2004 Congressional Hearings

December

China: Human Rights Violations and Coercion in One Child Policy Enforcement
December 14, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Ukraine's Election: Next Steps
December 7, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Ukraine's Election: Next Steps
December 7, 2004 Senate Committee on International Relations

• Hon. Henry J. Hyde
• Richard G. Lugar Chairman Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate
• John F. Tefft Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs U.S. Department of State

November

Status of U.S. Forces
November 17, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• General Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff, United States Army
• Admiral Vernon E. Clark, Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
• General John P. Jumper, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, United States Air Force
• General Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps

The Oil-for-Food Program: Tracking the Funds
November 17, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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UKRAINE'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: THE TURNING POINT?
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (HELSINKI COMMISSION)
NOVEMBER 16, 2004

October

To consider the following nominations
October 6, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Francis J. Harvey, to be to be Secretary of the Army
• Richard Greco, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management
• General Gregory S. Martin, USAF, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United States Pacific Command

Addressing the New Reality of Current Visa Policy on International Students and Researchers
October 6, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
  
  Panel I
• Mr. Martin C. Jischke, President, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• Mr. Adam W. Herbert, President , Indiana University , Bloomington, IN
• Dr. D.C. (Dan) Mote, Jr., President , University of Maryland, College Park, MD


Panel II
• Ms. Catheryn Cotten, Director, International Office, Duke University, Durham, NC
• Dr. Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO, Institute of International Education, New York, NY
• Marlene M. Johnson, Executive Director and CEO, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Washington, DC
• Theodore H. Kattouf, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMIDEAST, Washington, DC

Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2004 and Designations of Countries of Particular Concern
October 6, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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The Millennium Challenge Corporation: A Progress Report
October 5, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Paul V. Applegarth, Chief Executive Officer , Millennium Challenge Corporation , Arlington, VA

September

Nominations
September 29, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Mr. Ryan C. Crocker, To be Ambassador to Pakistan
• Ms. Marcie B. Ries, To be Ambassador to Albania
• Ms. Catherine Todd Bailey, To be Ambassador to Latvia
• Dr. Douglas Menarchik, To be Assistant Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination, USAID

Afghanistan: United States Strategies on the Eve of National Elections
September 29, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Combating Corruption in the Multilateral Development Banks (III)
September 28, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Mr. Bruce M. Rich, International Program Manager, Environmental Defense , Washington, DC
• Dr. George Ayittey, Distinguished Economist in Residence, Economics Department, American University, Washington, DC

Treaties
September 24, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (T. Doc. 108-25)
• Second Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and Barbados for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (T. Doc. 108-26)


Panel I
• Ms. Barbara Angus, International Tax Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC
• Mr. George Yin, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation


Panel II
• William A. Reinsch, President, National Foreign Trade Counsel, Washington, DC
• Ms. Judith P. Zelisko, President, Tax Executive Institute, Washington, DC

United States Security Policy in Afghanistan on the Eve of National Elections
September 23, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Global Posture Review of United States military forces stationed overseas.
September 23, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
• General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC, Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
• Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, USN, Commander, United States Pacific Command
• General Leon J. LaPorte, USA, Commander, United Nations Command, Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command, Commander, United States Forces Korea

Nomination
September 22, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Mr. Lloyd O. Pierson, To be Assistant Administrator for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development and Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation

Accelerating U.S. Assistance to Iraq
September 15, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement
• Mr. Ronald L. Schlicher, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Mr. Joseph W. Bowab, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Foreign Assistance Programs and Budget, Bureau of Resource Management, Department of State, Washington, DC

Nominations
September 10, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Mr. Christopher J. LaFleur, To be Ambassador to Malaysia, To Be Introduced By: Thomas S. Foley , Former Speaker of the House
• Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, To be Ambassador to Indonesia

The Current Situation in Sudan and the Prospects for Peace
September 09, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement
• Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington, DC

Testimony on the report of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations
September 9, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Chairman, Independent Panel to Review, Department of Defense Detention Operations
• Dr. Harold Brown, Panel Member

Testimony on the Investigation of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade at Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq
September 9, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• General Paul J. Kern, USA, Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command
• Lieutenant General Anthony R. Jones, USA, Deputy Commanding General, Chief of Staff, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
• Major General R. Steven Whitcomb, USA, Special Assistant to the Commander, United States Central Command
• Major General George R. Fay, USA, Deputy Commander, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
• Major General Antonio M. Taguba, USA, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Readiness, Training and Mobilization

Final Report of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations.
September 9, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• James R. Schlesinger, Chairman, Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations
• Harold Brown, Panel Member

Investigation of military intelligence activities at Abu Ghraib prison facility.
September 9, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• General Paul J. Kern, United States Army, Appointing Officer
• Lieutenant General Anthony R. Jones, United States Army, Lead Investigator
• Major General George R. Fay, United States Army, Investigating Officer

Performance of U.S. military service members in Iraq and Afghanistan.
September 8, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• Colonel Michael Linnington, United States Army, Former Brigade Commander, 101st Airborne Division
• Captain Patrick Costello, United States Army, Former ADA, 101st Airborne Division
• Lieutenant Colonel Bryan P. McCoy, United States Marine Corps, Former Commander, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
• Captain Morgan Savage, United States Marine Corps, Former Company Commander, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
• Lieutenant Colonel Jeffery A. Springman, United States Army, FA 3-29 FA. DS to 3 BCT, 4 ID

August

Diplomacy in the Age of Terrorism: What is the State Department's Strategy?
August 19, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Implications for the Department of Defense and military operations of proposals to reorganize the United States Intelligence Community
17 August 2004 - SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
• John E. McLaughlin, Acting Director of Central Intelligence
• General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Implications for the Department of Defense and military operations of proposals to reorganize the United States Intelligence Community
16 August 2004 - SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Former Secretary of Defense, Chairman, The Mitre Corporation
• Frank C. Carlucci, Former Secretary of Defense, Chairman Emeritus, The Carlyle Group
• Dr. John J. Hamre, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Strategic and International Studies

The implications of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission on the Department of Defense
11 August 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter, Opening Statement
• Stephen A. Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
• Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Major General Raymond T. Odierno, USA, Former Commander, Fourth Infantry Division
• Wednesday, August 11 - 2:00 pm - 2118 Rayburn - Open - This hearing will be broadcast live on C-SPAN

The implications of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission on the Department of Defense.
11 August 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA (Ret.), Senior Fellow, The Hudson Institute
• Honorable John J. Hamre, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Dr. Lowell Wood, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Denying Terrorist Sanctuaries: Policy and Operational Implications for the U.S. Military
10 August 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter, Opening Statement
• Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense
• General Peter Pace, USMC, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• General Bryan D. Brown, USA, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command

