The week ahead

The House Armed Services Committee begins crafting its fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill this week at the subcommittee level. Meanwhile, senior Pentagon officials are scheduled to speak on Capitol Hill.

Tuesday

The Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee holds a hearing on the missile defense budget.

The Special Competitive Studies Project hosts the Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security featuring several senior Pentagon officials.

Wednesday

The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on "Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and a Stronger AUKUS."

The Mitchell Institute holds an event with Space Training and Readiness Command chief Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion on the contested space domain.

Thursday

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee holds a hearing on the defense budget with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.

Senior Defense Department chief information officers speak at a DefenseScoop DefenseTalks event.

The House Oversight national security, the border and foreign affairs subcommittee holds a hearing on "Challenges and Solutions in Naval Surface Ship Construction."

The House Armed Services cyber, information technology and innovation subcommittee marks up its version of the defense authorization bill.

The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee marks up its version of the defense authorization bill.

The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee marks up its version of the defense authorization bill.

The House Armed Services personnel subcommittee marks up its version of the defense authorization bill.

The House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee marks up its version of the defense authorization bill.

The House Armed Services intelligence and special operations subcommittee marks up its version of the defense authorization bill.

Friday

The House Armed Services readiness subcommittee marks up its version of the defense authorization bill.