The week ahead

Senior defense officials are scheduled to speak at several events around Washington and elsewhere this week.

Monday

The annual SOF Week conference begins in Tampa, FL. The event runs through Friday.

Tuesday

The American Enterprise Institute hosts a discussion with House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA).

The Special Competitive Studies Project hosts its AI Expo for National Competitiveness conference. The event runs through Wednesday.

Wednesday

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee holds a hearing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown on the defense budget.

The Senate Armed Services personnel subcommittee holds a budget hearing.

The Senate Armed Services airland subcommittee holds a hearing on Air Force modernization.

The Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee holds a hearing on missile defense.

The House Financial Services national security, illicit finance and international financial institutions subcommittee holds a hearing on the Defense Production Act.

The Naval Postgraduate School hosts its annual Acquisition Research Symposium in Monterey, CA. The event runs through Thursday.

Friday

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies hosts a discussion on NATO with the deputy chief of U.S. European Command.