July

Iraq - Post Transition
July 22, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Mr. Ron Schlicher, Iraq Coordinator, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Mr. David C. Gompert, Distinguished Research Professor, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, Washington, DC

Combating Multilateral Development Bank Corruption: U.S. Treasury Role and Internal Efforts
July 21, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement


Panel I
• John B. Taylor, Under Secretary for International Affairs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC


Panel II
• Richard Thornburgh , Of Counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart , Washington, DC
• Mr. Guido Penzhorn, Advocate and Senior Counsel, Durban Bar, Durban, South Africa
• Ms. Kimberly Ann Elliott, Research Fellow, Institute for International Economics , Washington, DC

The Road Map: Detours and Disengagements
July 20, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement


Panel I
• David Satterfield , Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Asian Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC


Panel II
• Dennis Ross, Director and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington, DC
• Dr. Abdel Monem Said Aly, Visiting Research Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
• Mr. Aaron David Miller, President , Seeds of Peace, Washington, DC

Iraq
July 15, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor, National Security Council, Washington, DC

The Gulf of Guinea and U.S. Strategic Energy Policy
July 15, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Panel I
• Mr. Paul Simons, Assistant Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Mr. John Brodman, Assistant Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy, Washington, DC


Panel II
• Mr. David Goldwyn, Founder, Goldwyn International Strategies, LLC, Washington, DC
• Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, Director of Africa Programs, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC

Markup of: H. Res. 699, Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay
July 15, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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U.S. Policy Toward Southeast Europe: Unfinished Business in the Balkans
July 14, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Biden's Opening Statement


Panel I
• Ms. Kathy Stephens, Deputy Assistant Secretary , South Central Europe, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Ms. Mira Ricardel, Assistant Secretary (Acting), International Security Policy, Department of Defense, Washington, DC


Panel II
• James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND, Arlington, VA
• Mr. James O'Brien, Principal, The Albright Group LLC, Washington, DC
• Mr. Ivan Vejvoda, Executive Director , Balkan Trust for Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Serbia and Montenegro
• Mr. Veton Surroi, Publisher, KOHA Ditore, Pristina, Kosovo

Pakistan: Balancing Reform and Counterterrorism
July 14, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement
• Teresita Schaffer, South Asia Program Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
• Dr. Vali Nasr, Professor, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
• Dr. Marvin Weinbaum, Scholar-in-Residence, Middle East Institute, Washington, DC

Army and Marine Corps troop rotations for Operation Iraqi Freedom 3 and Operation Enduring Freedom 6 and the mobilization of the Army's Individual Ready Reserve
July 07, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
• Lieutenant General Norton A. Schwartz, United States Air Force, Director of Operations (J-3), Joint Chiefs of Staff
• General Richard A. Cody, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Army
• Lieutenant General Jan C. Huly, USMC, Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps, Plan, Policies, and Operations

June

The State of Democracy in Venezuela
June 24, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Panel I
• Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Washington, DC
• John F. Maisto, United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Washington, DC


Panel II
• Dr. Jennifer McCoy, Director of the Americas Program, Carter Center, Atlanta, GA
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• Mr. Jose M. Vivanco, Executive Director , Americas Division, Human Rights Watch, Washington, DC
• Mr. Miguel Diaz, Director, Americas Program (MERCOSUR/South America), Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
• Mr. Roger Tissot, Director of Markets and Countries Group, Latin America, PFC Energy, Washington, DC
• Dr. Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC

Iraq: Approaching June 30th
June 23, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Colin L. Powell, Secretary , Department of State, Washington, DC

Nominations
June 23, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Ms. June Carter Perry, To be Ambassador to Lesotho
• Ms. Joyce A. Barr, To be Ambassador to Namibia
• Mr. Barrie R. Walkley, To be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic and the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
• Mr. James D. McGee, To be Ambassador to Madagascar
• Ms. Cynthia G. Efird, To be Ambassador to Angola
• Mr. Jackson McDonald, To be Ambassador to Guinea
• Mr. Christopher W. Dell, To be Ambassador to Zimbabwe

Progress in Iraq
June 22, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• General Peter Pace, United States Marine Corps, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense

Nominations
June 21, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Mr. Charles G. Untermeyer, To be Ambassador to Qatar
• Mr. William T. Monroe, To be Ambassador to Bahrain

Nominations
June 21, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Mr. Douglas L. McElhaney, To be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Dr. Aldona Wos, To be Ambassador to Estonia

Nomination
May 18, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Mr. William R. Brownfield, To be Ambassador to Venezuela
• Mr. John D. Rood, To be Ambassador to the Bahamas

Nomination
June 17, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement
• Mr. John C. Danforth, To be Representative of the United States to the, United Nations with the Rank of Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; and to be United States Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations; and to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations During His Tenure of Service as Representative of the United States to the United Nations

Nominations
June 17, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Mr. James B. Cunningham, To Be US Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations with the Rank of Ambassador and US Representative to the Iaea
• Ms. Anne W. Patterson, To Be US Deputy Representative to the United Nations with the Rank and Status of Ambassador and US Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council and US Representative to the Sessions of the UN General Assembly

Law Enforcement Treaties
June 17, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• (Treaty Doc. 107-18) Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism
• (Treaty Doc. 108-6) Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the Simplificationand Harmonization of Customs Procedures
• (Treaty Doc. 108-11) Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime
• (Treaty Doc. 108-16) U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
• Mr. Michael T. Schmitz, Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs (Acting), Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
• Mr. Bruce Swartz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC
• Mr. Samuel Witten, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of State, Washington, DC

Nominations
June 16, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Mr. Charles P. Ries, To Be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Hellenic Republic
• Mr. Tom C. Korologos, To Be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Belgium
• Mr. John Marshall Evans, To Be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Armenia

Nominations
June 15, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Mr. Joseph D. Stafford, III, To be Ambassador to the Gambia
• Mr. Lewis W. Lucke, To be Ambassador to Swaziland
• Mr. Niels R. Marquardt, To be Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea

Sudan: Peace but at What Price?
June 15, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Panel I
• Mr. Charles Snyder, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for African Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Roger P. Winter, Assistant Administrator , Democracy, Conflict & Humanitarian Assistance Bureau, United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC


Panel II
• Mr. John Prendergast , Special Advisor to the President , International Crisis Group, Washington, DC
• Ms. Julie Flint, Darfur field researcher, Human Rights Watch, London, United Kingdom

