HASC Hearing Schedule: March 16-20

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