House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring seven (7) hearings the week of March 14-18, 2016.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
"The U.S. Transportation Command Fiscal Year 2017 Readiness Posture"
Subcommittee on Readiness
(10:15 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN)
Witnesses:
General Darren W. McDew
Commander, United States Transportation Command
"Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for National Security Space"
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
(3:30 PM – 2118 Rayburn - OPEN)
Witnesses:
General John Hyten, USAF
Commander
Air Force Space Command
Mr. Doug Loverro
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Department of Defense
Mr. Dyke Weatherington
OSD/AT&L
Department of Defense
Lt. Gen David Buck, USAF
Commander
Joint Functional Component Command for Space
Mr. Robert Cardillo
Director
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Mr. Frank Calvelli
Principal Deputy Director
National Reconnaissance Office
Wednesday March 16, 2016
“The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Military Departments”
Full Committee
(10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn - Open)
Witnesses:
Mr. Patrick J. Murphy
Acting Secretary of the Army
U.S. Army
General Mark A. Milley, USA
Chief of Staff of the Army
U.S. Army
The Honorable Ray Mabus
Secretary of the Navy
U.S. Navy
Admiral John M. Richardson, USN
Chief of Naval Operations
U.S. Navy
General Robert B. Neller, USMC
Commandant of the Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
The Honorable Deborah Lee James
Secretary of the Air Force
U.S. Air Force
General Mark A. Welsh III, USAF
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
U.S. Air Force
"Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for U.S. Cyber Command: Preparing for Operations in the Cyber Domain"
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
(2:00 PM – 2212 Rayburn - OPEN)
Witnesses:
Admiral Michael Rogers, USN
Commander
U.S. Cyber Command
"DOD Rotorcraft Modernization Budget Request"
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
(3:30 PM - 2118 Rayburn – Open)
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., USAF
Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)
Lieutenant General Michael E. Williamson
Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
Major General Michael D. Lundy, USA
Commander, Army Aviation Center of Excellence
"Ensuring Sound Fiscal Investments: An Assessment of Recent DOD Programs Execution Audits"
Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
(4:30 PM - 2212 Rayburn - OPEN)
Witnesses:
TBD
Thursday March 17, 2016
"The Department of the Navy 2017 Operation and Maintenance Budget Request and Readiness Posture”
Subcommittee on Readiness
(9:30 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN)
Witnesses:
Admiral Michelle J. Howard, USN
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Vice Admiral John C. Aquilino, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5)
Vice Admiral Philip H. Cullom, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics
