Previous Weeks' Hearings
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 – 12:30 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the F-22 program.
Witnesses:
The Honorable John J. Young, Jr. (pdf)
Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Mr. David M. Van Buren (pdf)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Management
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Consideration for an American Grand Strategy.
Witness:
General Jack Keane, USA (Ret.)
Former Vice Chief of Staff
U.S. Army
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Department of Defense’s work with states, universities, and students to transform the nation’s foreign language capacity.
Witnesses:
Dr. Robert O. Slater (pdf)
Director, National Security Education Program
Department of Defense
Dr. Dana Bourgerie (pdf)
Associate Professor of Chinese
Director, Chinese Flagship Center
Brigham Young University
Dr. Terri E. Givens (pdf)
Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Honors Professor
Vice Provost
The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Galal Walker (pdf)
Professor of Chinese
Director, National East Asian Languages Resource Center and Chinese Flagship Center
The Ohio State University
Thursday, September 18, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Lessons for Countering al Qa’ida and the Way Ahead.
Dr. Michael Scheuer (pdf)
Senior Fellow
Jamestown Foundation
Author of Through Our Enemies Eyes, Imperial Hubris and Marching Toward Hell
Dr. John Arquilla (pdf)
Professor, Department of Defense Analysis
Naval Postgraduate School
Author of Worst Enemy: The Reluctant Transformation of the American Military
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Defeating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Other Asymmetric Threats: Today’s Efforts and Tomorrow’s Requirements.
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder’s Opening Statement
- Video Webcast
- Audiocast
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz, USA (pdf)
Director
Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization
Mr. William Beasley (pdf)
Director, Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
Mr. Tom Matthews (pdf)
Director, Warfighter Requirements and Evaluations
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Intelligence)
Major General Jason K. Kamiya, USA (pdf)
Director, Joint Training Directorate (J7)
U.S. Joint Forces Command
Mr. Bradley Berkson (pdf)
Director, Programs, Analysis and Evaluation
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Considerations for an American Grand Strategy.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Madeleine Albright (pdf)
Former Secretary of State
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 – 2:30 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on transforming the U.S. military’s foreign language, cultural awareness, and regional expertise capabilities.
Witnesses:
Mrs. Gail H. McGinn (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Plans)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
Brigadier General Gary Patton, USA (pdf)
Senior Language Authority
Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff/J-1
Brigadier General R.M. (Dick) Lake, USMC (pdf)
Director of Intelligence
U.S. Marine Corps
Rear Admiral Daniel P. Holloway, USN (pdf)
Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (OPNAV N13)
U.S. Navy
Mr. Joseph M. McDade, Jr. (pdf)
Director, Force Development (HAF/AID)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel
U.S. Air Force
Brigadier General Richard Longo, USA (pdf)
Director of Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7
U.S. Army
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Security and Stability in Afghanistan and Iraq: Developments in U.S. Strategy and Operations and the Way Ahead.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Robert M. Gates (pdf)
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN (pdf)
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ambassador Eric S. Edelman
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Department of Defense
Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN
Director of Strategic Plans and Policy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thursday, July 31, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Implications of the Supreme Court’s Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Administration Perspectives.
Witnesses:
Mr. Daniel Dell’Orto (pdf)
Acting General Counsel
Department of Defense
Mr. Greg Katsas (pdf)
Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
Colonel Steve David, USA (pdf)
Chief Defense Counsel
Office of Military Commissions
Department of the Army
Ms. Sandra Hodgkinson
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Detainee Affairs
Department of Defense
Thursday, July 31, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on A New U.S. Grand Strategy (Part 2).
Witnesses:
Admiral Dennis C. Blair, USN (Ret.) (pdf)
John M. Shalikashvili Chair
National Bureau of Asian Research
Ambassador Robert Hunter (pdf)
Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation
U.S. Ambassador to NATO, 1993-98
Major General Robert H. Scales Jr., USA (Ret.) (pdf)
President, COLGEN, LP
Former Commandant, Army War College
Dr. Philip D. Zelikow (pdf)
White Burkett Miller Professor of History, University of Virginia
Former Counselor, Department of State
Thursday, July 31, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Navy Destroyer Acquisition Programs.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Ms. Allison Stiller (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ship Programs
Department of the Navy
Vice Admiral Barry McCullough, USN (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Resources and Capabilities
Department of the Navy
Panel 2:
Mr. Ron O’Rourke (pdf)
Specialist in National Security
Congressional Research Service
Dr. Eric Labs (pdf)
Senior Analyst
Congressional Budget Office
Mr. Paul Francis (pdf)
Director
Acquisition and Sourcing Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Implications of the Supreme Court’s Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Non-governmental Perspective.
Witnesses:
Mr. Stephen Oleskey (pdf)
Partner
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP
Mr. Neal K. Katyal (pdf)
Professor of Law
Georgetown Law School
Mr. Richard Klingler (pdf)
Former Senior Associate Counsel to the President
National Security Council General Counsel and Legal Advisor
Colonel Morris Davis, USAF (pdf)
Former Chief Prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions
Department of Defense
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Review.
Witnesses:
Major General Vance Coleman, USA, (Ret.) (pdf)
Former artillery officer and Division Commander
Captain Joan E. Darrah, USN, (Ret.) (pdf)
Former Naval intelligence officer
Staff Sergeant Eric Alva, USMC, (Ret.) (pdf)
Wounded Iraq war veteran
Ms. Elaine Donnelly (pdf)
President
Center for Military Readiness
Sergeant Major Brian Jones, USA, (Ret.) (pdf)
Former Army Special Operations and current business owner and chief executive officer
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on the Comptroller General’s progress report on
Iraq.
Witnesses:
Mr. Gene Dodaro (pdf)
Acting Comptroller General of the United States
Government Accountability Office
Mr. Joseph Christoff
Director, International Affairs and Trade
Government Accountability Office
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Army Medical Action Plan: Is it Working?
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, USA (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1
Headquarters, U.S. Army
Lieutenant General Robert Wilson, USA (pdf)
U.S. Army Installation Management Command
Major General David A. Rubenstein, USA (pdf)
Deputy Surgeon General of the Army
Brigadier General Gary H. Cheek, USA (pdf)
Assistant Surgeon General for Warrior Care and Transition
Thursday, July 17, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on nuclear weapons complex modernization.
- Subcommittee Chairwoman Tauscher’s Opening Statement
- Video Webcast
- Audiocast
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
The Honorable Thomas P. D'Agostino (pdf)
Administrator
National Nuclear Security Administration
Dr. Michael Anastasio (pdf)
Laboratory Director
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mr. Dennis Hayes (pdf)
General Manager, Defense Programs
Washington Savannah River Company
Dr. Thomas O. Hunter (pdf)
President and Laboratories Director
Sandia National Laboratories
Mr. Darrel P. Kohlhorst (pdf)
President and General Manager
Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC
Mr. J. Greg Meyer (pdf)
President and General Manager
Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Pantex, LLC
Dr. George H. Miller (pdf)
Laboratory Director
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
Mr. Vincent Trim (pdf)
President
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, LLC
Dr. Stephen M. Younger (pdf)
President
National Security Technologies
Panel 2:
Mr. Gene Aloise (pdf)
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Ms. Marylia Kelley (pdf)
Executive Director
Tri-Valley CAREs
Dr. C. Paul Robinson (pdf)
President Emeritus
Sandia National Laboratories
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on A New U.S. Grand Strategy.
Witnesses:
Ambassador James Dobbins (pdf)
Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center
RAND Corporation
Dr. Barry R. Posen (pdf1) (pdf2)
Director, Security Studies Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich (pdf)
Professor of International Relations
Boston University
Dr. Mitchell B. Reiss (pdf)
Vice Provost for International Affairs
William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Thursday, July 10, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the source selection and path forward regarding the Air Force KC-(X) Program.
• Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie’s Opening Statement
• Audio Transcript Part 2
Video Webcast (Panel 2 only)
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. Daniel Gordon (pdf)
Deputy General Counsel
Government Accountability Office
Mr. Michael Golden
Managing Associate General Counsel
Procurement Law Division
Government Accountability Office
Panel 2:
The Honorable John J. Young, Jr.
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Thursday, July 10, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on oversight and status of POW-MIA activities.
• Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis’ Opening Statement
• Video Webcast Part 2
Witnesses:
Rear Admiral Donna L. Crisp, USN (pdf)
Commander
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command
The Honorable Charles A. Ray (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs
Thursday, July 10, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on the threat posed by Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack.
Witness:
Dr. William R. Graham (pdf)
Chair
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 – 2:30 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Defense Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation.
Witnesses:
Dr. Richard Brecht (pdf)
Executive Director
Center for Advanced Study of Language
University of Maryland
Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr. (pdf)
President
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Dr. Montgomery McFate (pdf)
Senior Social Science Advisor
Joint Advanced Warfighting Division
Institute for Defense Analyses
Dr. Amy Zalman (pdf)
Policy Analyst
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on efforts to develop and support the Iraqi Security Forces.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General James Dubik, USA (pdf)
Commander
Multi National Security Transition Command—Iraq
Mr. Christopher Straub
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on China: Recent Security Developments.
Witnesses:
The Honorable James J. Shinn (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
Major General Philip M. Breedlove, USAF (pdf)
Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 – 9:00 am – 2118 RHOB
The full committee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 5658 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 5658 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 – 11:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 5658 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 5658 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 5658 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – 11:30 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 5658 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 –10:30 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 5658 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
Thursday, April 24, 2008 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee joint with the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education of the Science and Technology Committee will meet to hear testimony on role of the social and behavioral sciences in national security.
Witnesses:
Colonel Martin Schweitzer, USA (pdf)
Commander, 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
Dr. André van Tilborg (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Science and Technology)
Department of Defense
Dr. Mark Weiss (pdf)
Director, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
National Science Foundation
Dr. David R. Segal (pdf)
Professor of Sociology
University of Maryland
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 – 2:30 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on challenges associated with achieving full dental readiness in the reserve component.
Witnesses:
Colonel Gary Martin, USAF (pdf)
Chief, Dental Care Branch
TRICARE Management Activity
Colonel Mark Bodenheim, USA (pdf)
Chief, Reserve Component Mobilization and Demobilization Operations
U.S. Army Dental Command
Captain Kerry Krause, USN (pdf)
Reserve Affairs Officer
U.S. Navy Dental Corps
Colonel Deborah L. Hart, USAF (pdf)
Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services
Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force
Colonel David B. Sproat, USA (pdf)
Chief Surgeon
Army National Guard
Thursday, April 17, 2008 – 1:00 pm– 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Missile Defense Programs.
Witnesses:
The Honorable John J. Young, Jr. (pdf)
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Department of Defense
The Honorable Dr. Charles E. McQueary (pdf)
Director
Operational Test and Evaluation
Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering III, USAF (pdf)
Director
Missile Defense Agency
Lieutenant General Kevin T. Campbell, USA (pdf)
Commanding General
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command
(USASMDC/ARSTRAT)
Thursday, April 17, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Military Resale and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Overview.
Witnesses:
Ms. Leslye A. Arsht (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy
Major General John A. MacDonald, USA (pdf)
Deputy Commanding General
U.S. Army Installation Management Command and
Commander, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command
Rear Admiral Robert J. Bianchi, USN (pdf)
Commander
Navy Exchange Service Command
Brigadier General Keith L. Thurgood, USAR (pdf)
Commander
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Mr. Timothy R. Larsen (pdf)
Director
Personal and Family Readiness Division
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Mr. Richard Page (pdf)
Acting Director
Defense Commissary Agency
Mr. John Baker (pdf)
Fleet and Family Readiness Program Director
Navy Installations Command
Mr. Arthur J. Myers (pdf)
Director of Services
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee joint with the Readiness Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on House Resolution 834: Ground Force Readiness Shortfalls.
Witnesses:
Ms. Michèle Flournoy (pdf)
President
Center for a New American Security
Mr. Lawrence J. Korb (pdf)
Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
Mr. Thomas Donnelly (pdf)
Resident Fellow
Foreign and Defense Policy Studies
The American Enterprise Institute
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on National Industrial Security Program: Addressing the Implications of Globalization and Foreign Ownership for the Defense Industrial Base.
Witnesses:
Troy Sullivan (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Counterintelligence and Security
Kathleen Watson (pdf)
Director
Defense Security Service
Dr. William Schneider (pdf)
Chairman
Defense Science Board
Ms. Ann Calvaresi-Barr (pdf)
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
Government Accountability Office
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on oversight of the Defense Travel System.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Michael L. Dominguez (pdf)
Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Department of Defense
Mr. David Fisher (pdf)
Director, Business Transformation Agency
Department of Defense
Mr. McCoy Williams (pdf)
Director
Financial Management and Assurance
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Dr. Jay Mandelbaum (pdf)
Research Staff Member
Institute for Defense Analyses
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 – 9:30 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Building Partnership Capacity and Development of the Interagency Process.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Robert M. Gates (pdf)
Secretary of Defense
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice (pdf)
Secretary of State
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Army acquisition programs.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Stephen M. Speakes, USA (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
Lieutenant General N. Ross Thompson, III, USA (pdf)
Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and
Technology)
Mr. Paul Francis (pdf)
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Ms. Janet St. Laurent (pdf)
Managing Director, Defense Capabilities and Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Ms. Mary Ugone (pdf)
Department of Defense
Office of the Inspector General
Deputy Inspector General for Auditing
Thursday, April 10, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Contingency Contracting: Implementing a Call for Urgent Reform.
Witnesses:
The Honorable John J. Young, Jr. (pdf)
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Department of Defense
Jeffrey Parsons (pdf)
Executive Director
Army Contracting Command (Provisional)
U.S. Army Materiel Command
Dr. Jacques S. Gansler (pdf)
Chairman
Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management for Expeditionary Operations
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on the current status of U.S. ground forces.
Witnesses:
General Richard A. Cody, USA (pdf)
Vice Chief of Staff
General Robert Magnus, USMC (pdf)
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on the status of the war and political developments in Iraq.
Witnesses:
General David Petraeus, USA (pdf) (slides)
Commander, Multi-National Forces—Iraq
Ambassador Ryan Crocker (pdf)
United States Ambassador to Iraq
Thursday, April 3, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Army National Guard and Army Reserve Equipment.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Jack C. Stultz, USA (pdf)
Chief
U.S. Army Reserve
Lieutenant General Clyde A. Vaughn, USA (pdf)
Director
Army National Guard
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Holistic Approaches to Cybersecurity Enabling Network Centric Operations.
Witnesses:
Dr. Seymour Goodman (pdf)
Chair
National Research Council Committee on Improving Cybersecurity Research in the U.S.
Dr. James Lewis (pdf)
Director and Senior Fellow
Technology and Public Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International
Studies (CSIS)
Mr. Franklin Kramer (pdf)
Distinguished Research Fellow
Center for Technology and National Security Policy
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the United States Transportation Command and Air Force Mobility Aircraft Programs.
Witnesses:
General Arthur J. Lichte, USAF (pdf)
Commander
Air Mobility Command
General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (pdf)
Commander
United States Transportation Command
The Honorable Sue C. Payton (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on the Readiness of the Army and Air Force Reserves and National Guard Forces.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, USA (pdf)
Chief
National Guard Bureau
Lieutenant General Clyde A. Vaughn, USA (pdf)
Director
Army National Guard
Lieutenant General Craig R. McKinley, USAF (pdf)
Director
Air National Guard
Lieutenant General Jack Stultz, USA (pdf)
Chief
U.S. Army Reserve
Lieutenant General John A. Bradley, USAF (pdf)
Chief
U.S. Air Force Reserve
March 14, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Navy Shipbuilding.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
The Honorable Allison Stiller (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs
Vice Admiral Barry McCullough, USN (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources and Requirements (N8)
Panel 2:
Dr. Eric Labs (pdf)
Senior Naval Analyst
Congressional Budget Office
Mr. Ronald O’Rourke (pdf)
Specialist in National Defense
Congressional Research Service
Friday, March 14, 2008 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Mental Health Overview.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
The Honorable S. Ward Casscells, M.D. (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Lieutenant General Eric Schoomaker, USA (pdf)
Surgeon General
U.S. Army
Vice Admiral Adam Robinson, USN (pdf)
Surgeon General
U.S. Navy
Lieutenant General James G. Roudebush, USAF (pdf)
Surgeon General
U.S. Air Force
Dr. Shelley MacDermid (pdf)
Co-Chair, Defense Task Force on Mental Health
Director, The Center for Families at Purdue University
Director, Military Family Research Institute
Panel 2:
Mr. Chris M. Scheuerman, Sr. (pdf)
Major Bruce Gannaway, USA
U.S. Army
Mrs. Sarah Gannaway
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Richard G. Gutteridge, USA (pdf)
U.S. Army
Thursday, March 13, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. European Command, Southern Command, and Africa Command.
Witnesses:
General Bantz J. Craddock, USA (pdf)
Commander
U.S. European Command
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (pdf)
Commander
U.S. Southern Command
General William E. Ward, USA (pdf)
Commander
U.S. Africa Command
Thursday, March 13, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request - Department of Defense Science and Technology: Responding to the 21st Century Irregular Warfare Threat Environment.
