The week ahead

While Congress this week is in the thrall of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper is slated to speak at a Washington think tank and senior service officials are scheduled to attend various industry association events.

Monday

Martin Luther King holiday.

Tuesday

Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville speaks at an Association of the U.S. Army breakfast.

Army Chief Information Officer Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford speaks at an event hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

Wednesday

Air Force Maj. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, deputy commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, speaks at an Air Force Association Mitchell Institute event.

Thursday

Jim Scanlon of Science Applications International Corp. is set to speak at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event.

Friday

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks at CSIS.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and other senior service officials speak at a National Defense Industrial Association breakfast panel.