House Hearings

With summer unofficially over, House lawmakers are getting back to work. The House Armed Services Committee yesterday released its hearing schedule for the next week:

Full Committee

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 –10:00am –2118 Rayburn – Open

The committee will meet to receive testimony on a framework for building partner capacity programs and authorities to meet 21st Century challenges.

Witnesses:

Mr. Michael Sheehan

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict

U.S. Department of Defense

Lieutenant General Terry Wolff, USA

Director, Strategic Plans & Policy (J5), Joint Staff

U.S. Department of Defense

Ms. Janet St. Laurent

Managing Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team

U.S. Government Accountability Office

 

Full Committee

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 –10:00am –2118 Rayburn – Open

The committee will meet to receive testimony on Operational Contracting Support: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future.

Witnesses:

Honorable Alan F. Estevez

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness

Brigadier General Craig C. Crenshaw, USMC

Vice Director, J-4, Joint Staff

Mr. Moshe Schwartz

Specialist in Defense Acquisition

Congressional Research Service

Mr. Tim DiNapoli

Acting Director for Acquisitions and Sourcing

U.S. Government Accountability Office

 

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 –2:00pm –2212 Rayburn – Open

The subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Navy shipbuilding and impacts on the defense industrial base in a time of fiscal uncertainty.

Witnesses:

The Honorable Sean J. Stackley

Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Research, Development and Acquisition

Rear Admiral Thomas J. Eccles, USN

Chief Engineer and Deputy Commander for Naval Systems Engineering

Naval Sea Systems Command

 

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces

Thursday, September 13, 2012 –10:00am –2118 Rayburn – Open

The subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on F-22 pilot physiological issues.

Witnesses:

General Gregory S. Martin, USAF (ret)

Aircraft Oxygen Generation Study Chair

USAF Scientific Advisory Board

Major General Charles W. Lyon, USAF

Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command

U.S. Air Force

Mr. Clinton H. Cragg

Principal Engineer

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Engineering and Safety Center

 

Subcommittee on Military Personnel

Thursday, September 13, 2012 –11:30am –2212 Rayburn – Open

The subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

Witness:

Ms. Pamela S. Mitchell

Acting Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program

U.S. Department of Defense

 

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Thursday, September 13, 2012 –2:00pm –2118 Rayburn – Open

The subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Y-12 Intrusion: Investigation, Response, and Accountability.

Witnesses:

The Honorable Daniel B. Poneman

Deputy Secretary of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy

The Honorable Neile L. Miller

Principal Deputy Administrator

National Nuclear Security Administration

 

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Friday, September 14, 2012 –9:00am –2118 Rayburn – Open

The subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Department of Defense Auditability Challenges.

Witnesses:

Ms. Elizabeth A. McGrath

Deputy Chief Management Officer

U.S. Department of Defense

Mr. Robert F. Hale

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

U.S. Department of Defense

The Honorable Gladys J. Commons

Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Financial Management and Comptroller

U.S. Department of the Navy

Dr. Mary Sally Matiella

Assistant Secretary of the Army

Financial Management and Comptroller

U.S. Department of the Army

Ms. Marilyn M. Thomas

Deputy Assistance Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller

U.S. Department of the Air Force