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
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