Fox News published an exclusive story detailing an announcement from U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL- 03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, that he is opening an investigation into the continued delays in the selection of a permanent base for the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) Headquarters. "Today, I launched an investigation into the continued delays in the SPACECOM Headquarters… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of the Department of Defense, and Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Department of the Air Force, requesting the department to preserve all documentation concerning the selection of a location for the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) Headquarters. In the letter,… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, pressing the Department of Defense for information on the events surrounding the August 26, 2021, terrorist… Read more »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on recent news of the Pentagon's three-billion-dollar accounting error. "The revelation of a three-billion-dollar accounting error discovered two months ago and only today shared with Congress is extremely problematic, to say the… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following the Biden administration's decision to continue to send data on U.S. nuclear forces to Russia, even though Russia has stopped sending data to the U.S. "It's foolish to believe that continuing to send data to Russia on U.S. nuclear forces will somehow convince Putin to… Read more »
U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing to receive testimony from members of Congress on their national defense priorities for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning and welcome to… Read more »
NATO's Got a New Backbone By Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) May 12, 2023 Foreign Policy The NATO alliance is more relevant than ever before, but the threats facing the coalition are quite different than at the time of its founding. The strongest, most successful alliances, however, are those that can adapt to change, and after 14 months of supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia's… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on postponing the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). "Providing for our nation's defense is the most important responsibility that Congress has been tasked with under the U.S. Constitution. I look forward to beginning… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the full committee and subcommittee markup schedule for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. Thursday, May 11, 2023 Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 9:00am… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2024 budget request. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we complete our FY24 budget and posture hearings with the Department of the Navy. I want to thank the Ranking Member and… Read more »
