HASC Hearing Schedule: April 13-17

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (5) hearings the week of April 13-17, 2015.

HASC Hearing Schedule: April 13-17

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (5) hearings the week of April 13-17, 2015.


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Member Day - National Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act
Full Committee
(10:00 AM - 2212 RHOB - Open)
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses:

Members of Congress - TBD


Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program and the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
(3:30 PM, 2118 Rayburn, Open)

Witnesses:

Lt Gen Christopher C. Bogdan, USAF
Program Executive Officer
F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office

Secretary Sean J. Stackley
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (RDA)

Mr. Michael Sullivan
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues
Governmental Accountability Office (GAO)

Dr. Michael Gilmore
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E)


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The Risk of Losing Military Technology Superiority and its Implications for U.S. Policy, Strategy, and Posture in the Asia-Pacific
Full Committee
(10:00 AM - 2118 Rayburn - Open)

Witnesses:

The Honorable Christine Wormuth
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, USN
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

General Curtis Scaparrotti, USA
Commander, U.S. Forces Korea


The Role of Surface Forces in Presence, Deterrence, and Warfighting
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
(2:00 PM - 2212 Rayburn - Open)

Witnesses:

Mr. Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow
Center for Strategy and Budgetary Assessments

Mr. Bryan McGrath
Managing Director
The FerryBridge Group



Fiscal Year 2016 Nuclear Forces Hearing
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
(3:30 PM - 2118 Rayburn - Open)

Witnesses

The Honorable Robert M. Scher
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
Department of Defense

Dr. Arthur T. Hopkins
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs
Department of Defense

Vice Admiral Terry J. Benedict, USN
Director
Strategic Systems Programs

Major General Garrett Harencak, USAF
Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
Department of Defense