Nominations
June 14, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Mr. Thomas Fingar, To be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
• Mr. Ralph Leo Boyce, To be Ambassador to Thailand
• Mr. James Kunder, To be Assistant Administrator to the United States Agency for International Development (Asia and the Near East Bureau)
• Ms. Suzanne Hale, To be Ambassador to Micronesia

The Greater Middle East Initiative: Sea Island and Beyond
June 2, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement


Panel I
• Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC


Panel II
• His Excellency Prince El Hassan bin Talal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Royal Palace, Amman, Jordan


Panel III
• Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
• Dr. Alan R. Richards, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

United States Policy in Afghanistan
June 2, 2004 - House committee on International Relations

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May

Conduct and support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
May 21, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, Chief of Staff of the Army
• General Michael W. Hagee, United States Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps

Allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners
May 19, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• General John P. Abizaid, USA, Commander, United States Central Command
• Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez, USA, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq
• Major General Geoffrey D. Miller, USA, Deputy Commander for Detainee Operations, Multi-National Force-Iraq

Iraq Transition - The Way Ahead (Part II)
May 19, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Dr. Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• General Joseph P. Hoar, USMC (Ret.), Former Commander in Chief, United States Central Command
• Dr. Phebe Marr, Former Senior Fellow, National Defense University
• Dr. Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

Iraq's Transition: The Way Ahead (Part I)
May 18, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Senator Lugar Opening Statement
• Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
• Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State, Department of State
• Lieutenant General Walter L. Sharp, Director, Strategic Plans & Policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense

Issue Forum on Stability Operations by the Iraq Coalition
May 17, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Saxton Opening Statement
• Major General Freddie Viggers, Military Secretary, United Kingdom
• Major General Simon Willis, Head Australian Defense Staff
• Lieutenant General Mieczyslaw Cieniuch, First Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces

Acquisition policy issues in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005
May 13, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
PANEL 1

• Michael W. Wynne, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
• Daniel J. Dell'Orto, Principal Deputy General Counsel, Department of Defense

PANEL 2

• Tina Ballard, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Policy and Procurement
• Major General Carl Strock, USA, Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Major General Wade H. McManus, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Field Support Command

Contingency reserve fund request for Fiscal Year 2005
May 13, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense
• General Peter Pace, USMC, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Joel Kaplan, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget

Combating Corruption in the Multilateral Development Banks
May 13, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement


Panel I
• Ms. Carole Brookins, U.S. Executive Director , The World Bank, Washington, DC (Invited) Confirmed
• Ms. Cynthia Shepard Perry, U.S. Executive Director, African Development Bank, Tunis, Tunisia (Invited)
• Mr. Hector Morales, Alternate U.S. Executive Director, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC (Invited) Confirmed
• Mr. Randal K. Quarles, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC


Panel II
• Dr. Jeffrey Winters, Associate Professor , Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois
• Mr. Manish Bapna, Executive Director, Bank Information Center, Washington, DC
• Ms. Nancy Zucker Boswell, Managing Director , Transparency International USA, Washington, DC
• Professor Jerome I. Levinson, Distinguished Lawyer in Residence, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, DC

The Imminent Transfer of Sovereignty in Iraq
May 13, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
May 12, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Afghanistan - Continuing Challenges
May 12, 2004 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement
• Mr. Mark Schneider, Senior Vice President, International Crisis Group, Washington, DC
• Mr. David Isby, Foreign & Defense Policy Analyst, Washington, DC
• Mr. Robert Perito, Senior Fellow & Special Adviser, Rule of Law Program, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC
• Dr. Thomas Gouttierre , Dean of International Studies and Programs & Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

The President's FY05 Budget Request for the Department of Defense
May 12, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Defense Subcommittee

• Chairman Stevens Opening Statement
• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
• General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Ongoing investigation into the abuse of prisoners within the Central Command area of responsibility
May 11, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Panel I
• Major General Antonio M. Taguba, USA, Deputy Commanding General for Support, Coalition Forces Land Component Command
  
  Panel II
• Stephen A. Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
• Lieutenant General Lance L. Smith, USAF, Deputy Commander, United States Central Command
• Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, United States Army
• Major General Ronald L. Burgess, Jr., USA, Director for Intelligence, J-2, The Joint Staff
• Major General Thomas J. Romig, USA, Judge Advocate General, United States Army

Ongoing investigation into the abuse of prisoners within the Central Command area of responsibility
May 7, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense [PDF]
• General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Les Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army
• General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, Chief of Staff of the Army
• Lieutenant General Lance L. Smith, Deputy Commander, Central Command

Allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners
May 7, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense [PDF]
• General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Les Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army
• General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, Chief of Staff of the Army
• Lieutenant General Lance L. Smith, Deputy Commander, Central Command

Hearing: The Crisis in Darfur: A New Front in Sudan's Bloody War
Markup to immediately follow the hearing: H.Con.Res. 403, Condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of west Sudan.
May 6, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Water Scarcity in the Middle East: Regional Cooperation on International Relations
May 5, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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April

Afghanistan: Security and Reconstruction
April 29, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense (html)
• Lieutenant General Walter Sharp, United States Army, Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, The Joint Staff (html)
• Ambassador William Taylor, Coordinator for Afghanistan, U.S. Department of State

The Broadcasting Board of Governors: Finding the Right Media for the Message in the Middle East
April 29, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Senator Biden Opening Statement
  
  Panel I
• Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, Chairman, Broadcasting Board of Governors
• Norman J. Pattiz, Governor, Broadcasting Board of Governors
• Mouafac Harb, News Director, AlHurra, Middle East Television Network, Broadcasting Board of Governors
  
  Panel II
• Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade, General Accounting Office
• Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor of Peace, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• William A. Rugh, Associate, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University
• Dr. Edmund Ghareeb, Adjunct Professor of Middle East History and Politics, School of International Service, American University

The United Nations Oil-for-Food Program: Issues of Accountability and Transparency
April 28, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Nominations
April 27, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Tina Westby Jonas, to be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
• Dionel M. Aviles, to be Under Secretary of the Navy;
• Jerald S. Paul, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

Nomination
April 27, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Senator Lugar Opening Statement
• Senator Biden Opening Statement
• John D. Negroponte To be Ambassador to Iraq

U.S. - China Relations: Status of Reforms in China
April 22, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Panel I
• Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State
• Richard Lawless, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense
  
  Panel II
• Dr. Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
• Thea Lee, Chief International Economist, AFL-CIO
• Pieter Bottelier, Adjunct Professor, China Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
• Roger W. Robinson, Jr., Chairman, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
• Accompanied by C. Richard D'Amato, Vice-Chairman, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

