Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee's hearing entitled, "Promoting DoD's Culture of Innovation." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. "For the last three National Defense Authorization Acts, reform, especially acquisition reform, h... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (R-TX), today released the text of two proposals to reform the Department of Defense. The first proposal advances the Committee's efforts to reform how the Department of Defense buys goods and services. The second aims to speed decision making and enhance agility by reforming 28 quasi-independent agencies within DOD that are part ... Read More »
Tomorrow, Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, will describe his Fiscal Year 2019 Reform Efforts at a media roundtable. This off-camera roundtable will be hosted tomorrow, Tuesday April 17, at 9:00 AM in 2216 Rayburn. Please RSVP to nick.mikula@mail.house.gov to attend. WHO: Chairman Thornberry WHAT: Introduction of FY19 Reform Efforts WHERE: 2216 Rayburn House Of... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring seven (7) events the week of April16-20. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 "Promoting DoD's Culture of Innovation" Full Committee (10:00 AM - 2118 Rayburn - OPEN) Witnesses: The Honorable Michael D. Griffin Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Department of Defense Dr. Eric Schmidt Chai... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) took the first legislative step this week to begin the process of crafting the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), by introducing H.R. 5515, the "by request" version of the bill. This procedural measure is traditionally the first step in the legislative process for the NDAA. The legisl... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's joint hearing titled "Military Personnel Posture: FY 2019." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "I want to welcome everyone to the Military Personnel Subcommittee's hearing on the current, and future sta... Read More »
Tonight, Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks on the President's announcement of military action against Syria in response to the recent chemical weapons attack: "Assad's use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians is unacceptable. Equally concerning, the attack is part of a trend of Russian supported chemical weapons attacks acro... Read More »
Today, Chairman Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks on the Balanced Budget Amendment: "We should balance the budget, and we should also get our spending priorities in order. The first job of the federal government is to defend the country, but we are now spending only 15 percent of the budget on national defense. First things have to come first. We ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's joint hearing titled "355-ship Navy: Delivering the Right Capabilities."For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "Today, we meet to discuss the 355 ship Navy and options that Congress may consider ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for Combat Aviation Programs." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "The subcommittee meets today to review Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps combat... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee's hearing entitled, "The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. "The Committee is pleased to welcome ... Read More »
Tomorrow, the Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing with the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the Department of Defense's budget request for FY 2019. Chairman Thornberry (R-TX) will focus his questions on the readiness of our force and how the Department of Defense can best spend the funding that Congress passed last month to address those issues. For more i... Read More »
Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "A Review and Assessment of The Department of Defense Budget, Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Cyber Operations and U.S. Cyber Command for Fiscal Year 2019." For testimony and to wat... Read More »
Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) made the following remarks about Speaker Paul Ryan's announcement that he will not seek re-election: "I have mixed feelings about the announcement that Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek reelection to the House. I am happy for Paul, Janna, and their family, but it will be a major loss for the House and the nation. "One of Speaker Ryan's most important legacies will be h... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee's hearing entitled, "Cyber Operations Today: Preparing for 21st Century Challenges in an Information-Enabled Society." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. "Looking back at my notes from 10 years... Read More »