Witnesses:
Mr. Allan Shaffer (pdf)
Principle Deputy
Director, Defense Research and Engineering
Department of Defense
Dr. Thomas H. Killion (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
Rear Admiral William Landay III, USN (pdf)
Chief of Naval Research
Mr. Terry Jaggers (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition
Dr. Anthony J. Tether (pdf)
Director
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Thursday, March 13, 2008 – 10:30 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Department of Defense Energy Posture.
Witnesses:
Mr. Wayne Arny (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Installations and Environment
Mr. Chris DiPetto (pdf)
Deputy Director, Systems and Software Engineering (Developmental Test & Evaluation)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)
General Michael P. C. Carns, USAF (Ret) (pdf)
Chairman
Defense Science Board Task Force on Energy Strategy
Mr. William Solis (pdf)
Director
Defense Capabilities and Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea.
Witnesses:
Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
General Burwell B. Bell, III, USA (pdf)
Commander, United Nations Command
Commander, Republic of Korea – U S. Combined Forces Command
Commander, U. S. Forces Korea
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of Energy National Security Programs.
Witnesses:
General Robert Smolen, USAF, (Ret) (pdf)
Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs
National Nuclear Security Administration
The Honorable James Rispoli (pdf)
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM)
U.S. Department of Energy
The Honorable Will Tobey (pdf)
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
National Nuclear Security Administration
Mr. Glenn Podonsky (pdf)
Director
Office of Health, Safety, and Security
National Nuclear Security Administration
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Future of the Military Healthcare System.
Witnesses:
Honorable S. Ward Casscells, M.D. (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Dr. Gail R. Wilensky (pdf)
Co-Chairman
Defense Task Force on Future of Military Health Care
Ron Z. Goetzel, Ph.D. (pdf)
Research Professor and Director
Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research, Thomson Healthcare
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Inherently Governmental – What is the Proper Role of Government?
Witnesses:
Mr. P. Jackson Bell (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Logistics and Materiel Readiness
Department of Defense
Mr. Shay Assad (pdf)
Director
Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
Department of Defense
The Honorable David M. Walker (pdf)
Comptroller General
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 – 12:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the impact of the Presidential signing statement on the Department of Defense’s implementation of the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.
Witnesses:
Mr. T.J. Halstead (pdf)
Legislative Attorney
American Law Division
Congressional Research Service
Mr. Gary L. Kepplinger (pdf)
General Counsel
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Mr. Bruce Fein (pdf)
Constitutional Attorney
Bruce Fein & Associates
Member, ABA Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements
Mr. Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz (pdf)
Associate Professor of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee joint with the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Departments of the Navy and Air Force Tactical Aviation Programs.
Witnesses
Panel 1:
The Honorable John J. Young, Jr. (pdf)
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Department of Defense
Mr. Michael J. Sullivan (pdf)
Director for Acquisition and Sourcing Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Panel 2:
Mr. William Balderson (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Naval Air Programs
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research, Development and Acquisition
Rear Admiral Allen G. Myers, USN (pdf)
Director, Air Warfare Division (OPNAV 88)
Headquarters, U.S. Navy
Lieutenant General George J. Trautman, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant for Aviation
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Lieutenant General Daniel J. Darnell, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and
Requirements
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Donald J. Hoffman, USAF (pdf)
Military Deputy
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Thursday, March 6, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Navy.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Ph.D. (pdf)
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (pdf)
Chief of Naval Operations
General James T. Conway (pdf)
Commandant
U.S. Marine Corps
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act Budget Request and Status for Space Activities.
Witnesses:
Honorable Gary Payton (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force
Honorable Scott Large (pdf)
Director
National Reconnaissance Office
General Robert Kehler, USAF (pdf)
Commander
Air Force Space Command
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 – 1:30 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act Budget Request from U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Northern Command.
Witnesses:
Admiral Eric Olson, USN (pdf)
Commander
U.S. Special Operations Command
General Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF (pdf)
Commander
NORAD/U.S. Northern Command
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Special Operations Command.
Witnesses:
Admiral William Fallon, USN (pdf)
Commander
U.S. Central Command
Admiral Eric T. Olson, USN (pdf)
Commander
U.S. Special Operations Command
Thursday, February 28, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on military construction.
Witnesses:
Mr. Wayne Arny (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Installations and Environment
The Honorable B.J. Penn (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Installations and Environment
The Honorable William C. Anderson (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
Installations, Environment and Logistics
The Honorable David M. Reed (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
Installations and Housing
Thursday, February 28, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Army.
Witnesses:
Honorable Pete Geren (pdf)
Secretary of the Army
General George W. Casey, Jr., USA (pdf)
Chief of Staff
U. S. Army
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request Overview for the United States Marine Corps.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General James F. Amos, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration
Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources
Brigadier General Michael M. Brogan, USMC (pdf)
Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on U.S. Strategic Posture/FY 2009 Budget Request for Strategic Programs.
Witnesses:
General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
Mr. Thomas D’Agostino (pdf)
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
Mr. Michael Vickers (pdf)
Assistant Secretary for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict/Interdependent Capabilities
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force.
Witnesses:
Honorable Michael W. Wynne (pdf)
Secretary of the Air Force
General T. Michael Moseley, USAF (pdf)
Chief of Staff
U. S. Air Force
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittees will meet to hear testimony on Irregular Warfare and Stability Operations: Approaches to Interagency Integration.
Witnesses:
Panel I:
The Honorable Michael G. Vickers (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities
U.S. Department of Defense
Ambassador John E. Herbst (pdf)
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization
U.S. Department of State
Panel II:
RADM Dan W. Davenport (pdf)
Director, Joint Concept Development and Experimentation (J-9)
U.S. Joint Forces Command
Brigadier General Robert H. Holmes, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Director of Operations
U.S. Central Command
Lieutenant General Frank Kearney, USA
Deputy Commander
U.S. Special Operations Command
COL Joseph E. Osborne (pdf)
Director, Irregular Warfare Directorate (J-10)
U.S. Special Operations Command
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Overview of Recruiting, Retention, and Compensation.
Witnesses:
Dr. David S.C. Chu (pdf)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, USA (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1
Headquarters, U.S. Army
Vice Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., USN (pdf)
Chief of Naval Personnel, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations,
Department of the Navy
Lieutenant General Richard Y. Newton III, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel, and Services,
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Ronald S. Coleman. USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Friday, February 15, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the status of the implementation of the Army’s medical action plan and other services’ support for wounded service members.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Eric Schoomaker, USA (pdf)
Surgeon General
U.S. Army
Brigadier General Michael Tucker, USA (pdf)
Assistant Surgeon General for Warrior Care and Transition
U.S. Army
Vice Admiral Adam Robinson, USN (pdf)
Surgeon General
U.S. Navy
Lieutenant General James Roudebush, USAF (pdf)
Surgeon General
U.S. Air Force
Thursday, February 14, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Provincial Reconstruction Teams: A Case for Interagency National Security Reform?
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ryan Henry (pdf)
Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Policy)
Mr. Barry Pavel
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities
Ambassador Stephen D. Mull (pdf)
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Department of State
The Honorable Michael E. Hess (pdf)
Assistant Administrator
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau
U.S. Agency for International Development
Thursday, February 14, 2008 – 11:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Military Readiness: Implications for Our Strategic Posture.
Witnesses:
Ms. Michèle Flournoy (pdf)
President and Co-Founder
Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Mr. Steve Kosiak (pdf)
Vice President of Budget Studies
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
Ms. Sharon Pickup (pdf)
Director, Defense Resources and Business Transformation Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Readiness at Risk: Department of Defense Security Clearance Processes.
Witnesses:
Mr. Greg Torres (pdf)
Director of Security
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Counterintelligence and Security Department of Defense
Mr. Jack Edwards (pdf)
Director
Defense Capabilities and Management Team
General Accountability Office
Ms. Kathy Dillaman (pdf)
Associate Director, Federal Investigative Services Division
Office of Personnel Management
Mr. Ben Romero (pdf)
Lockheed Martin Corporation and Chairman of the Intelligence Subcommittee of the Information Technology Association of America on behalf of the Security Clearance Reform Coalition
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Global Security Assessment.
Witnesses:
Dr. Thomas Fingar (pdf)
Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Mr. Robert Cardillo
Deputy Director for Analysis
Defense Intelligence Agency
Mr. John A. Kringen
Director for Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Thursday, February 7, 2008 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on beneficiary advocacy overview.