The Iraq Transition: Obstacles and Opportunities
April 22, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Senator Lugar Opening Statement
• Senator Biden Opening Statement
• Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State
• Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
• Lieutenant General Claude Kicklighter (Ret), Transition Chief, Coalition Provisional Authority, Department of Defense
• Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr, Coordinator, Iraq Transition Team, Department of State
• Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Iraq Transition: Civil War or Civil Society?
April 21, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Senator Lugar Opening Statement
• Dr. Ken M. Pollack, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution
• General George A. Joulwan (ret.), Former NATO SACEUR
• Michael Sheehan, Deputy Commissioner for Counter- Terrorism, New York Police Department, New York, NY
• Dr. Michael E. O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
• Dr. Ahmed S. Hashim, Professor of Strategic Studies, US Naval War College, Newport, RI

Iraq's Transition to Sovereignty
April 21, 2004 House Armed Services Committee

• Opening Statement of Chairman Hunter
• Honorable Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense
• General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Honorable Marc I. Grossman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• Dr. Judith Yaphe, Senior Fellow, National Defense University
• Dr. Alatza Baram, Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace
• General John Keane, United States Army (Ret.), Former Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army

The Taiwan Relations Act: The Next Twenty-Five Years
April 21, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

• Transcript

Iraq Transition: Civil War or Civil Society?
April 20, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Sen. Lugar Opening Statement
• Sen. Biden Opening Statement
  
  Panel 1
• James R. Schlesinger, Senior Advisor, Lehman Brothers, Washington, DC
• Samuel R. Berger, Chairman, Stonebridge International, LLC, Washington, DC
  
  Panel II
• Richard N. Perle, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
• Dr. Toby Dodge, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East, London, England
• Dr. Juan Cole, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
April 20, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense
• General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Marc I. Grossman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Military implications of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for Fiscal Year 2005
April 8, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Panel II
• Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN, Chief of Naval Operations
• William H. Taft, IV, Legal Advisor, Department of State
  
  Panel II
• Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
  
  Panel III
• J. William Middendorf, II, Former Secretary of the Navy
• Professor John Norton Moore, University of Virginia School of Law
• Rear Admiral William L. Schachte, Jr., JAGC, USN (Ret.)

A Review of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program
April 7, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Senator Lugar Opening Statement
• Senator Biden Opening Statement
  
  Panel I
• John D. Negroponte, United States Representative to the United Nations, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
• Patrick F. Kennedy, United States Representative for United Nations, Management and Reform, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
• Robin L. Raphel, Coordinator, Office of Iraq Reconstruction, Department of State
• Kim Holmes, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations, Department of State
  
  Panel II
• Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade, General Accounting Office
• Michael J. Thibault, Deputy Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Department of Defense

FY05 National Guard & Reserve Budget
April 7, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Defense Subcommittee

• LTG Steven Blum, ARNG, Chief, National Guard Bureau
• LTG Roger C. Schultz, ARNG, Director, Army National Guard
• Lt Gen Daniel James III, ANG, Director, Air National Guard

Army and Navy Budget Overviews
April 7, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Military Construction Subcommittee

• H.T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment
• Geoffrey G. Prosch, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army(Installations and Environment)
• Major General Larry J. Lust, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Department of the Army
• Major General Walter F. Pudlowski, Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard
• Brigadier General Gary M. Profit, Deputy Chief, Army Reserve

FY05 National Guard & Reserve Budget
April 7, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Defense Subcommittee

• Lt Gen James E. Sherrard, III, USAFR, Chief, Air Force Reserve
• Lt Gen Dennis M. McCarthy, USMCR, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve
• VADM John G. Cotton, USNR, Chief, Naval Reserve
• LTG James R. Helmly, USAR, Chief, Army Reserve

Department of Defense Counter-narcotics Program in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005
April 2, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: EMERGING THREATS AND CAPABILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE

• Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
• Rear Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, USN, Deputy Director for Operations, U.S. Central Command
• Brigadier General Benjamin R. Mixon, USA, Director for Operations, U.S. Southern Command

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Future Combat System and Force Protection Initiatives
April 1, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

• Chairman Weldon Opening Statement
• Lieutenant General Joseph L. Yakovac, Jr., US Army, Military Deputy and Director, Army Acquisition Corps, Office of the Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Department of the Army
• Paul. L. Francis, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, United States General Accounting Office
• Lieutenant General Benjamin S. Griffin, US Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G9 (Programming, Material Integration and Management), US Army
• Lieutenant General Edward Hanlon, Jr., USMC, Deputy Commandant, Combat Development, USMC

Military installation programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005
April 1, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SUBCOMMITTEE

• Raymond F. DuBois, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment
• Major General Larry J. Lust, USA, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management United States Army
• Rear Admiral Christopher E. Weaver, USN, Commander U.S. Navy Installations
• Brigadier General Willie J. Williams, USMC, Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Facilities), Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Major General Dean Fox, USAF, The Air Force Civil Engineer

Unified and regional commanders' military strategy and operational requirements in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005
April 1, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, USN, Commander, United States Pacific Command
• General Leon J. LaPorte, USA, Commander, United Nations Command and Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command, Commander, United States Forces Korea
• General James T. Hill, USA, Commander, United States Southern Command

March

FY 2005 Budget Request, Pacific Command
March 31, 2004, HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

• ADM Tom Fargo, USN Commander, US Pacific Command
• ADM Tom Fargo Q&A Session

FY 2005 Budget Request, Pacific Command
March 31, 2004 House Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction

• Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
• General Leon J. LaPorte, Commander, Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, and Commander, U.S. Forces Korea

Contributions of the Army Corps of Engineers in the Restoration of Iraq and Afghanistan
March 31, 2004 House Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development

• Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Active and Reserve military and civilian personnel programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005
March 31, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Personnel Subcommittee

Panel I
• Thomas F. Hall, Assistant Secretary of Defense, for Reserve Affairs
  
  Panel II
• Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, ARNG, Chief, National Guard Bureau
• Lieutenant General Roger C. Schultz, ARNG, Director, Army National Guard
• Lieutenant General Daniel James III, ANG, Director, Air National Guard
  
  Panel III
• Lieutenant General James R. Helmly, USAR, Chief, Army Reserve
• Vice Admiral John G. Cotton, USNR, Chief, Naval Reserve
• Lieutenant General Dennis M. McCarthy, USMCR, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve
• Lieutenant General James E. Sherrard III, USAFR, Chief, Air Force Reserve

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Department of Defense's Business Transformation Efforts
March 31, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Terrorism, Unconventional threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

