The week ahead

By Tony Bertuca / March 27, 2017 at 5:00 AM

(Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Association of the United States Army breakfast would be held Thursday. It will be held Tuesday.)

The week ahead is filled with several high-profile congressional hearings, though some of the most interesting will be held behind closed doors.

Tuesday

Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon, director of the Army's office of business transformation, will speak at a breakfast hosted by the Association of the United States Army.

The Senate Armed Services Committee will have a closed briefing on the fiscal year 2017 budget with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford.

The House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. European Command.

The House Armed Services tactical air and land subcommittee will hold a hearing on naval strike fighters.

The House Appropriations defense subcommittee will hold a closed hearing with U.S. Central Command.

Wednesday

The Senate Armed Services readiness and management support subcommittee will hold a hearing on the health of the defense industrial base.

The House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing with U.S. Central Command on challenges in the Middle East.

The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee holds a hearing on threats to space assets.

The House Armed Services personnel subcommittee holds a hearing on military pilot shortages.

The House Appropriations defense subcommittee has a closed hearing with U.S. European Command.

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee will hold a hearing to review the funding of the defense health program and military medicine.

Thursday

The Senate Armed Services airland subcommittee will hold a hearing on Air Force modernization.

The House Armed Services readiness subcommittee holds a hearing on U.S. Transportation Command.

The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee holds a hearing on Russia's violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Science Applications International Corp. executives are set to discuss the company's earnings.

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