· Subcommittee Chairman Davis’ Opening Statement
· Video Webcast
· Audio Transcript
Witnesses:
Mr. Todd Bowers (pdf)
Government Relations Director
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Mr. Joseph Barnes (pdf)
National Executive Secretary
Fleet Reserve Association
Mrs. Kathleen Moakler (pdf)
Director, Government Relations Department
National Military Family Association
Colonel Steve Strobridge, USAF, Retired (pdf)
Director, Government Relations
Military Officers Association of America
Mr. David Johnson (pdf)
Chairman of the Board
American Logistics Association
Mr. F. Jed Becker (pdf)
Vice-Chairman
Armed Forces Marketing Council
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of Defense.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Robert M. Gates (pdf)
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN (pdf)
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Interagency Reform: Can the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Case Study Illuminate the Future of Reconstruction and Stabilization Operations?
Witnesses:
Ambassador Carlos Pascual (pdf)
Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy
The Brookings Institution
Ambassador Barbara Bodine (pdf)
Diplomat-in-Residence, Woodrow Wilson School
Princeton University
Ms. Michele Flournoy (pdf)
President
Center for a New American Security
Dr. Nora Bensahel (pdf)
Senior Political Scientist
RAND Corporation
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 – 1:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on A Continuing Dialogue: Post-Surge Alternatives for Iraq (Part 2 of 2).
Witnesses:
Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr. (pdf)
President
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Prof. Lawrence Wilkerson (pdf)
Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell
Visiting Pamela C. Harriman Professor of Government
College of William and Mary
Mr. Michael Eisenstadt (pdf)
Director, Military & Security Studies Program
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Dr. Stephen Biddle (pdf)
Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Council on Foreign Relations
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to hear testimony on Assessment of U.S. Strategy and Operations in Afghanistan and the Way Ahead.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) (pdf) (pdf2)
Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies
National Defense University
Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth (pdf)
John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
George Washington University
Dr. Barnett R. Rubin (pdf)
Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation
New York University
Thursday, January 17, 2008 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Iraqi Security Forces.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General James M. Dubik, USA (pdf)
Commanding General of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq in
Baghdad
Mr. Mark Kimmitt
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Continuing Dialogue: Post-Surge Alternatives for Iraq.
Witnesses:
The Honorable John J. Hamre (pdf)
President and CEO
Center for Strategic and International Studies
General Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.) (pdf)
President
BR McCaffrey Associates, LLC
General Jack Keane, USA (Ret.)
Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Mr. Christopher A. Kojm (pdf)
Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
The Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University
Thursday, December 13, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on global maritime strategy initiatives.
Witnesses:
Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (pdf)
Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral Thad W. Allen, USCG (pdf)
Commandant of the Coast Guard
General James T. Conway, USMC (pdf)
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure 2005 decisions.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. Philip Grone (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment
Department of Defense
Mr. Brian Lepore (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilities Assessment
Government Accountability Office
Panel 2:
Mr. Michael Houlemard (pdf)
President
Association of Defense Communities
Dr. John Deegan (pdf)
President
Military Impacted Schools Association
Mr. Victor Ferlise (pdf)
Former Deputy to the Commanding General for Operations and Support for the Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command
Fort Monmouth, NJ
The Honorable Anthony Brown (pdf)
Lieutenant Governor
State of Maryland
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Security and Stability in Afghanistan: Status of U.S. Strategy and Operations and the Way Ahead.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Robert M. Gates (pdf)
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ambassador Eric S. Edelman
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Department of Defense
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, USMC
Director of Strategic Plans and Policy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Provincial Reconstruction Teams - Historical and Current Perspectives on Doctrine and Strategy.
Witnesses:
Mr. Bernard Carreau (pdf)
Senior Research Fellow, Center for Technology and National Security Policy
National Defense University
General Volney F. Warner, USA (Ret.) (pdf) (pdf2)
President and Chief Executive Officer
V.F. Warner and Associates
Brigadier General Eric “Rick” Olson, USA (Ret.) (pdf)
Former Commander, Combined/Joint Task Force-76
Former Director, National Coordination Team
Ms. Kathleen Hicks (pdf)
Senior Fellow, International Security Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Thursday, November 15, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on strategic communications and countering ideological support for terrorism.
Witnesses:
Mr. Duncan MacInnes (pdf)
Principal Deputy Coordinator of the Bureau of International Information Programs
Department of State
Captain Hal Pittman, USN (pdf)
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Joint Communication)
Department of Defense
Dr. Michael Doran (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Support for Public Diplomacy)
Department of Defense
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Africa Command.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ryan Henry (pdf)
Principal Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Ambassador Stephen Mull (pdf)
Acting Assistant Secretary of State
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
General William E. “Kip” Ward, USA (pdf)
Commander
U. S. Africa Command
Thursday, November 8, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and Air and Land Forces Subcommittees will meet to receive testimony on the Joint Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
The Honorable John Young (pdf)
Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Director, MRAP Task Force
Mr. Bill Greenwalt (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy
Captain Cloyes R. “Red” Hoover, USN (pdf)
Commanding Officer
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston
Panel 2:
Ms. Linda Hudson (pdf)
President, Land and Armament Systems
BAE System
Mr. Gordon McGilton (pdf)
Chief Executive Officer
Force Protection, Inc.
Mr. David K. Heebner (pdf)
President
General Dynamics Land Systems
Mr. Archie Massicotte (pdf)
President
International Military and Government, LLC
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations: Learning from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Experience.
Witnesses:
Ambassador John E. Herbst (pdf)
Coordinator, Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization
U.S. Department of State
Ms. Celeste Ward (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Stability Operations Capabilities
U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. Joseph A. Christoff (pdf)
Director, International Affairs and Trade Team
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Ms. Janet St. Laurent (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Air Force strategic initiatives.
Witnesses:
Secretary Michael Wynne (pdf)
Secretary of the Air Force
General T. Michael Moseley, USAF (pdf)
Chief of Staff
U S. Air Force
Thursday, October 18, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on measuring and increasing the effectiveness of Provincial Reconstruction Teams.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Stuart W. Bowen, Jr. (pdf)
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Mr. Robert Perito (pdf)
Senior Program Officer
Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations
United States Institute of Peace
SIGIR Report on Provincial Reconstruction Teams (pdf)
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on incentives, benefits, and medical care for federal civilian employees deployed to combat zones.
Witnesses:
Ambassador Harry Thomas (pdf)
Director General
U.S. Department of State
Mr. Mark Ward (pdf)
Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator
Asia and Near East Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development
Mr. Kirk Miller (pdf)
Associate Administrator for the Foreign Agriculture Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Bruce Swartz (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Mr. Larry McDonald (pdf1) (pdf2)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Technical Assistance
U.S. Department of Treasury
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on security challenges involving Pakistan and policy implications for the Department of Defense.
Witnesses:
Ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer (pdf)
Director, South Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Marvin G. Weinbaum (pdf)
Scholar-in-Residence, Public Policy Center
Middle East Institute
Mr. Husain Haqqani (pdf)
Director, Center for International Relations
Associate Professor of International Relations
Boston University
Ms. Lisa Curtis (pdf)
Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center
The Heritage Foundation
Thursday, October 4, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the role of the Department of Defense in Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Witnesses:
Mr. Mitchell Shivers (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Central Asia Affairs
Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy)
Major General Bobby J. Wilkes, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Asia)
Strategic Plans and Policy
The Joint Staff
Mr. Mark Kimmitt (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Colonel (Promotable) Ralph O. Baker, USA (pdf)
Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Middle East)
Strategic Plans and Policy
The Joint Staff
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Army strategic initiatives.
Witnesses:
General George Casey, USA (pdf)
Chief of Staff
U. S. Army
The Honorable Pete Geren (pdf)
Secretary of the Army
Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 11:30 am - 2118 Rayburn-Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Accountability during Contingency Operations: Preventing and Fighting Corruption in Contracting and Establishing and Maintaining Appropriate Controls on Material.
Witnesses:
Mr. Thomas F. Gimble (pdf)
Principal Deputy Inspector General
Department of Defense
Mr. Shay Assad (pdf)
Director
Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy and Strategic Sourcing
Department of Defense
Lieutenant General N. Ross Thompson, USA (pdf)
Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
Ms. Kathryn Condon (pdf)
Executive Deputy to the Commanding General
Army Materiel Command
Mr. Peter Velz (pdf)
Foreign Affairs Specialist for Iraq
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the benefits and medical care for Federal and U.S. contractor employees deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Patricia S. Bradshaw (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy
Department of Defense
Mr. Shelby Hallmark (pdf)
Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
Department of Labor
Ms. Brenda S. Farrell (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Monday, September 10, 2007 - 12:30 pm – 345 Cannon (Caucus Room) - Open
The Joint Full Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee will meet to receive testimony on the status of the war and political developments in Iraq.
Witnesses:
General David Petraeus, USA (pdf)
Commander, Multi-National Forces—Iraq
Ambassador Ryan Crocker (pdf)
United States Ambassador to Iraq
Thursday, September 6, 2007 - 2:30 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Full Committee will meet to receive testimony on the Independent Assessment of Iraqi Security Forces.