• Chairman Saxton Opening Statement
• Gregory D. Kutz, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, U.S. General Accounting Office
• JoAnn Boutelle, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense
• Dr. Margaret E. Myers, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Management Reform, Department of Defense
• Gary L. Winkler, Director, Enterprise Integration, CIO/G-6, Department of the Army
• David M. Wennergren, Chief Information Officer, Department of the Navy
• John M. Gilligan, Chief Information Officer, Department of the Air Force
• Brigadier General John R. Thomas, USMC, Director C4/Chief Information Officer, USMC
• Thomas Burlin, Partner, United States Federal Industry and Global Government Leader
• Steve Peck, President, SAP Public Services
• Kent R. Schneider, President, Defense enterprise Solutions, Northrop Grumman Information Technology

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request on Reserve Component Transformation and Relieving the Stress on the Reserve Component
March 31, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Total Force Subcommittee

• Chairman McHugh Opening Statement
• Albert C. Zapanta, Chairman, Reserve Forces Policy Board
• Major General Douglas Burnett, USAF, Adjutant General Association of the United States and Adjutant General, Florida National Guard
• Major General Robert McIntosh, United States Air Force Reserve (ret.), Executive Director, Reserve Officers Association of the United States
• Thomas F. Hall, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
• Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, US Army, Chief, National Guard Bureau
• Lieutenant General Roger C. Schultz, US Army, Director, Army National Guard (Joint Statement: Blum, Schultz, and James)
• Lieutenant General James Helmly, US Army, Chief, US Army Reserve
• Vice Admiral John G. Cotton, US Navy, Director, U.S. Naval Reserve
• Lieutenant General Daniel James, III, USAF, Director, Air National Guard
• Lieutenant General James E. Sherrard, III, USAF, Chief, Air Force Reserve
• Lieutenant General Dennis M. McCarthy, USMC Commander, Marine Forces Reserve

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request from the Department of Defense
March 31, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Total Force Subcommittee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• Admiral Thomas. B. Fargo, US Navy, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
• General Leon J. Laporte, US Army, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea

Logistics: Lessons form OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and Logistics Transformation
March 30, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Readiness Subcommittee

• Chairman Hefley Opening Statement
• Major General Robert T. Dail, US Army, Director of Operations, TCJ3, United States Transportation Command
• Vice admiral Keith W. Lippert, US Navy, Director, Defense Logistics Agency
• Lieutenant General Claude V. Christianson, US Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G4, Department of the Army
• Brigadier General Edward G. Usher, II, USMC, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Installation and Logistics, U.S. Marine Corps

Navy Force Structure and Ship Construction
March 30, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Projection Forces Subcommittee

• Chairman Bartlett Opening Statement
• Cynthia Brown, President, American Shipbuilding Association
• John J. Young, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
• Vice Admiral John B. Nathman, US Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (N-7) (Warfare Requirements and Programs), Department of the Navy
• Vice Admiral James C. Dawson, Jr., US Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (N-8) (Resources , Requirements and Assessments), Department of the Navy (Joint Statement: Young, Nathman, and Dawson)
• Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in National Defense, Congressional Research Service

Defense-wide and Air Force Budget Overviews
March 30, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Military Construction Subcommittee

• Raymond F. Dubois, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment
• Nelson F. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations, Environment, and Logistics
• Major General L. Dean Fox, The Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Logistics
• Brigadier General David A. Brubaker, Deputy Director, Air National Guard
• Brigadier General William M. Rajczak, Deputy to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve

Army aviation programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 30, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Airland Subcommittee

• Lieutenant General Richard A. Cody, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army
• Major General Joseph L. Bergantz, USA, Program Executive Officer for Aviation, United States Army
• Brigadier General Edward J. Sinclair, USA, Commanding General, United States Army Aviation Center and Fort Rucker

FY 2005 Budget Request, European Command
March 25, 2004 House Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction

• General James L. Jones , Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Commander, U.S. European Command

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Department of Defense Science and Technology Policy Programs.
March 25, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

• Chairman Saxton Opening Statement
• Dr. Ronald M. Sega, Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense
• Dr. Anthony J. Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense
• Dr. Thomas H. Killion, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology, Department of the Army
• Rear Admiral Jay M. Cohen, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Research, Department of the Navy
• James B. Engle, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Science, Technology and Engineering), Department of the Air Force

2005 Base Realignment and Closure Process
March 25, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Readiness Subcommittee

• Chairman Hefley Opening Statement
• Raymond F. Dubois, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment
• Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright, Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J8), The Joint Staff, United States Marine Corps
• Barry W. Holman, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, United States General Accounting Office

FY05 Budget for the Department of State
March 25, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Commerce-Justice-State Subcommittee

• Colin L. Powell, Secretary, Department of State

Role of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Special Operations Command in defending the homeland and in the global war on terrorism, in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005
March 25, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
• Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
• General Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF, Commander, United States Northern Command
• General Bryan D. Brown, USA, Commander, United States Special Operations Command

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force Tactical Weapon Acquisition Programs
March 25, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

• Chairman Weldon Opening Statement
• Allen Li, Director, Acquisition Sourcing Management - F/A-22, United States General Accounting Office
• Mike Sullivan, Acting Director, Acquisition Sourcing Management - Joint Strike Fighter, United States General Accounting Office
• John J. Young, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research Development & Acquisition), Department of the Navy
• Vice Admiral John B. Nathman, United States Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Requirements and Programs (N7), United States Navy
• Lieutenant General (LtGen) Michael A. Hough, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, United States Marine Corps
• Mr. Marvin R. Sambur, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), Department of the Air Force
• Lieutenant General Ronald E. Keys, United States Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, United States Air Force

Pre-positioned Equipment Programs of the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps
March 24, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Readiness Subcommittee

• Chairman Hefley Opening Statement
• Brigadier General Jerome Johnson, United States Army, Director for Plans, Operation and Readiness, Department of the Army
• Brigadier General Kevin T. Ryan, Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, Department of the Army
• Brigadier General Robert B. Neller, United States Marine Corps, Director, Operations Division (PO), Plans, Policy and Operations, United States Marine Corps
• Eric Peltz, Associate Director, Military Logistics Program, RAND Corporation Arroyo Center
• William Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, United States General Accounting Office

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Military Personnel Policy, Benefits and Compensation Overview
March 24, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Total Force Subcommittee

• Chairman McHugh Opening Statement
• Charles S. Abell, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense
• Lieutenant General Franklin L. Hagenbeck, United States Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G1 Headquarters, Department of the Army
• Vice Admiral Gerald Hoewing, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower and Personnel, Department of the Navy
• Lieutenant General Garry L. Parks, United States Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps
• Lieutenant General Richard "Tex" Brown, United States Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel Headquarters, United States Air Force
• Dr. Harry J. Thie, Senior Management Scientists, RAND Corporation
• Dr. James Hosek, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
• Derek B. Stewart, Director of Defense, Capabilities and Management, United States General Accounting Office
• Joseph L. Barnes, National Executive Secretary, Fleet Reserve Association
• Erin M. Harting, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States
• Colonel Lee F. Lange, Unites States Marine Corps (Ret.), Deputy Director, Government Relations, Military Officers Association of America (Joint Statement: Barnes, Harting and Lange)

