HASC Hearing Schedule: January 4-8

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (2) hearings the week of January 4-8, 2016. Thursday, January 7, 2016 “Acquisition Reform: Experimentation and Agility” Full Committee (10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – Open) Witnesses: Lieutenant General Michael E. Williamson, USA Principal Military Deputy to the…

Thornberry To Deliver National Security Speech At National Press Club

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Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will deliver remarks at the National Press Club on January 13, 2016, outlining his agenda for the year ahead and assessing the State of the Union Address. Following his remarks, the Chairman will take questions. Who: Chairman Thornberry What: National Security Agenda and Comments on the State of the Union Where:…

HASC Hearing Schedule: January 11-15

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (4) hearings the week of January 11-15, 2016: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 “Outside Views on the U.S. Strategy for Iraq and Syria and the Evolution of Islamic Extremism” Full Committee (10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – Open) Witnesses: Mr. Michael J. Morell Former…

HASC Hearing Schedule: January 4-8

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (2) hearings the week of January 4-8, 2016. Thursday, January 7, 2016 “Acquisition Reform: Experimentation and Agility” Full Committee (10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – Open) Witnesses: Lieutenant General Michael E. Williamson, USA Principal Military Deputy to the…

Thornberry On Defense Secretary's Improper Use Of Personal Email For Official Busin

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Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments regarding Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s improper use of personal email to conduct official business: "I am aware that Secretary Carter has admitted to improperly using personal email to conduct government business. I believe that it would be appropriate for him…

Chairmen Nunes, Thornberry, Frelinghuysen Announce Creation of Joint Task Force to Investigate Allegations of Intelligence Manipulation

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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, and House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen released the following statement today: “Today, the House Armed Services Committee, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Appropriations…

Thornberry/Hartzler On Release Of Taliban 5 Report

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Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the Committee’s report on the illegal transfer of 5 Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). The entire report can be read here. The Chairman made the following remarks upon its…

Opening Remarks of Chairman Heck

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Today, Rep. Joseph Heck (R-NV), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Concurrent Receipt of Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC):" "We are here today to hear from military and veterans service organizations on the significant policy and financial…