Witnesses:
General James Jones, USMC (ret) (link to report)
Chairman
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq
The Honorable John Hamre (link to report)
Member
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq
General George Joulwan, USA (ret) (link to report)
Member
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq
Chief Charles H. Ramsay (link to report)
Member
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq
Thursday, September 6, 2007 - 9:00 am – 345 Cannon (Caucus Room) – Open
The Full Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee will meet to receive testimony on Beyond the September Report: What’s Next for Iraq?
Witnesses:
The Honorable William J. Perry (pdf)
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, and
Professor, Stanford University
Major General John Batiste, USA, Retired (pdf)
President, Klein Steel Services, Incorporated
General John M. Keane, USA, Retired
Keane Advisors, LLC
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the role of the Department of Defense in provincial reconstruction teams.
· Subcommittee Chairman Snyder’s Opening Statement
· Audio Transcript
Witnesses:
Ms. Ginger Cruz (pdf)
Deputy Inspector General
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Ms. Michelle Parker (pdf)
International Affairs Fellow (CFR)
RAND Corporation
Mr. Frederick D. Barton (pdf)
Senior Advisor & Co-Director, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Full Committee will meet to receive testimony on the Comptroller General’s assessment of the Iraqi government’s record of performance.
Witness:
The Honorable David M. Walker (pdf)
Comptroller General
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Thursday, August 2, 2007 - 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on a follow-up hearing on the notification of family members of next of kin of deceased and wounded process for the Marine Corps.
· Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis’ Opening Statement
· Audio Transcript
Witness:
General Robert Magnus, USMC (pdf)
Assistant Commandant
U.S. Marine Corps
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 - 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve recruiting and retention.
· Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis’ Opening Statement
· Audio Transcript
Witnesses:
Honorable Michael Dominguez (pdf)
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Personnel and Readiness
Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, USA (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Headquarters, U.S. Army
Lieutenant General Clyde A. Vaughn, USA (pdf)
Director of the Army National Guard
Major General Thomas P. Bostick, USA (pdf)
Commanding General
U. S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 1:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq’s Future (Part 4 of 4)
Witnesses:
General Jack Keane, USA (Ret.)
Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
General Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.) (pdf)
President, BR McCaffrey Associates, LLC
Lieutenant General Gregory S. Newbold, USMC (Ret.) (pdf)
Former Director of Operations (J-3) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dr. Michael O'Hanlon (pdf)
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies
The Brookings Institution
Mr. Daniel Benjamin (pdf)
Director, Center on the United States and Europe
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies
The Brookings Institution
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Use of In Lieu Of, Ad Hoc and Augmentee Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Witnesses:
Major General Jason K. Kamiya, USA (pdf)
Director of Joint Training
U.S. Joint Forces Command
Brigadier General Jack B. Egginton, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Director of Operations
U.S. Central Command
Brigadier General David D. Halverson, USA (pdf)
Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7
Headquarters U.S. Army
Rear Admiral Timothy M. Giardina, USN (pdf)
Director of Information, Plans and Security
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Brigadier General Marke F. Gibson, USAF (pdf)
Director of Current Operations and Training
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Friday, July 27, 2007 –1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to mark up H.R. 3087, to require the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq, and H.R. 3159, the “Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007.”
Friday, July 27, 2007 – 9:30 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on H.R. 3087, to require the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq, and H.R. 3159, the “Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007.”
Witnesses:
General John M. Keane, USA (ret.)
Former Vice Chief of Staff
Department of the Army
Mr. Lawrence J. Korb (pdf)
Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
Thursday, July 26, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Upholding the Principle of Habeas Corpus for Detainees.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. Stephen Oleskey (pdf)
Partner
Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale, and Dorr LLP
Mr. David Keene (pdf)
Chairman
American Conservative Union
Mr. Patrick Philbin (pdf)
Former Associate Deputy Attorney General
Department of Justice
Mr. Stephen E. Abraham (pdf)
Lieutenant Colonel
United States Army Reserves
Panel 2:
Mr. Daniel J. Dell’Orto (pdf)
Principal Deputy General Counsel
Department of Defense
Mr. Greg Katsas (pdf)
Principle Deputy Associate Attorney General
Department of Justice
Rear Admiral James M. McGarrah
Civil Engineer Corps
United States Navy (Retired)
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Joint Full Committee and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will meet to receive testimony on Implications of the National Intelligence Estimate regarding Al-Qaeda.
Witnesses:
Mr. James Clapper (pdf)
Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence
Ms. Mary Beth Long
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Acting)
Mr. Pete Verga
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense (Acting)
Mr. Michael Leiter (pdf)
Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorsim Center
Director of the Interagency Task Force on Homeland Threats
Mr. Edward Gistaro (pdf)
National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 –10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq’s Future (Part 3 of 4).
Witnesses:
The Honorable Francis J. “Bing” West (pdf)
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Author, No True Glory: a Front-line Account of the Battle of Fallujah
Major General Paul D. Eaton, USA (Ret.) (pdf)
Former Commander, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, Iraq
Dr. Stephen Biddle (pdf)
Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Council on Foreign Relations
Colonel Paul Hughes, USA (Ret.) (pdf)
Senior Program Officer, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations
United States Institute of Peace
Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on surface combatant construction update.
Witnesses:
Panel One:
Dr. J. Michael Gilmore (pdf)
Congressional Budget Office
Dr. Eric Labs (pdf)
Congressional Budget Office
Mr. Ronald O’Rourke (pdf)
Congressional Research Service
Mr. Paul Francis (pdf)
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
Government Accountability Office
Panel Two:
Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN (pdf)
Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Ms. Allison Stiller (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs
Department of the Navy
Rear Admiral Barry McCullough, USN (pdf)
Director, Warfare Integration (N8F)
Department of the Navy
Mr. Dub Summerall (pdf)
Executive Director for Surface Combatants
Program Executive Officer, Ships
Thursday, July 19, 2007, 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Joint Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and Air and Land Forces Subcommittees will meet to receive testimony on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program.
Witnesses:
The Honorable John Young (pdf)
Director of Defense Research and Engineering
MRAP Task Force
Brigadier General Michael Brogan, USMC
Commander
Marine Corps Systems Command
Lieutenant General John Castellaw, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources
Lieutenant General Stephen M. Speakes, USA
Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-8
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq’s Future (Part 2 of 3).
Witness:
Daniel L. Byman (pdf)
Director, Security Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on U.S. nuclear weapons policy.
Witnesses:
Dr. William Perry (pdf)
Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project
Center for International Security Cooperation
Stanford University
Dr. Sid Drell (pdf)
Professor Emeritus
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Stanford University
Dr. Keith Payne (pdf)
Chair, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies
Missouri State University
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Iraq: Trends and Recent Security Developments.
Witnesses:
Dr. William Perry (pdf)
Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project
Center for International Security Cooperation
Stanford University
Dr. Jessica Tuchman Mathews (pdf)
President
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Dr. Frederick W. Kagan (pdf)
Resident Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
Thursday, July 12, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq’s Future (Part 1 of 3)
Witnesses:
General Wesley K. Clark (USA, ret.) (pdf)
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Max Boot (pdf)
Senior Fellow, National Security Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
Dr. Muqtedar Khan
Assistant Professor, Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution
Thursday, July 12, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on emerging contaminants and environmental management at Department of Defense installations.
Witnesses:
Mr. Alex A. Beehler (pdf)
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health)
U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. John B. Stephenson (pdf)
Director
Natural Resources & Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Thursday, July 12, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on mental health.
Witnesses:
Honorable S. Ward Casscells, M.D. (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Vice Admiral Donald C. Arthur, USN (pdf)
Co-Chair, Defense Health Board Task Force on Mental Health
Surgeon General
Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Dr. Shelley MacDermid (pdf)
Co-Chair, Defense Health Board Task Force on Mental Health
Director, The Center for Families at Purdue University
Co-Director, Military Family Research Institute
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Strategic Communications and Comparative Ideas: Winning the Hearts and Minds in the Global War Against Terrorists.
Witnesses:
Linton Wells, II, Ph.D. (pdf)
Distinguished Research Fellow
Force Transformation Chair
Dr. Amy Zalman (pdf)
Policy Analyst
SAIC
Honorable Frank Kramer (pdf)
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Policy)
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on global security assessment.
Witnesses:
Dr. Thomas Fingar (pdf)
Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Mr. Robert Cardillo
Deputy Director for Analysis
Defense Intelligence Agency
Mr. John A. Kringen
Director for Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn –Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on review of the policies and procedures regarding the notification of next-of-kin of wounded and deceased service members.
