Mar 10, 2015
Press Release
HASC Hearing Schedule: March 16-20 |
WASHINGTON - 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
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