House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (3) 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
Mr. Joe Pasqua
Business Executives for National Security
"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
Vice Admiral Michael J. Connors (Ret.), USN
Former Commander, Submarine Forces
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. Scott Mann
American Dream U
Mr. Sean Mahoney
Executive Director
Zero8Hundred
Panel 2:
Dr. Susan Kelly
Director, Transition to Veterans Program Office
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Brigadier General James Iacocca, USA
Adjutant General
U.S. Army
Mr. Thomas Yavorski
Executive Director, 21st Century Sailor Office
U.S. Navy
Major General Burke Whitman, USMC
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. Kristen Baldwin
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering
Department of Defense
Mr. André Gudger
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy
Department of Defense
Mr Brett Hamilton
Division Chief Engineer for Trusted Microelectronics
Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane
Ms Marie Mak
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team
Government Accountability Office
Thursday, October 29, 2015
POSTPONED
“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
Additional Witnesses TBD