Witnesses:
Brigadier General Reuben D. Jones, USA (pdf)
Adjutant General of the Army
Brigadier General Michael Downs, USMC (ret) (pdf)
Director, Personnel and Family Readiness Division
Major General Anthony F. Przybyslawski, USAF (pdf)
Commander, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
Mr. Patrick M. McLaughlin (pdf)
(Acting) Assistant Deputy, Chief of Naval Operations & Chief Operating Officer
Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) Enterprise
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 – 4:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on an update on the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Program.
Witnesses:
Mr. Roger Smith (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Expeditionary Warfare
Lieutenant General Emerson Gardner, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps, Programs and Resources
Mr. David Ahern (pdf)
Director, Portfolio Systems Acquisition, Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L)
Colonel William Taylor, USMC (pdf)
Program Executive Officer, Marine Corps Land Systems
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the findings of the Independent Review Group and an in-progress review of actions at Walter Reed.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
The Honorable John O. Marsh (pdf)
Former Secretary of the Army
Co-Chair, Independent Review Group
The Honorable Togo D. West, Jr. (pdf)
Former Secretary of the Army
Former Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Co-Chair, Independent Review Group
Panel 2:
General Richard A. Cody, USA (pdf)
Vice Chief of Staff
Department of the Army
Major General Gale S. Pollock, USA (pdf)
Acting Surgeon General
Department of the Army
Major General Eric B. Schoomaker, USA (pdf)
Commander
North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Brigadier General Michael S. Tucker, USA
Deputy Commanding General
North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Colonel Terrence McKenrick, USA
Commander
Warrior Transition Brigade, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on structure, process and tools for improving Department of Defense management.
Witnesses:
Honorable Gordon R. England (pdf)
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Mr. Jack D. Patterson (pdf)
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Comptroller
Mr. Paul A. Brinkley (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Business Transformation
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Organizing the Roles, Missions, and Requirements of the Department of Defense.
Witnesses:
Dr. John Hamre (pdf)
President
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Andrew Krepinevich (pdf)
President
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on China: Recent Security Developments.
Witnesses:
Richard P. Lawless (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Affairs
Department of Defense
Major General Philip M. Breedlove
Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the development of the Iraqi Security Forces.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, USA (pdf)
Commander
Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq
Mark Kimmitt
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 – 2:30 pm – 2212 Rayburn –Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on procurement of Navy boat barriers.
Witnesses:
Mr. Thomas Betro (pdf)
Director
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
Ms. Cathy Riddick-Brown (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Director for Acquisition and Logistics
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
Mr. James A. Williams (pdf)
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration (GSA)
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Full Committee will meet to receive testimony on Department of Defense body armor programs.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. Murray Neal (pdf)
CEO
Pinnacle Armor, Inc.
Honorable Philip E. Coyle, III (pdf)
Senior Advisor
World Security Institute
Panel 2:
Lieutenant General N. Ross Thompson III (pdf)
Military deputy/director, Army Acquisition Corps
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
Brigadier General Mark Brown (pdf)
Program Executive Officer (PEO)
U.S. Army
Mr. Roger Smith (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Littoral and Mine Warfare
Department of the Navy
Colonel Ed Smith (pdf)
Product Group Director, Combat Equipment and Support Systems
U.S. Marine Corps
Mr. Douglas D. Thomas (pdf)
Executive Director for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations
U.S. Air Force
Colonel Kevin Noonan (pdf)
Program Executive Office – Special Operations Forces (SOF) – Warrior
U.S. Special Operations Command
Mr. William ‘Bill’ M. Solis (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Dr. Jonathan Morgan
Deputy Director
National Institute of Justice
Thursday, May 24, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2212 Rayburn - Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on training of development of the Iraqi police service.
Witnesses:
Panel One:
No witnesses available.
Panel Two:
Colonel Richard Swengros, USA (pdf)
Assistant Commandant
U.S. Army Military Police School
Colonel Robert J. Coates, USMC (pdf)
Assistant Chief of Staff for Training and Experimentation Group
First Marine Expeditionary
Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. McCarthy, USMC
Executive Officer
Fifth Marine Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Brad Felling, USAF Reserve
First Lieutenant Cadetta Bridges, USANG
Headquarters Detachment Commander
372nd Military Police Battalion
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn - Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on training of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and employment of transition teams.
Witnesses:
Mr. Peter Velz
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Middle East)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Brigadier General Michael Jones
Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Middle East)
Joint Staff
Wednesday, May 9, 2006 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 1585 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 1585 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
Thursday, May 3, 2007 – 11:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 1585 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
Thursday, May 3, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 1585 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 1585 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 – 11:30 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 1585 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 1585 – To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Contracting for the Iraqi Security Forces.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Anne W. Patterson (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Bruce Swartz (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Gary J. Motsek (pdf)
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Program Support)
U.S. Department of Defense
Colonel Anita M. Raines (pdf)
Chief, Logistics Services Division
J4 Directorate, Joint Staff
U.S. Department of Defense
Panel 2:
Dr. Deborah D. Avant (pdf)
Director, Institute for Global and International Studies
George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
Doug Brooks (pdf)
President
International Peace Operations Association
Gerald Burke (pdf)
Major, Massachusetts State Police (Retired)
Former Senior Advisor, Iraqi Ministry of Interior and Iraqi Police Service
Thursday, April 19, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Ms. Davi M. D’Agostino (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Ms. Sharon L. Pickup (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Mr. Michael J. Sullivan (pdf)
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Panel 2:
Mr. Joe Landon (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command,
Control, Communication, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Brigadier General Walt Davis, USA (pdf)
Commander
Joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence
Lieutenant General David A. Deptula, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
U.S. Air Force
Major General Jeffrey Sorenson (pdf)
Deputy for Acquisitions and Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
Rear Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, USN (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
Deputy Director, Air Warfare
Brigadier General Randolph Alles, USMC (pdf)
Commanding General,
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Central Command.
Witness:
Admiral William Fallon, USN (pdf)
Commander
U.S. Central Command
Thursday, March 29, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on overview of morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) programs.
Witnesses:
Ms. Leslye A. Arsht (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community & Family Policy
Brigadier General Belinda Pinckney, USA (pdf)
Commanding General
U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command
Rear Admiral Mark A. Handley, USN (pdf)
Vice Commander, Navy Installations Command
Mr. Michael P. Downs (pdf)
Director, Personal and Family Readiness Division
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Mr. Arthur J. Myers (pdf)
Director of Air Force Services
Thursday, March 29, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Military Commissions Act and the continued use of Guantanamo Bay as a detention facility.
Witnesses:
Mr. William H. Taft, IV (pdf)
Of Counsel, Fried Frank
Former Legal Adviser, Department of State
Former Acting Secretary of Defense
Mr. Neal K. Katyal (pdf)
Professor of Law, Georgetown University
Mr. Patrick Philbin (pdf)
Former Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice
Ms. Elisa Massimino (pdf)
Director of the Washington, D.C. Office, Human Rights First
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on information technology.
Witnesses:
John Grimes (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and Chief Information Officer
Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Charles Croom, USAF (pdf)
Director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 – 1:30 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on outside perspectives on transitioning security to the Iraqi security forces.
Witnesses:
Dr. Anthony Cordesman (pdf)
Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. Robert Perito (pdf)
Senior Program Officer
United States Institute of Peace
Ms. Olga Oliker (pdf)
Senior International Policy Analyst
RAND Corporation
Dr. Frederick Kagan (pdf)
Resident Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the readiness of the Army and Air National Guard.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, USA (pdf)
Chief, National Guard Bureau
Lieutenant General Clyde A. Vaughn, USA (pdf)
Director, Army National Guard
Lieutenant General Craig R. McKinley, USAF (pdf)
Director, Air National Guard
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for missile defense programs.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering, USAF (pdf)
Director
Missile Defense Agency
Lieutenant General Kevin T. Campbell (pdf)
Commanding General
USASMDC/ARSTRAT
Dr. Charles E. McQueary (pdf)
Director, OT&E
Mr. Brian Green (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic Capabilities
Department of Defense
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Army ground force acquisition programs.
Witnesses:
Dr. James I. Finley (pdf)
Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Department of Defense
Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr. (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
Department of the Army
Lieutenant General John M. Curran (pdf)
Deputy Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
United States Army
Mr. Paul L. Francis (pdf)
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
Government Accountability Office
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the state of the military health care system.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Major General Gale S. Pollock, USA (pdf)
Acting Surgeon General of the Army
Department of the Army
Vice Admiral Donald C. Arthur, USN (pdf)
Surgeon General
Department of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Lieutenant General James G. Roudebush, USAF (pdf)
Surgeon General
Department of the Air Force
Panel 2:
Mr. David J. McIntyre, Jr. (pdf)
President and CEO
TriWest Health Alliance
Mr. David Baker (pdf)
President and CEO
Humana Military Healthcare Services
Mr. Steve Tough (pdf)
President
Health Net Federal Services
Friday, March 23, 2007 – 11:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Second Report to Congress by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves.
