Chairman Wilson's Opening Statement Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities "Special Operations Forces in an Uncertain Threat Environment: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for U.S. Special Operations Command" Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities made the following opening statement for today's hearing entitled "Special ... Read More »
HASC Hearing Schedule: March 23-27 House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (7) hearings the week of March 23-27, 2015. Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Atomic Energy Defense Hearing Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (3:30 PM, 2118 Rayburn, Open) Witnesses: Lieutenant General Frank Klotz (USAF, ret.) Administrator National Nucl... Read More »
Thornberry Announces Selection for National Commission on the Future of the U.S. Army Appoints General Carter Ham, (USA ret.) Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today selected General Carter Ham (USA ret.) to serve on the National Commission on the Future of the U.S. Army. Prior to his retirement, General Ham was most recently Commander of U.S. Africa Comm... Read More »
Thornberry Previews Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Budget Request from the Military Tomorrow the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled, "The Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Military Departments". Witnesses can be found on the committee website. It is a committee first to have the Service Secretaries... Read More »
Thornberry To Host Press Gaggle Monday ****MEDIA ALERT**** Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will host a press gaggle Monday, open to credentialed media. WHO: Rep. Mac Thornberry WHEN: Monday, March 16, 12:15 PM WHERE: Rayburn 2216 Attending Media should RSVP to claude.chafin@mail.house.gov Read More »
HASC Hearing Schedule Update: March 17 Today, the House Armed Services Committee confirmed two witnesses for Tuesday's hearing "Assuring Assured Access to Space" in the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Please see the two witnesses listed in red below. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Assuring Assured Access to Space Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (3:30 PM, 2118 Rayburn, Open) Witnesses: Panel 1: Indust... Read More »
Stop the Decline of Our Navy Seapower Chair Writes to the New York Times To the Editor: Re "Our Navy Is Big Enough" (Op-Ed, March 9): Contrary to Gregg Easterbrook, the Navy has entered a genuine crisis caused by years of dangerous underinvestment and the folly of sequestration. After peaking at nearly 568 ships in 1987, the fleet now numbers 275 ships. Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, the commander ... Read More »
HASC Hearing Schedule: March 16-20 House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (7) hearings the week of March 16-20, 2015. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 The Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Military Departments Full Committee (10:00 AM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C. Witnesses: Mr. John M. McHugh Sec... Read More »
Chairman Forbes' Opening Statement Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces "Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities for the 2016 Budget Request" Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces made the following opening statement for today's hearing entitled "Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities fo... Read More »
Chairman Wilson's Opening Statement Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities "Cyber Operations: Improving the Military Cyber Security Posture in an Uncertain Threat Environment" Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities made the following opening statement for today's hearing entitled "Cyber Operations: Improving the Military Cyber Security... Read More »
Chairman Wittman's Opening Statement Subcommittee on Readiness "Alignment of Infrastructure Investment and Risk and Defense Strategic Requirements" Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness made the following opening statement for today's hearing entitled "Alignment of Infrastructure Investment and Risk and Defense Strategic Requirements". "This is our first hearing of... Read More »
HASC Hearing Schedule Update: March 5 House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces hearing scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, March 5 is POSTPONED. Thursday, March 5, 2015 POSTPONED Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program and the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces (9:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN) Witnesses: Lt Ge... Read More »
Thornberry Releases Budget Views & Estimates Letter Together with 30 other majority members of the Committee Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), together with 30 other majority members of the Committee, today sent a "views and estimates" letter to the House Budget Committee. The letter is an annual requirement as part of the budget process. The letter requests a "restoration to the pre... Read More »
Tomorrow the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled, "How is DOD responding to Emerging Security Challenges in Europe?" Witnesses will include: General Philip Breedlove, USAF, Commander, Supreme Allied Command Europe and U.S. European Combatant Command and Ms. Christine Wormuth, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Looking ahead to the hearing, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ch... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (6) hearings the week of March 2-6, 2015. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 The President's Proposed Authorization for Use of Military Force Against ISIL and U.S. Policy, Strategy, and Posture in the Greater Middle East Full Committee (10:00 AM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C. Witnesses: Ms. Christine ... Read More »
