Today, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks on the subcommittee's markup. For the text of the mark and to watch the markup click here. "Today we meet to present and discuss the Seapower and Projection Forces mark to the subcommittee.I am pleased with everything that the members and staff of this Su... 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 Subcommittee's markup. For the text of the mark and to watch the markup click here. "The Subcommittee meets today to markup H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.I want to thank the Ranking Member and all of the mem... Read More »
Today, Rep. Joseph Heck (R-NV), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks on the Subcommittee's markup. To view the mark and watch the markup click here."Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Military Personnel Subcommittee, of the House Armed Services Committee, mark-up for H.R. 4909—the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20... Read More »
Led by Chairman Joe Heck (R-NV) and Ranking Member Susan Davis (D-CA), the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee for Military Personnel today released their proposals for the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Subcommittee will meet at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, April 20th in Rayburn 2212. The markup will be webcast on the committee’s YouTube page. The Military Personne... Read More »
Led by Chairman Randy Forbes (R-VA) and Ranking Member Joe Courtney (D-CT), the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces today released their proposals for the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Subcommittee will meet at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, April 20th, in Rayburn 2212. The markup will be webcast on the committee’s YouTube page. The Sea... Read More »
Led by Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Jim Langevin (D-RI), the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Subcommittee for Emerging Threats and Capabilities (ETC) released its proposals for the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today. The Subcommittee will meet at 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 21st, in Rayburn 2118. The markup will be webcast on the Committee’s You... Read More »
Led by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee for Strategic Forces today released their proposals for the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Subcommittee will meet at 12:00 PM on Thursday, April 21st, in Rayburn 2212. The markup will be webcast on the committee’s YouTube page. The Strategic Forces Subcommittee mark is available here: ... Read More »
Led by Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) and the Ranking Member Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee for Tactical Air and Land Forces today released its proposals for the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Subcommittee will meet at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, April 20th, in Rayburn 2118. The markup will be webcast on the committee’s YouTube page. Th... Read More »
Led by Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Ranking Member Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Subcommittee for Readiness (RDY) released its proposals for the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today. The Subcommittee will meet at 9:30 AM on Thursday, April 21st, in Rayburn 2212. The markup will be webcast on the Committee’s YouTube page. The RDY... Read More »
Tomorrow, House Armed Services Committee Staff will host bipartisan background briefings ahead of subcommittee markups. These briefings will cover topics in the subcommittee markups and give press an opportunity to learn more about the provisions in the bill before the markups commence. The background briefings are off-camera and open to media with congressional credentials only. Each background b... 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 “Evaluating DOD Investments: Case Studies in Afghanistan Initiatives and U.S. Weapons Sustain.” For testimony and other hearing materials click here."Overseeing the investment of taxpayer dollars is extremely important. It is one o... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today commented on the Department of Defense Infrastructure Capacity Report for 2016, which was delivered to Congress this week. The report was required by the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as a way to assess the capacity of America’s military ahead of any request for another round of base closures. The ND... Read More »
Last night, in a Fox News Special Report Exclusive, Jennifer Griffin shed light on the significant military readiness crisis. Touring several Marine Aviation Squadrons, Griffin spoke with pilots and maintainers who are struggling to prepare their aircraft and personnel to deploy. Watch the segment below: Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Staff will host bipartisan background briefings ahead of subcommittee markups on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. These briefings will cover topics in the subcommittee markups and give press an opportunity to learn more about the provisions in the bill before the markups commence. The background briefings are off-camera and open to media with congressional credentials only. ... 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 “The Missile Defeat Posture and Strategy of the United States—the FY17 President’s Budget Request.” For testimony and other hearing materials click here."We are here today for our oversight hearing on 'The Missile Defeat Posture and Strategy of the... Read More »