Witness:
Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (ret.) (pdf)
Chairman
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves
Friday, March 23, 2007 – 9:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request and the status of space activities.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ronald Sega (pdf)
Under Secretary of the Air Force
The Honorable Donald Kerr (pdf)
Director, National Reconnaissance Office
General Kevin Chilton, USAF (pdf)
Commander, Air Force Space Command
Thursday, March 22, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Joint Air and Land Forces and Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittees will meet to receive testimony on Department of Defense Aircraft Programs.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. David G. Ahern (pdf)
Director, Portfolio Systems Acquisition
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense,
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Mr. James P. Woolsey (pdf)
Assistant Director, Cost Analysis and Research Division
Institute for Defense Analyses
Mr. Michael J. Sullivan (pdf)
Director for Acquisition and Sourcing Management
Government Accountability Office
Panel 2:
Brigadier General Stephen Mundt, USA (pdf)
Director of Army Aviation
Headquarters, U. S. Army
Mr. William Balderson
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Naval Air Programs (pdf)
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research, Development and Acquisition
Rear Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, USN (pdf)
Director, Air Warfare Division (OPNAV 88)
Headquarters, U. S. Navy
Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant for Aviation
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Lieutenant General Carrol H. “Howie” Chandler, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Requirements
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Donald J. Hoffman, USAF (pdf)
Military Deputy
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Department of Defense counterproliferation, counterterrorism, and science and technology priorities.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
The Honorable John Young (pdf)
Director
Defense Research and Engineering
Dr. James Tegnelia (pdf)
Director
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Dr. Anthony J. Tether (pdf)
Director
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
Panel 2:
The Honorable John Young (pdf)
Director
Defense Research and Engineering
Dr. Thomas H. Killion (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
Rear Admiral William Landay III, USN (pdf)
Chief of Naval Research
Mr. Terry Jaggers (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Strategic Command, Northern Command, Transportation Command, and Southern Command.
Witnesses:
General James E. Cartwright, USMC (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN (pdf)
Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM
General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Transportation Command
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Southern Command
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 – 4:30 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will mark up the following legislation: H.R.1538, Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on U.S. shipyard modernization initiatives and ship cost reduction.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN (pdf)
Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
Ms. Allison Stiller (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs
Rear Admiral Charles Goddard, USN (pdf)
Program Executive Officer, Ships
Rear Admiral David Architzel, USN (pdf)
Program Executive Officer, Carriers
Rear Admiral William Hilirades, USN (pdf)
Program Executive Officer, Submarines
Panel 2:
Ms. Cynthia Brown (pdf)
President
American Shipbuilding Association
Mr. Phillip Teel (pdf)
President
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Mr. Mike Toner (pdf)
Executive Vice President
Marine Systems Group
General Dynamics
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests for military construction, family housing, base closures and facilities’ operations and maintenance.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Philip Grone (pdf)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Installations and Environment
The Honorable Keith Eastin (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Army
Installations and Environment
The Honorable B.J. Penn (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Installations and Environment
The Honorable William C. Anderson (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
Installations, Environment and Logistics
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Department of Energy’s atomic energy defense activities.
Witnesses:
Mr. Thomas D’Agostino (pdf)
Acting Administrator
National Nuclear Security Administration
The Honorable James Rispoli (pdf)
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Glenn Podonsky (pdf)
Director, Office of Health, Safety and Security
U.S. Department of Energy
Thursday, March 15, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on views of military advocacy and beneficiary groups.
This hearing was a continuation of a March 1st hearing. Please see below for hearing details.
Thursday, March 15, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the Federal ship construction loan guarantee program.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. Sean Connaughton (pdf)
Administrator, Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation
Panel 2:
Ms. Cynthia Brown (pdf)
President
American Shipbuilding Association
Mr. Roy G. Bowman (pdf)
Thompson Coburn LLP
Attorneys at Law
Mr. Martin Gottlieb (pdf)
Managing Director
Argent Group
Mr. Charles Raymond (pdf)
Chairman and CEO
Horizon Lines
Mr. H. Clayton Cook, Jr. (pdf)
Seward & Kissell, LLP
Attorneys at Law
Thursday, March 15, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. European Command and Joint Forces Command.
Witnesses:
General Bantz J. Craddock, USA (pdf)
Commander, U.S. European Command
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
General Lance Smith, USAF (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command
NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on harnessing technological innovation: challenges and opportunities.
Witnesses:
James Andrew Lewis (pdf)
Director and Senior Fellow
Technology and Public Policy Programs
Center for Strategic and International Studies
David H. Lehman (pdf)
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Command and Control Center
The MITRE Corporation
Dr. Brian Cohen (pdf)
Institute for Defense Analyses
Stuart Starr (pdf)
Center for Technology and National Security Policy
National Defense University
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 –2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the adequacy of the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request to meet readiness needs.
Witnesses:
General Richard Cody, USA (pdf)
Vice Chief of Staff
Department of the Army
General John D.W. Corley, USAF (pdf)
Vice Chief of Staff
Department of the Air Force
General Robert Magnus, USMC (pdf)
Assistant Commandant
U.S. Marine Corps
Admiral Robert F. Willard, USN (pdf)
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Department of the Navy
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2212 Rayburn – Open
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on overview of military resale programs.
Witnesses:
Honorable Michael L. Dominguez (pdf)
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Personnel and Readiness
Major General Paul Essex, USAF (pdf)
Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Rear Admiral Robert E. Cowley III, USN (pdf)
Commander, Navy Exchange Service Command
Mr. Patrick B. Nixon (pdf)
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Defense Commissary Agency
Mr. Michael P. Downs (pdf)
Director, Personal and Family Readiness Division
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 – 8:30 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open
The full committee will mark up the following legislation: H.R. 1362, Accountability in Contracting Act.
Thursday, March 8, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on submarine force structure and acquisition policy.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Vice Admiral John J. Donnelly, USN (pdf)
Commander, Submarine Forces
Rear Admiral Carl V. Mauney, USN (pdf)
Director, Submarine Warfare Division N87
Rear Admiral William H. Hilarides, USN (pdf)
Program Executive Officer, Submarines
Ms. Allison Stiller (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs
Panel 2:
Mr. John Casey (pdf)
President
Electric Boat Corporation
Mr. Mike Petters (pdf)
Corporate Vice President and President
Northrup Grumman Newport News
Mr. Winfred Nash (pdf)
President
BWXT Nuclear Operations Division
Mr. Ron O’Rourke (pdf)
Senior Naval Analyst
Congressional Research Service
Thursday, March 8, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the posture of the U.S. Strategic Command.
Witness:
General James E. Cartwright, USMC (pdf)
Commander
U.S. Strategic Command
Thursday, March 8, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The Full Committee will meet to receive testimony on challenges and obstacles wounded and injured service members face during recovery.
Witnesses:
Dr. David S.C. Chu (pdf)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Dr. William Winkenwerder (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA (pdf)
Chief of Staff, U. S. Army
Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, USA (pdf)
The Surgeon General, U.S. Army
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Air Force and Army airlift and aerial refueling fixed-wing aircraft programs.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Mr. William Solis (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilites and Management
Government Accountability Office
Mr. Michael Sullivan (pdf)
Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management
Government Accountability Office
Mr. Christopher Bolkcom (pdf)
Specialist in National Defense
Congressional Research Service
Panel 2:
Lieutenant General C.H. “Howie” Chandler, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements
Lieutenant General Donald J. Hoffman, USAF (pdf)
Military Deputy
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Lieutenant General Mark Curran, USA (pdf)
Deputy Commander, Training and Doctrine Command
Major General (Select) Jeffrey Sorenson, USA (pdf)
Deputy for Systems Management
Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology)
Major General Thomas P. Kane, USAF (pdf)
Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs
Air Mobility Command
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 – 8:30 am – 2118 Rayburn
The Full Committee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea.
Witnesses:
Admiral William J. Fallon, USN (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
General Burwell B. Bell, III, USA (pdf)
Commander, United Nations Command
Commander, Republic of Korea – United States Combined Forces Command
Commander, United States Forces Korea
Tuesday, March 6, 2007 –2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Readiness subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the National Security Personnel System – Is it Really Working?
