Washington, D.C.—As House Armed Services Committee members transition from oversight hearings to writing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) today released the hearing schedule for the week of April 11. The hearings will feature testimony on Arlington National Cemetery, Guantanamo detainee transfer policies and recidivism, and the military construction (MILCON) requests for the military services:
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (2:30 p.m. in 2118 Rayburn). The subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Guantanamo detainee transfer policy and recidivism.
Witnesses:
- Mr. William K. Lietzau
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Policy
U.S. Department of Defense
- Ambassador Daniel Fried
Special Envoy for the Closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
U.S. Department of State
- Mr. Ed Mornston
Director, Joint Intelligence Task Force
Combating Terrorism Directorate for Analysis
Defense Intelligence Agency
- Ms. Corin Stone
Deputy Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Policy and Strategy
Intelligence Community Information Sharing Executive
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Mr. Brad Wiegmann
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
National Security Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Subcommittee on Readiness (3:30 p.m. in 2212 Rayburn). The subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization budget request for military construction, base closure, environment, facilities operation and maintenance.
Witnesses:
- Dr. Dorothy Robyn
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Installations and Environment
- The Honorable Katherine Hammack
Assistant Secretary of the Army
Installations, Energy and Environment
- The Honorable Jackalyne Pfannenstiel
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Energy, Installations and Environment
- The Honorable Terry Yonkers
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
Installations, Environment and Logistic
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Full Committee (9:30 a.m. in 2118 Rayburn). The committee will meet to receive testimony from Members on their national defense priorities for the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization bill.
Witnesses:
- Members of Congress
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (2:00 p.m. at 2118 Rayburn). The subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on accountability at Arlington National Cemetery.
Witnesses:
- Ms. Kathryn A. Condon
Executive Director
Army National Cemeteries Program
Office of the Secretary of the Army
- Mr. Patrick Hallinan
Superintendent
Arlington National Cemetery
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