WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (7) hearings the week of March 16-20, 2015...
HASC Hearing Schedule: March 16-20
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (7) hearings the week of March 16-20, 2015.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Military Departments Full Committee (10:00 AM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C.
Witnesses:
Mr. John M. McHugh Secretary of the Army
General Raymond T. Odierno, USA Chief of Staff of the Army
Mr. Ray Mabus Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN Chief of Naval Operations
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps
Ms. Deborah Lee James Secretary of the Air Force
General Mark A. Welsh III, USAF Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Assuring Assured Access to Space Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (3:30 PM, 2118 Rayburn, Open)
Witnesses: Panel 1: Industry Panel
TBA
Panel 2: Government Panel
The Honorable Katharina G. McFarland Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Department of Defense
Dr. William A. LaPlante Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Department of Defense
General John E. Hyten, USAF Commander U.S. Air Force Space Command
Major General Howard J. "Mitch" Mitchell, USAF (Ret.) Chairman USAF-Chartered RD-180 Availability Risk Mitigation Study
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The President's Proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL and the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense Full Committee (10:00 AM - 2118 Rayburn - Open)
Witnesses:
Mr. Ashton B. Carter Secretary of Defense
General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Naval Cooperative Strategy Joint HASC Seapower and Projection Forces and T&I Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (2:00 PM - 2118 Rayburn - Open)
Witnesses:
Rear Admiral Upper Half Kevin M. "Kid" Donegan, USN Acting Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5)
Major General Andrew W. O'Donnell Jr., USMC Acting Deputy Commandant, Combat Development & Integration
Vice Admiral Charles D. Michel, USCG Deputy Commandant for Operations
Special Operations Forces in an Uncertain Threat Environment: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for U.S. Special Operations Command Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (3:30 PM - 2212 Rayburn - Open)
Witnesses:
Mr. Michael D. Lumpkin Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD/SOLIC) Department of Defense
General Joseph L. Votel Commander U.S. Special Operations Command
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Fiscal Year 2016 Missile Defense Hearing Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (9:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN)
Witnesses:
Mr. Brian P. McKeon Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Department of Defense
Admiral Bill Gortney, USN Commander North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command
Vice Admiral James Syring, USN Director Missile Defense Agency
Lieutenant General David L. Mann, USA Commander Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense
Fiscal Year 2016 Ground Force Modernization and Rotorcraft Modernization Programs Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces (10:30 AM – 2212 Rayburn – OPEN)
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Michael E. Williamson, USA Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
Brigadier General Bob Marion, USA Program Executive Officer for Army Aviation
Vice Admiral Paul A. Grosklags, USN Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
Lieutenant General Anthony R. Ierardi, USA Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
Brigadier General Joe Shrader, USMC Commanding General Marine Corps Systems Command
Mr. Bill Taylor Program Executive Officer Land Systems U.S. Marine Corps