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request from the Department of Defense
March 24, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• General James L. Jones, United States Marine Corps, Commander, U.S. European Command
• General James T. Hill, United States Army, Commander, U.S. Southern Command

Navy and Air Force aviation programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 24, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Airland

• John J. Young, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition
• Marvin R. Sambur, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
• Vice Admiral John B. Nathman, USN , Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs
• Lieutenant General Michael A. Hough, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Lieutenant General Ronald E. Keys, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force

FY05 Air Force Budget
March 24, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Defense Subcommittee

• James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force
• General John P. Jumper, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force

Safety and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers
March 24, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Department of Defense financial management in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005
March 23, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Readinesss and Management support

• Dov S. Zakheim, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
• David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, General Accounting Office

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Training Transformation - Examination of the Joint National Training Capability
March 18, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Readiness and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittees

• Chairman Hefley Opening Statement
• Paul W. Mayberry, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Readiness), Department of Defense
• Major General Gordon Nash, United States Marine Corps, Commander, Joint Warfighting Center, and Director for Joint Training, United States Joint Forces Command
• Brigadier General Louis W. Weber, Director of Training, Training Directorate (DAMO-TR), United States Army
• Rear Admiral David T. Hart, Jr., United States Navy, Director, Fleet Readiness Division, Department of the Navy
• Brigadier General Norman R. Seip, United States Air Force, Deputy Director of Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space, Department of the Air Force
• Michael P. Bailey, Ph.D., Technical Director, Technology Division, Training and Education Command, United States Marine Corps

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request on Defense Health Programs - Current and Future Issues
March 18, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Total Force Subcommittee

• Chairman McHugh Opening Statement
• William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D., Assistant Secretary of Defense Health Affairs
• Lieutenant General James B. Peake, United States Army, Surgeon General of the Army
• Vice Admiral Michael L. Cowan, United States Navy, Surgeon General of the Navy
• Lieutenant General George P. Taylor, Jr., United States Air Force, Surgeon General of the Air Force
• Sue Schwartz, DBA, RN, Co-chair, The Military Coalition's Health Care Committee
• Mr. Robert Washington, Sr., Co-Chair, The Military Coalition's Health Care Committee (Joint Statement: Schwartz and Washington)
• Ms. Kimberly Ann Stanish, Health Care Committee Co-chair, National Military Veterans Alliance
• Ben Butler, Director of Legislation, National Association for Uniformed Services, National Military Veterans Alliance (Joint Statement: Stanish and Bulter)
• Alfred Buck, M.D., Partner, Edward Martin & Associates, Inc.
• David J. McIntyre, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, TriWest Healthcare Alliance
• James Woys, President, Health Net Federal Services
• David Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Humana Military Healthcare Services

H.R. 1741, To Redesignate the Position of the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps
March 18, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• William S. Dudley, Director of Naval History, Naval Historical Center
• Admiral Stansfield Turner, United States Navy (Ret.), Former Director of Central Intelligence
• General Carl Mundy Jr., United States Marine Corps (Ret.), Former Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Donald Howard, Former Under Secretary of the Navy and Acting Secretary of the Navy (1992)

U.S.-Russia Relations in Putin's Second Term
March 18, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - the United States Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Airlift and Sealift Programs
March 17, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Projection Forces Subcommittee

• Chairman Bartlett Opening Statement
• General John W. Handy, United States Air Force, Commander, United States Transportation Command, United States Air Force

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Navy Research and Development, Transformation and Future Naval Capabilities
March 17, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

• Chairman Weldon Opening Statement
• Dr. Glen Lamartin, Director, Defense Systems, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• General James D. Thurman, Director, Army Aviation Task Force, United States Army
• Lieutenant General Walter E. Buchanan III, United States Air Force, Commander, Central Command Air Forces and Commander, 9th Air Force, United States Air Force
• Neil Curtin, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, General Accounting Office
• Paul L. Francis, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, General Accounting Office

FY 2005 Budget Request, Army
March 17, 2004 House Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction

• General Peter T. Schoomaker , Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
• Geoffrey Prosch , Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment, Department of the Army

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Navy Research and Development, Transformation and Future Naval Capabilities
March 11, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Projection Forces Subcommittee

• Chairman Bartlett Opening Statement
• John J. Young, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
• Vice Admiral John B. Nathman, United States Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (N-7) (Warfare Requirements and Programs), Department of the Navy
• Vice Admiral Cutler J. Dawson, Jr., Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (N-8) (Resources, Requirements, and Assessments), Department of the Navy
• Lieutenant General Edward Hanlon, Jr., United States Marine Corps, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
• Rear Admiral Jay M. Cohen, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Research, Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements, Department of the Navy

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request on the Adequacy of the Total Force
March 11, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Readiness Subcommittee

• Chairman Hefley Opening Statement
• General George Casey, United States Army, Vice Chief of Staff, Army Headquarters, Department of the Army
• Admiral Michael G. Mullen, United States Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy
• General T. Michael Moseley, United States Air Force, Vice Chief of Staff, Air Force Headquarters, United States Air Force
• Lt General Jan C. Huly, United States Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policy and Operations, United States Marine Corps

Army Transformation in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 11, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Airland

• Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
• General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
• Major General John M. Curran, USA, Director, Future Centers, Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

FY05 Budget for the Navy and Marine Corps
March 10, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Defense Subcommittee

• Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy -- PART I
• Admiral Vernon E. Clark, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations
• General Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request on the Adequacy of the Total Force
March 10, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Total Force Subcommittee

• Chairman McHugh Opening Statement
• Lt. General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J8), Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Lt. General Richard A. Cody, US Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, Headquarters, Department of the Army
• Lt. General Franklin L. Hagenbeck, US Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Headquarters, Department of the Army (Joint Statement: Cody and Hagenbeck)
• Vice Admiral Kevin P. Green, US Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans, Policy and Operations, Department of the Navy
• Vice Admiral Gerald Hoewing, US Navy, Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower and Personnel, Department of the Navy
• Lt. General Duncan J. McNabb, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Program Headquarters, United States Air Force
• Lt. General Richard "Tex" Brown, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters, United States Air Force
• Lt. General Jan C. Huly, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations, U.S. Marine Corps
• Lt. General Garry L. Parks, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps

Posture of the U.S. Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 10, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Seapower

