Chairman Ike Skelton (MO) meets with the leader of the Afghan National Army while on a Congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan.

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Opening Statements from HASC Mark-Up of FY09 National Defense Authorization Act:

Chairman Ike Skelton

Subcommittee Chairman Adam Smith

Subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor

Subcommittee Chairman Neil Abercrombie

Subcommittee Chairman Ellen Tauscher

Subcommittee Chairman Susan Davis

Subcommittee Chairman Solomon Ortiz

 

Watch the Mark-Up!

Part 1  Part 2  Part 3 

Part 4  Part 5  Part 6  Part 7

Week of May 12 - May 16, 2008   

House Armed Services Committee Passes FY09 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5658)

Chairman Skelton's Statement

Major Program Summary Tables

 

Oversight and Investigations

Subcommittee Report on:

Deploying Federal Civilians

 

Oversight and Investigations

Subcommittee Report on:

Lessons Learned from the PRTs in Iraq and Afghanistan

 

HASC Roles and Missions Report

Press Release

 

Chairman Skelton expresses concern with two recent rules exempting contractors from oversight and accountability

 

Chairman Skelton calls for Three-Star headquarters in Afghanistan

 

Chairman Skelton urges Secretary Gates to exert strong leadership in

Roles and Missions review

 

Chairman Skelton asks

Army Secretary Geren to

Release Unpublicized RAND Study

 

Chairman Skelton and Rep. Ortiz

Letter to Sec. Gates re: Declining Military Readiness

 

FY08 National Defense

Authorization Act

 

Chairman Skelton, Reps. Taylor and Bartlett send Letter to Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen re: U.S. Navy encounter with Iranian vessels

 

"Continuing Challenge of Building

the Iraqi Security Forces"

Report of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee