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