• General John W. Handy, USAF, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command
• Major General Ann E. Dunwoody, USA, Commander, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
• Vice Admiral David L. Brewer, USN, Commander, Military Sealift Command

A Fresh Start for Haiti? Charting the Future of U.S.-Haitian Relations
March 10, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Panel I
• Mike DeWine, United States Senate
• Bob Graham, United States Senate
• Elijah Cummings, Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus
• Sheila Jackson Lee, United States House of Representatives
• Maxine Waters, United States House of Representatives
  
  Panel II
• Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Carribean, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
  
  Panel III
• James Dobbins, Director, International Security & Defense Policy Center, RAND, Washington, DC
• Lawrence Pezzullo, Former U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti (ret.), Washington, DC
• Mr. Michael Heinl, Co-author, Written in Blood, The Story of the Haitian People 1492-1995, Washington, DC
• Dr. Robert Maguire, Director of Programs in International Affairs, Trinity College, Washington, DC

Human Rights Practices Around the World: A Review of the State Department's 2003 Annual Report
March 10, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

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Military readiness programs in review of the Defense authorization request for Fiscal Year 2005
March 9, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
• Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations
• General T. Michael Moseley, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
• Lt. General Jan C. Huly, USMC, Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps, Plans, Policies, and Operations

Iraq: Transition to Sovereignty [Closed Briefing]
March 8, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Marc I. Grossman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Francis J. Ricciardone, Ambassador to the Philippines, Coordinator for Iraq Transition, Department of State, Washington, DC
• Lt. General Claude Kicklighter, United States Army - Retired, CPA Transition Chief, Baghdad, Iraq

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request - Department of Defense Responsibilities in Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Missions.
March 4, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

• Chairman Saxton Opening Statement
• Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense)
• Lt. General H. Steven Blum, United States Army, Chief, National Guard Bureau
• Major General John A. "Andy" Love, United States Air Force, Special assistant to the Commander, Northern Command for National Guard Members

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Military Construction Budget Request for the Programs of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy
March 4, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Readiness Subcommittee

• Chairman Hefley Opening Statement
• Geoffrey G. Prosch, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations and Environment
• Major General Larry J. Lust, United States Army, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, United States Army
• Major General Walter Pudlowski, United States Army, Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard
• Brigadier General Gary M. Profit, United States Army, Deputy Chief, Army Reserve (Joint Statement: Prosch, Lust, Pudlowski, and Profit)
• H.T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment
• Rear Admiral Christopher Weaver, United States Navy, Commander, Navy Installations
• Brigadier General Willie J. Williams, United States Marine Corps, Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Facilities), Commandant of the Marine Corps (LF)

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Aviation Industrial Base and Department of Defense Rotorcraft Investment Programs
March 4, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

• Chairman Weldon Opening Statement
• Alan R. Shaffer, Director of Plans and Programs, Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering
• Major General James D. Thurman, United States Air Force, Director, Army aviation Task Force
• Mr. Tom Laux, Acting Program Executive Officer (Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault, and Special Missions), Department of the Navy
• Rear Admiral Andy Winns, Deputy N78 Aviation Requirements Officer for Helicopters, United States Navy
• Brigadier General Samuel T. Helland, United States Marine Corps, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation (AA), United States Marine Corps
• Mr. M.E. Rhett Flater, Executive Director, American Helicopter Society International
• Mr. Joseph H. Bogosian, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation and Machinery, U.S. Department of Commerce

Military strategy and operational requirements; Fiscal Year 2005
March 4, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC, Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
• General John P. Abizaid, USA, Commander, United States Central Command

Compensation, benefits, and health care for active and Reserve military personnel and their families; Fiscal Year 2005
March 4, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Personnel

Panel I
• Tom Daschle, Democratic Leader, United States Senate
• Lindsey O. Graham, United States Senate
  
  Panel II
• Charles S. Abell, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
• William Winkenwerder, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
  
  Panel III
• Ms. Joyce Weisel Raezer, Director, Government Relations, National Military Family Association [Adtn'l Statement]
• Dr. Sue Schwartz, D.B.A., RN , Co-Chair, The Military Coalition Health Care Committee
• Master Sergeant Michael P. Cline, USA (Ret.), Co-Chair, The Military Coalition and Executive Director, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States
• Ms. Deirdre Parke-Holleman, Legislative Director, The Retired Enlisted Association Military Coalition Statement
• Colonel Dennis M. Duggan, USA (Ret.), Deputy Director, National Security-Foreign Relations Division, The American Legion

The Situation in Haiti
March 3, 2004 House Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

• Cass Ballenger
• Roger F. Noriega
• Arthur E. Dewey
• Adolfo A. Franco
• Timothy M. Carney
• Orlando Marville
• Pierre-Marie Paquiot
• Robert Maguire, Ph.D.
• Jeffrey D. Sachs, Ph.D.

FY 2005 Budget Request, Central Command
March 3, 2004 House Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction

• General John Abizaid , Commander, U.S. Central Command

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request on Military Resale and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs
March 3, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Total Force Subcommittee

• Honorable Charles S. Abell, Principal Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
• Major General Mike Wiedemer, United States Air Force, Director, Defense Commissary Agency
• Major General Kathryn Frost, United States Air Force, Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service Command
• Rear Admiral William J. Maguire, United States Navy, Supply Corps, U.S. Navy Commander, Navy Exchange Service Command
• Michael P. Downs, United States Marine Corps, Director, Personnel and Family Readiness Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Mr. Bill Stanley, Chairman of the Board, American Logistics Association
• Mr. C. Lloyd Johnson, Chairman of the Board, Armed Forces Marketing Council (Exhibit Part One) (Exhibit Part Two)
• Mr. Joe Olding, President, Commissary Division, WEBCO
• Mr. Joyce Raezer, Director of Government Relations, National Military Family Association
• CMSgt James E. Lokovic, United States Air Force (ret.), Director, Military and Government Relations, Air Force Sergeants Association

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Department of Defense Capabilities for Conducting Conventional Long-range Strike Operations
March 3, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Projection Forces Subcommittee

• Chairman Bartlett Opening Statement
• Mr. Christopher Bolkcom, Specialist in National Defense Congressional Research Center
• Mr. Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in National Defense Congressional Research Center
• Lt. General James E. Cartwright, United States Marine Corps, Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J8), Joint Chiefs of Staff
• General T. Michael Moseley, United States Air Force, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
• Rear Admiral Mark P. Fitzgerald, United States Navy, Director, Air Warfare Staff, Chief of Naval Operations

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request from the Department of Defense
March 3, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• General John Abizaid, United States Army, U.S. Central Command
• Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

