Week Ahead

The week ahead is dominated by a major Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the procurement, acquisition, testing, and oversight of the Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier program.

Tuesday

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments is scheduled to host a discussion on the cost of U.S. nuclear forces.

Link: http://csbaonline.org/2015/07/24/the-cost-of-u-s-nuclear-forces-from-bca-to-bow-wave-and-beyond/

Wednesday

Leidos, the recent winner of a $9 billion contract to modernize the Pentagon's electronic health records program, is scheduled to report its second quarter earnings.

Thursday

The Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to receive testimony on the procurement, acquisition, testing, and oversight of the Navy's Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier program. Witnesses include Sean J. Stackley, the Navy's acquisition chief; Rear Adm. Donald Gaddis, program executive officer for tactical aircraft; Rear Adm. Thomas Moore, program executive officer for aircraft carriers; Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, director of air warfare; J. Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon's director of operational test and evaluation; and Paul Francis, managing director of acquisition and sourcing management at the Government Accountability Office.

Link: http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/15-08-06-procurement-acquisition-testing-and-oversight-of-the-navys-gerald-r-ford-class-aircraft-carrier-program

Meanwhile, Huntington Ingalls, Orbital ATK and Engility are all scheduled to report their second quarter earnings.

Friday

Harris Corp. is scheduled to report its second quarter earnings.