WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring four (4) hearings the week of March 21-25, 2016.
Tuesday March 22, 2016
“The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense”
Full Committee
(10:00 AM – 2118 – Open)
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ashton B. Carter
Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense
General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., USMC
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Honorable Mike McCord
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Department of Defense
"Logistics and Sealift Force Requirements"
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
(2:00PM – 2212 Rayburn - OPEN)
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Stephen Lyons, USA
Deputy Commander, U.S. Transportation Command
Mr. Paul N. Jaenichen, Sr.
Maritime Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration
Mr. F. Scott DiLisio
Director, Strategic Mobility/Combat Logistics Division, Chief of Naval Operations
"Fiscal Year 2017 Information Technology and Cyber Programs: Foundations for a Secure Warfighting Network"
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
(3:30 PM – 2118 Rayburn - OPEN)
Witnesses:
The Honorable Terry Halvorsen
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer
The Honorable Peter Levine
Department of Defense Deputy Chief Management Officer
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
"Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program and the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request"
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
(10:30 AM – 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)
Mr. Michael Gilmore
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E)