Washington, DC - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) released an update to the schedule of public events for the week of April 1-5.
Both hearings scheduled for April 4 will begin at 9am.
Full Committee Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Department of Army and the Department of the Air Force
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
(10 am – Rayburn 2118 – Open)
Witnesses:
The Honorable Mark T. Esper
Secretary of the Army
U.S. Army
General Mark A. Milley
Chief of Staff
U.S. Army
The Honorable Heather Wilson
Secretary of the Air Force
U.S. Air Force
General David L. Goldfein
Chief of Staff
U.S. Air Force
Subcommittee on Military Personnel Hearing: Examining the Role of the Commander in Sexual Assault Prosecutions
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
(2 pm – Rayburn 2118 – Open)
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Colonel Don Christensen, U.S. Air Force, Retired
President
Protect Our Defenders
Colonel Ellen Haring, U.S. Army, Retired
Chief Executive Officer
Service Women’s Action Network
Lieutenant Commander Erin Elliot, U.S. Navy
Ms. Nelli Hanson
Ms. Angela Bapp
Lieutenant General Flora Darpino, U.S. Army, Retired
Panel 2:
Lieutenant General Charles N. Pede
The Judge Advocate General
U.S. Army
Vice Admiral John G. Hannink
The Judge Advocate General
U.S. Navy
Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Rockwell
The Judge Advocate General
U.S. Air Force
Major General Daniel J. Lecce
Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
Full Committee Hearing: Member Day
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
(9 am – Rayburn 2118 – Open)
Witnesses:
Non-Committee Members of Congress – TBD
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Hearing: Fiscal Year 2020 Priorities for National Security Space Programs
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
(1:45 pm - Rayburn 2118 – Open)
Witnesses:
The Honorable Kenneth Rapuano
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security
Department of Defense
General John W. Raymond
Commander
Air Force Space Command
The Honorable Christina Chaplain
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities Hearing: Reviewing Department of Defense Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction for Fiscal Year 2020
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
(2:30 pm – Rayburn 2212 – Open)
Witnesses:
The Honorable Guy B. Roberts
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Ms. Theresa Whelan
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Vice Admiral Timothy G. Szymanski
Deputy Commander
U.S. Special Operations Command
Mr. Vayl S. Oxford
Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Subcommittee on Tactical and Land Forces Hearing: Navy and Marine Corps Tactical Aviation and Ground Modernization
Thursday, April 4, 2019
(9 am - Rayburn 2118 – Open)
Witnesses:
Vice Admiral Mathias W. Winter
Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Program
Rear Admiral Scott D. Conn
Director, Air Warfare, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N98)
Lieutenant General Steven R. Rudder
Deputy Commandant for Aviation
U.S. Marine Corps
LtGen David H. Berger
Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, and the Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration
Mr. Daniel L. Nega
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for, Research, Development & Acquisition – Air
Mr. Jimmy D. Smith
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition - Expeditionary Programs and Logistics Management
Subcommittee on Readiness Hearing: Mismanaged Military Family Housing Programs: What is the Recovery Plan?
Thursday April 4, 2019
(9 am – Rayburn 2212 – Open)
Witnesses:
The Honorable Thomas Modly
Under Secretary of the Navy
U.S. Navy
The Honorable Robert H. McMahon
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
Department of Defense
The Honorable John W. Henderson
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy
U.S. Air Force
The Honorable Alex A. Beehler
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
U.S. Army
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