HASC Hearing Schedule: December 7-11

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (3) hearings the week of December 8-11, 2015.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

“Prompt Global Strike: American and Foreign Developments”
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
(2:00 PM – 2212 Rayburn – Open)

Witnesses:
General C. Robert Kehler, USAF (ret.)
Former Commander, U.S. STRATCOM

Mr. Thomas Scheber
Independent Consultant

Dr. James Acton
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment


Wednesday, December 9, 2015

"Concurrent Receipt of Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)"
Subcommittee on Military Personnel
(2:00 p.m.– 2118 Rayburn - Open)

Witnesses:
Dr. Vivianne Cisneros Wersel, AuD
Government Relations Committee
Gold Star Wives of America

Mr. Steve Strobridge, Colonel, USAF (Ret.)
Director, Government Relations
Military Officers Association of America

Mr. Jon Ostrowski, Senior Chief, USCGR (Ret.)
Director, Government Affairs
Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States

Mr. Joe Davis
Director of Public Affairs
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States


"Game Changing Innovations and the Future of Surface Warfare"
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
(3:30PM, 2212 Rayburn, Open)

Witnesses:
Mr. Bryan McGrath
Managing Director, The FerryBridge Group LLC

Jonathan Solomon
Senior Systems and Technology Analyst, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.