Rumsfeld Confirmation Hearing Slated for Jan. 11

By Dan Dupont / January 5, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to hold a confirmation hearing for Donald Rumsfeld, President-elect Bush's pick to lead the Pentagon, on Jan. 11, according to sources. The same day, a high-profile commission is scheduled to release a report on national security space issues that is sure to be heavily scrutinized because Rumsfeld is the panel's chairman. The Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization, mandated by the fiscal year 2000 Defense Authorization Act, was...

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