SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Beginning a four-nation visit focused on strengthening our Indo-Asia-Pacific alliances and partnerships, a bipartisan congressional delegation led by Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) arrived in Seoul to meet with top U.S. and South Korean military and top government officials. "Our troops have stood side-by-side with the South Koreans for more than 60 ye... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of House Armed Services Committee, introduced a bill this week to help strengthen the stability and security of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Strengthening Security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Act (H.R. 2621) increases critical capabilities to support U.S. military readiness, deter aggression, and to respond rapidly to crises in the region. It also bolsters U.... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2018 Priorities for Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities." "Welcome to our hearing on "Fiscal Year 2018 Priorities for Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities.' I tha... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities for the 2018 Budget Request." "Today the subcommittee convenes to receive testimony on the fiscal year 2018 Air Force budget reque... 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, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Ground Force Modernization Programs and the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request ." "The Subcommittee meets today to review the Army and Marine Corps ground force equipment modernization budget r... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments on the bipartisan passage of the PRIVATE Act. The bill protects troops from nonconsensual sharing of intimate images by other military members. It also gives the military additional tools to prosecute perpetrators and to prevent offenses in the future by defining when private photo sharin... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request." "Today, we meet to Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2018 budget request. Appearing before us to discuss this important topic are thr... 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 hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request for U.S. Cyber Command: Cyber Mission Force Support to Department of Defense Operations." "I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing of the Emerging Threats and C... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring five (5) events the week of May 22 through 26:Tuesday, May 23, 2017"Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request for U.S. Cyber Command: Cyber Mission Force Support to Department of Defense Operations" Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (3:30 PM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN)Witnesses: Admiral Michael... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke at Brookings with Mike O'Hanlon, senior fellow at Brookings, on military readiness, modernization and innovation: Read More »
Chairman Mac Thornberry continues to maintain that a $640B defense budget is required to begin repairing and rebuilding our military. The Chairman detailed the case for this topline number in the Committee's annual Views & Estimates letter to the House Budget Committee. For additional information about the military readiness crisis the country is facing and the steps Congress can take to begin the... Read More »
On Monday, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will join Mike O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow at Brookings, for a discussion on the defense budget, military readiness and modernization. For more information on attending click here. WHO: Chairman Thornberry and Mike O'Hanlon WHAT: Discussion on Military Readiness, Modernization, & Innovation WHERE: Brookings Institut... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2018 National Security Space Activities." "Good morning, and welcome to the Strategic Forces Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2018 Priorities and Posture of the National Security Space... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced his latest acquisition reform bill today. The goals of the "Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act" (H.R. 2511) include empowering the Pentagon to use E-Commerce for commercial-off-the-shelf items, as well as reforming the defense contract audit process and the acquisition of services. The Chairma... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Amphibious Warfare in a Contested Environment." "As the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Chairman, I lead a group of my colleagues with broad jurisdiction over Naval and Air Force pr... Read More »
