IT Hearing

The Senate Armed Services readiness and management support subcommittee will hold a hearing next week on Pentagon information technology acquisition processes, according to a panel announcement released this afternoon.

On Feb. 26, the subcommittee will "receive testimony on Department of Defense information technology acquisition processes, business transformation, and management practices in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program," the panel statement reads.

Witnesses include:

* Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Katrina McFarland;

* Pentagon acting Deputy Chief Management Officer Kevin Scheid;

* Pentagon Chief Information Officer Teresa Takai; and

* David Powner from the Government Accountability Office.