The week ahead

By John Liang / April 17, 2023 at 5:00 AM

The National Space Symposium takes place this week and senior uniformed and civilian Defense Department officials will be on Capitol Hill as various House and Senate committees receive testimony on the fiscal year 2024 budget request.

Monday

The National Space Symposium takes place in Colorado Springs, CO and runs through Wednesday.

The Pentagon hosts an Earth Day celebration.

Tuesday

The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the U.S. military posture and national security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the Navy's fiscal year 2024 budget request.

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee holds a hearing on the Air Force and Space Force FY-24 budget request.

The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee holds a hearing on missile defense programs.

The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee holds a hearing on Air Force projection forces aviation programs and capabilities.

The Senate Armed Services airland subcommittee holds a hearing on Army modernization.

The Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee holds a hearing on nuclear weapons programs.

The House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on Navy and Marine Corps military construction and family housing.

The House Foreign Affairs Indo-Pacific subcommittee holds a hearing on China's influence in the Indian Ocean.

Wednesday

The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the Army's fiscal year 2024 budget request.

The House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee holds a hearing on Army, Navy and Marine Corps rotary-wing aviation programs.

The House Armed Services readiness subcommittee holds a hearing on the FY-24 military readiness budget request.

The Senate Armed Services cybersecurity subcommittee holds a hearing on artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The Senate Armed Services emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee holds a hearing on "the mission activities, oversight and budget of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office."

The Senate Armed Services readiness and management support subcommittee holds a hearing on military construction, energy, installations, environmental and base closure programs.

The House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on the Coast Guard's FY-24 budget request.

The Senate Appropriations military construction and veterans affairs subcommittee holds a hearing on the services' FY-24 military construction and family housing budget requests.

Thursday

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea.

The House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on Air Force and Space Force military construction and family housing.

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