Witnesses:
The Honorable Michael Luis Dominguez (pdf)
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Mr. John Gage (pdf)
National President
American Federation of Government Employees
Mr. Max Stier (pdf)
President and CEO
Partnership for Public Service
Mr. Marick Masters (pdf)
Professor of Business
Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
Thursday, March 1, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on integrated nuclear power systems for future Naval surface combatants.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Delores Etter (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, (Research, Development, and Acquisition)
Admiral Kirkland Donald, USN (pdf)
Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programs
Vice Admiral Jonathon Greenert, USN (pdf)
Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Resource Requirements
Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN (pdf)
Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
Rear Admiral Barry McCullough, USN (pdf)
Director, Surface Warfare Division
Thursday, March 1, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on views of military advocacy and beneficiary groups.
Witnesses:
Colonel Steve Strobridge, USAF (ret) (pdf)
Director, Government Relations
Military Officers Association of America
Mr. Joseph Barnes (pdf)
National Executive Secretary
Fleet Reserve Association
Mrs. Joyce Raezer (pdf)
Chief Operating Officer
National Military Family Association
Mr. Rick Jones (pdf)
Director of Legislation
National Association for Uniformed Services
Mr. F. Jed Becker (pdf)
Vice Chairman
Armed Forces Marketing Council
Mr. Douglas B. McAlister (pdf)
Chairman of the Board
American Logistics Association
Mr. Marshall Hanson (pdf)
Legislative Director
Reserve Officers Association
Thursday, March 1, 2007 – 9:30 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of the Navy.
Witnesses:
Honorable Donald C. Winter (pdf)
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Michael G. Mullen (pdf)
Chief of Naval Operations
General James T. Conway (pdf)
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force.
Witnesses:
Honorable Michael W. Wynne (pdf)
Secretary of the Air Force
General T. Michael Moseley, USAF (pdf)
Chief of Staff
U. S. Air Force
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the impact of changes to the Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill.
Witnesses:
Honorable Michael L. Dominguez (pdf)
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Personnel and Readiness
Honorable Keith Wilson (pdf)
Director of Benefits
Department of Veterans Affairs
Thursday, February 15, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on overview of recruiting and retention.
Witnesses:
Honorable David S. C. Chu (pdf)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, USA (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1
Vice Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., USN (pdf)
Chief of Naval Personnel
Lieutenant General Roger A. Brady, USAF (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel
Lieutenant General Ronald S. Coleman, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the challenges for the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) posed by the global terrorist threat.
Witnesses:
Professor Bruce Hoffman (pdf)
Georgetown University
Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service, Security Studies Program
Daniel Benjamin (pdf)
Director, Center on the United States and Europe
Ms. Rita Katz (pdf)
Director, SITE Institute
Jarret Brachman, Ph.D. (pdf)
Director of Research, Combating Terrorism Center
United States Military Academy
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of the Army.
Witnesses:
Honorable Francis J. Harvey (pdf)
Secretary of the Army
General Peter Schoomaker, USA (pdf)
Chief of Staff
U. S. Army
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Joint Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and Readiness Subcommittees will meet to receive testimony on U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy reset requirements.
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Emerson Gardner, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources
Vice Admiral Jonathon Greenert, USN (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on a review of the fiscal year 2008 military health care budget and the challenges facing the military health care system.
Witness:
Dr. William Winkenwerder (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on assessment of security and stability in Afghanistan and developments in U.S. strategy and operations.
Witnesses:
Ms. Mary Beth Long (pdf)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs
Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, USA (pdf)
Deputy Chairman
NATO Military Committee
Mr. John Anthony Gastright, Jr. (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central
Asian Affairs and Coordinator for Afghanistan
Department of State
Thursday, February 8, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on acquisition oversight of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat System.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Honorable Delores Etter, Ph.D. (pdf)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Research, Development, and Acquisition
VADM Paul Sullivan, USN (pdf)
Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
RADM Charles Hamilton, USN (pdf)
Program Executive Officer (Ships)
RADM Barry McCullough, USN (pdf)
Director, Surface Warfare Division (N86)
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Panel 2:
Mr. Fred Moosally (pdf)
President, Marine Systems
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Mr. Kevin Moak (pdf)
Chairman
Gibbs & Cox Naval Architects
Mr. Richard McCreary (pdf)
Vice President and General Manager
Marinette Marine Shipyard
Mr. Mike Ellis (pdf)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Bollinger Shipyards Inc.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 – 9:30 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of Defense.
Witnesses:
Secretary Robert M. Gates (pdf)
Department of Defense
General Peter Pace, USMC (pdf)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on current manning, equipping and readiness challenges facing Special Operations Forces.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
General Doug Brown, USA (pdf)
Commander, U. S. Special Operations Command
Panel 2:
Lieutenant General Robert W. Wagner, USA (pdf)
Commander, U. S. Army Special Operations Command
Rear Admiral Joseph Maguire, USN (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command
Lieutenant General Michael W. Wooley, USAF (pdf)
Commander, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command
Major General Dennis J. Hejlik, USMC (pdf)
Commander, U. S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 – 1:00 pm – 2226 Rayburn
The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the Department of Energy’s implementation of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act of 2000.
Witnesses:
Honorable Samuel W. Bodman (pdf)
Secretary of Energy
Department of Energy
Mr. Gene Aloise,
Director of the Natural Resources and Environment Division
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Mr. James Noel (pdf)
Assistant Director, Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The Readiness and Air and Land Forces subcommittees will meet jointly to receive testimony on Army equipment reset.
Witnesses:
Major General Vincent E. Boles, USA (pdf)
Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4
Brigadier General Charles A. Anderson, USA (pdf)
Director, Force Development
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
Brigadier General Robert M. Radin, USA (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Operations
U. S. Army Materiel Command
Mr. Thomas E. Mullins (pdf)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans, Programs, and Resources
Mr. William M. Solis (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on examination of the force requirements determination process.
Witnesses:
Major General Richard P. Formica, USA (pdf)
Director of Force Management, Deputy Chief of Staff, G3
Headquarters, United States Army
Major General Stephen T. Johnson, USMC (pdf)
Deputy Commanding General
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Mr. Michael F. Applegate (pdf)
Director, Manpower Plans and Policy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Ms. Janet St. Laurent (pdf)
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team
United States Government Accountability Office
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Security and Stability in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities.
Witnesses:
Ambassador James Dobbins (pdf)
Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center
RAND National Security Research Division
Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth (pdf)
John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
George Washington University
Honorable Ali A. Jalali (pdf)
Near East South Asia Center for Security Studies
National Defense University
Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman (pdf)
Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Tuesday, January 23, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on implications of the President’s Iraq policy on total force readiness.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA (pdf)
Chief of Staff
U. S. Army
General James T. Conway, USMC (pdf)
Commandant
U. S. Marine Corps
Panel 2:
Army First Sergeant Ciaran T. Allison, USA
A Co. 2-23 IN, Ft. Lewis, WA
Mrs. Anel Zimmerman
Spouse of Gunnery Sergeant Chad Zimmerman from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines,
Twenty Nine Palms, CA
Mrs. Cori Shuster
Spouse of Lieutenant Colonel Scott Shuster, Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion,
4th Marines, Twenty Nine Palms, CA
Thursday, January 18, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Army force protection equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Lieutenant General Stephen M. Speakes, USA (pdf)
Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-8
Major General Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA (pdf)
Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
Panel 2:
Major General Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA
Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
Dr. Robert L. Buhrkuhl (pdf)
Director, Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell
Office of Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
Captain Joseph McGettigan, USN
Commanding Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
Mr. Philip Coyle
Senior Advisor, Center for Defense Information
Former Director, Operational Test and Development
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Mr. Ray Dubois Jr.
Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Former Acting Under Secretary of the Army
Thursday, January 18, 2007 – 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on approaches to audit of reconstruction and support activities in Iraq.
Witnesses:
The Honorable David M. Walker (pdf)
Comptroller General of the United States
Mr. Thomas E. Gimble (pdf)
Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Mr. Howard J. Krongard (pdf)
Inspector General of the Department of State
Mr. Stuart W. Bowen, Jr. (pdf)
Special Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on alternative perspectives on the President’s strategy for Iraq.
Witnesses:
Dr. William J. Perry (pdf)
Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
Dr. Lawrence J. Korb (pdf)
Center for American Progress
Dr. Frederick W. Kagan (pdf)
American Enterprise Institute
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 – 3:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Marine Corps force protection equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Witnesses:
Brigadier General Randolph D. Alles, USMC
Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL)
Brigadier General Michael M. Brogan, USMC
Commanding General, Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC)
Thursday, January 11, 2007 – 1:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The committee will meet to receive testimony on the way forward in Iraq.
Witnesses:
Honorable Robert M. Gates (pdf)
Secretary of Defense
General Peter Pace, USMC
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 – 2:00 pm – 2118 Rayburn
The committee will meet to organize for the 110th Congress.
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