. Despite years of campaigning on the issue, President Obama has never proposed a plan outlining where detainees too dangerous to release might be... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (8) hearings the week of February 22-26, 2016. Wednesday, February 24, 2016“The Challenge of Conventional and Hybrid Warfare in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Changing the Nature of the Security Environment and its Effect on Military Planning”Full Committee(10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN)Witness:A... Read More »
Section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY16, signed last fall by President Obama, requires the Secretaries of State and Defense to deliver a strategy for the Middle East and countering violent extremism no later than February 15, 2016. It requires the Administration to lay out a number of elements needed to defeat terrorist groups like ISIS and al Qaeda, including a description... Read More »
Today, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Chairwoman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Assessing the Development of Afghanistan National Security Forces:”"This is a very important topic, and one I know that Ranking Member Speier finds especially significant. I am happy to partner with her in exploring this subject. ... Read More »
WSJ Editorial: The Rogue-State ICBM The intercontinental nuclear missile threat arrives in America. Americans have been focused on New Hampshire and Iowa, but spare a thought for Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago. Those are among the cities within range of the intercontinental ballistic missile tested Sunday by North Korea. Toledo and Pittsburgh are still slightly out of range, but at least 120 mil... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Department of the Air Force 2017 Budget Request and Readiness Posture:”"Thank you all for being here today for our Readiness hearing on the 'Department of the Air Force 2017 Budget Request and Readiness Posture.' This is the first of four hearings on the... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for Atomic Energy Defense:”"Welcome to our hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request for the defense-related activities carried out by the Department of Energy. I want to thank our witnesses for bei... Read More »
Today, Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Recommendations from the National Commission on the Future of the Army:""The subcommittee meets today along with Members of the Full Committee to receive testimony on the findings and recommendations of the National Commission on th... Read More »
