Press Releases

WASHINGTON--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 and Chiefs testify together in this manner. Read more »

WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will host a press gaggle Monday, open to credentialed media... Read more »

WASHINGTON - 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... Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (7) hearings the week of March 16-20, 2015... Read more »

WASHINGTON - 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 for the 2016 Budget Request". Read more »

WASHINGTON - 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 Posture in an Uncertain Threat Environment". Read more »

WASHINGTON - 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". Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces hearing scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, March 5 is POSTPONED. Read more »

WASHINGTON—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... Read more »

WASHINGTON--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. Read more »