The week ahead

By Tony Bertuca / June 24, 2019 at 5:00 AM

The Senate will debate the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill this week, while the Pentagon gets a new acting defense secretary.

Monday

Army Secretary Mark Esper becomes acting defense secretary.

The Senate is expected to take up the FY-20 defense authorization bill.

Tuesday

AeroVironment executives are set to discuss the company's quarterly earnings.

Wednesday

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein speaks at an Air Force Association breakfast.

Esper travels to Brussels for a meeting of NATO defense officials.

The assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs speaks at the Heritage Foundation.

The Hudson Institute hosts a discussion on maritime irregular warfare.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a conversation on defending the Arctic with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

Thursday

Senior defense officials speak at the DefenseOne Tech Summit.

Friday

The Brookings Institute hosts a conversation with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Paul Selva.

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