House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (4) hearings the week of October 26-30, 2015.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
"Shortening the Defense Acquisition Cycle” Full Committee (10:00 AM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C.
Witnesses:
Dr. David S.C. Chu President Institute for Defense Analyses
Andrew Hunter Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group Center for Strategic and International Studies
Paul L. Francis Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Government Accountability Office
"Game Changers – Undersea Warfare" Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces (2:00 PM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C.
Witness:
Mr. Bryan Clark Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
"Transition Assistance Program – A Unity of Effort" Subcommittee on Military Personnel (2:00 PM - 2212 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. Phil Randazzo Founder American Dream U
Mr. Bill York Governance Council Co-Chair Zero8Hundred
Panel 2:
Dr. Susan Kelly Director, Transition to Veterans Program Office Office of the Secretary of Defense
Brigadier General James Iacocca Adjutant General U.S. Army
Mr. Thomas Yavorski Executive Director, 21st Century Sailor Office U.S. Navy
Major General Burke Whitman Director, Marine & Family Programs Division U.S. Marine Corps
Mr. Horace Larry Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel U.S. Air Force
“Assessing DOD’s Assured Access to Micro-Electronics in Support of U.S. National Security Requirements” Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation (3:30 PM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C.
Witnesses:
Ms. Marie Mak Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team Government Accountability Office
Additional Witnesses TBD
Thursday, October 29, 2015
“Future Options for the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent – Views from Project Atom” Subcommittee On Strategic Forces (9:00 AM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C.
Witnesses:
Dr. Clark Murdock Senior Advisor, International Security Program Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Keith Payne Professor and Department Head Graduate Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University
Mr. Elbridge Colby Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow Center for New American Security
