House Armed Services Committee: schedule for the week of July 13 –17, 2009

House Armed Services Committee: schedule for the week of July 13 –17, 2009
Ike Skelton, Chairman
July 9, 2009

The House Armed Services Committee announces the following schedule for the week of July 13 –17, 2009:

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 10:00 am – 2118 Rayburn – Open

The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Addressing a New Generation of Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction: Department of Energy Nonproliferation Programs and the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.

Witnesses:

Honorable Thomas P. D’Agostino
Undersecretary for Nuclear Security, Department of Energy
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

Dr. Michael L. Nacht
Assistant Secretary of Defense, Global Strategic Affairs
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy
Department of Defense


Wednesday, July 15, 2009 – 2:00pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open

The Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Beyond Service Core Competency: Are Our Junior Officers Prepared for Today’s Security Environment?

Witnesses:

Brigadier General Dana H. Born, USAF
Dean of the Faculty
U.S. Air Force Academy

Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, USA
Dean of the Academic Board
U.S. Military Academy

Captain Matthew L. Klunder, USN
Commandant of Midshipmen
U.S. Naval Academy

Colonel Brian D. Beaudreault, USMC
Director
U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School

Colonel Steve Tanous, USAF
Commandant
Squadron Officer College

Thursday, July 16, 2009 – 8:00am – 2212 Rayburn – Open

The Defense Acquisition Reform Panel will meet to receive testimony on Managing Service Contracts: What Works and What Doesn’t?

Witnesses:

Brigadier General Wendy Masiello, USAF
Air Force Program Executive Officer for Combat and Mission Support
U.S. Air Force

Mr. Jeffrey P. Parsons
Executive Director, Army Contracting Command
US Army Materiel Command
U. S. Army

Mr. Jerome F. Punderson
Naval Sea Systems Command
U. S. Navy

Thursday, July 16, 2009 – 10:00am – 2212 Rayburn – Open

The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Oversight Hearing for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS).

Witnesses:

Vice Admiral David Architzel, USN
Principle Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, and Acquisition
U.S. Navy

Rear Admiral Michael McMahon, USN
Program Executive Officer, Aircraft Carriers
U.S. Navy

Captain Randy Mahr, USN
EMALS Program Manager (PMA 251)
U.S. Navy


Thursday, July 16, 2009 – 2:00pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open

The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Prosecuting Law of War Violations: Reforming the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

Witnesses:

Vice Admiral Bruce E. MacDonald, USN
The Judge Advocate General
U.S. Navy

Lieutenant General Jack L. Rives, USAF
The Judge Advocate General
U.S. Air Force

Lieutenant General Scott C. Black, USA
The Judge Advocate General
U.S. Army

Brigadier General James C. Walker, USMC
Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant
U.S. Marine Corps

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