The week ahead

The Senate must pass the House's stopgap continuing resolution by Thursday, or the federal government will shut down. Meanwhile, senior Pentagon officials are scheduled to speak at several different events this week.

Tuesday

The ComDef 2020 conference begins, featuring Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord and other senior DOD officials, and runs through Thursday.

Wednesday

The Heritage Foundation hosts a virtual event on U.S. shipyards "in crisis."

The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on U.S. defense posture changes in Europe.

The Brookings Institution hosts a discussion on the future of U.S. policy in Afghanistan.

Thursday

The Senate Armed Services readiness and management subcommittee holds a "supply chain integrity" hearing with Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a virtual discussion on the Pentagon's service industrial base.