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Addressing the DoD’s Refusal to Provide Information to Congress
Posted by Randy | September 28, 2010
Tomorrow, the House Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing on the Pentagon’s recent defense cut proposals, including the Pentagon’s abrupt and closed-door decision to dismantle the U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM).

If you've been following my work on defense issues, you know that I am deeply concerned that reckless federal spending, rather than security needs, is driving our defense strategy. You also know that I continue to be concerned with the Department of Defense’s lack of transparency in disclosing important information to Congress regarding their defense decisions, despite the fact that Congress is tasked with the responsibility of oversight.

Over the past two years, the DoD has refused to provide shipbuilding and aviation plans as required by law, placed "gag orders" on senior defense officials preventing them from providing information to Congress, refused to send specific witnesses requested by the House Armed Services Committee, failed to meet deadlines for requests for documents related to defense cuts, and withheld information from Congress on defense decisions.

In the hearing tomorrow, I will address these concerns, particularly in light of recent defense cuts and its impact on national security needs.

You can watch the hearing live at http://armedservices.house.gov/, or you can subscribe to my blog to receive video updates as soon as they are posted.
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