House Armed Services Committee: schedule for the week of March 8 – March 12, 2010

House Armed Services Committee: schedule for the week of March 8 – March 12, 2010
House Armed Services Committee
March 5, 2010

The House Armed Services Committee announces the following schedule for the week of March 8 – March 12, 2010:

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – 5:30pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open

The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on reviewing studies of the effects of deployment on military children.

Witnesses:

Anita Chandra, Dr.PH.
Behavioral Scientist
RAND Corporation

Leonard Wong, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Strategic Studies Institute
U.S. Army War College


Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – 10:00am – 2118 Rayburn – Open

The Full Committee will meet to receive testimony on Fiscal Year 2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Joint Forces Command.

Witnesses:

Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN
Commander, U.S. European Command

General William E. “Kip” Ward, USA
Commander, U.S. Africa Command

General James N. Mattis, USMC
Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command


Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – 2:00pm – 2118 Rayburn – Open

The Air and Land Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Army acquisition and modernization programs.

Witnesses:

Mr. Michael J. Sullivan
Director of Acquisition and Sourcing
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Dr. J. Michael Gilmore
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation
Office of the Secretary of Defense

Lieutenant General Robert P. Lennox, USA
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-8

Lieutenant General William N. Phillips, USA
Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

Lieutenant General James D. Thurman, USA
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-3


Thursday, March 11, 2010 – 3:00pm – 2261 Rayburn – Open

The Defense Acquisition Reform Panel will meet to receive testimony on Administration perspectives on managing the defense acquisition system and the defense acquisition workforce.

Witnesses:

Dr. Ashton B. Carter
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics
U.S. Department of Defense

Mr. Shay Assad
Acting Assistant Secretary for Acquisition
Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
U.S. Department of Defense

Ms. Elizabeth A. McGrath
Acting Deputy Chief Management Officer
U.S. Department of Defense

TBA

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