FY05 Army Budget
March 03, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Energy & Water Subcommittee

• R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army and General Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff, Department of the Army

Building Operational Readiness In Foreign Affairs Agencies
March 3, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• James Dobbins, Director, International Security & Defense Policy Center, RAND, Washington, DC
• John Hamre, President & CEO, CSIS, Washington, DC
• Dr. Hans Binnendijk, Roosevelt Chair of National Security Policy, National Defense University, Washington, DC

Role of defense science and technology in the global war on terrorism and in preparing for emerging threats; Fiscal Year 2005
March 3, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Panel I
• Brigadier General Thomas D. Waldhauser, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, Vice Chief, Office of Naval Research
• Brigadier General Charles A. Cartwright, USA, Deputy Commanding General for Systems of Systems Integration, United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
• Dr. Dale G. Uhler, Acquisition Executive and Senior Procurement Executive, Special Operations Acquisition and Logistics Center, United States Special Operations Command
  
  Panel II
• Ronald M. Sega, Director, Defense Research and Engineering
• Dr. Thomas H. Killion, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology/Chief Scientist
• Rear Admiral Jay M. Cohen, USN, Chief of Naval Research
• Mr. James B. Engle, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering

Future Navy and Marine Corps capabilities and requirements; Fiscal Year 2005 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 3, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Seapower

• John J. Young, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
• Vice Admiral John B. Nathman, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs
• Vice Admiral J. Cutler Dawson, Jr., USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements and Assessments
• Lt. General Robert Magnus, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps [Slides PPT 14 MB]
• Lt. General Edward Hanlon, Jr., USMC, Commanding General, Combat Development Command, United States Marine Corps

Active component, Reserve component and civilian personnel programs; Fiscal Year 2005
March 2, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Personnel

Panel I
• David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
• Reginald J. Brown, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
• William A. Navas, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
• Michael L. Dominguez, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
  
  Panel II
• Lt. General Franklin L. Hagenback, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Army
• Vice Admiral Gerald L. Hoewing, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, United States Navy
• Lt. General Garry L. Parks, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps
• Lt. General Richard E. Brown, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Air Force

Fiscal Year 2005 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 2, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

• Les Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army
• Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy
• James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force

Hearing on FY05 Budget Overview
March 1, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Defense Subcommittee

• Dr. Dov Zakheim, Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller

February

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request - Military Construction and Family Housing Programs of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Agencies, and the Active and Reserve Components of the Department of the Air Force
February 26, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Readiness Subcommittee

• Chairman Hefley Opening Statement
• Raymond F. DuBois, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment
• Nelson F. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations, Environment, and Logistics
• Major General Dean Fox, The Air Force Civil Engineer
• Brigadier General David A. Brubaker, Deputy Director, Air National Guard
• Brigadier General William A. Rajczak, Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve

Department of Defense Transformation
February 26, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

• Chairman Saxton Opening Statement
• Vice Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski, United States Navy (ret.), Director, Office of Force Transformation, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Major General John M. Curran, United States Army, Director, Futures Center, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
• Rear Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff, United States Navy, Director of Warfare Integration (OPNAV N7F)
• Lt. General Duncan J. McNabb, United States Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs (AF/XP)
• Lt. General Edward Hanlon, United States Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
• Lt. General Robert W. Wagner, United States Joint Forces Command

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force
February 26, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force
• General John P. Jumper, United States Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force

U.S. Foreign Assistance After September 11th: Major Changes, Competing Purposes and Different Standards-Is There an Overall Strategy?
February 26, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

• Transcript

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Army
February 25, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Total Force Subcommittee

• Chairman McHugh Opening Statement
• Robert Washington, Sr., Co-chair, The Military Coalition's Health Care Committee
• Sue Schwartz, DBA, RN, Co-chair, The Military Coalition's Health Care Committee
• Michael Duggan, Deputy Director, National Security and Foreign Relations Davison American Legion
• Corporal Victor Thibeault, United States Army, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York
• William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
• Lt. General James B. Peake, M.D., The Surgeon General, U.S. Army Commander, U.S. Medical Command (Joint Statement: Windenwerder and Peake)
• Sergeant Major Kenneth O. Preston, Sergeant Major of the Army
• Michael J. Kussman, M.D., Deputy Chief of Patient Care Officer, Veterans Health Administration
• Susan H. Mather, M.D., Chief Officer, Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Laurent S. Lehmann, M.D., Chief, Mental Health Strategic Health Care Group, Department of Veterans Affairs

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Army
February 25, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• Les Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army
• General Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff, Department of the Army

Policies and programs for preventing and responding to incidents of sexual assault in the armed services
February 25, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Subcommittee on Personnel

Panel I
• David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
• General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
• Vice Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
• General William L. Nyland, USMC, Assistant Commandant, United States Marine Corps
• General T. Michael Moseley, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
  
  Panel II
• Ms. Christine Hansen, Executive Director, The Miles Foundation
• Dr. Terri J. Rau, Head, Policy and Prevention Section, Counseling, Advocacy and Prevention Branch, Navy Personnel Command
• Statements (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) by Ms. Deborah D. Tucker, Executive Director, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Dr. Susan H. Mather, Chief Officer, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, Veterans Health Administration

The Middle East: Rethinking the Road Map
February 24, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement
• Henry A. Kissinger Washington, DC
• Dennis Ross, Director & Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington, DC
• Mr. Robert Malley, Middle East Program Director, International Crisis Group, Washington, DC
• Martin Indyk, Director, The Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC

Haiti's Political Crisis
February 24, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere, Department of State, Washington, DC [Closed Briefing]

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Navy
February 12, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy
• Admiral Vern Clark, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Operations
• General Michael W. Hagee, United States Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps

Base Realignment and Closure
February 12, 2004 House Committee on Appropriations

• Raymond F. DuBois , Jr., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Department of Defense
• Geoffrey Prosch , Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment, Department of the Army
• Hansford T. Johnson , Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy
• Nelson F. Gibbs , Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics, Department of the Air Force

FY 2005 Pentagon Budget
February 12, 2004 House Committee on Appropriations

• Jerry Lewis, Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense
• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
• General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Dr. Dov Zakheim, Comptroller of the Department of Defense

DOD Contractors that Cheat on their Taxes and What Should Be Done About It
February 12, 2004 Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

• Senator Susan M. Collins
• Senator Carl Levin
• Senator Norm Coleman
  
  Panel I
• Gregory Kutz, Director, Financial Management and Assurance Team, U. S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
• Steve Sebastian, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
• John J. Ryan, Assistant Director, Office of Special Investigations, U. S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
  
  Panel II
• Mark W. Everson, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C.
• Lawrence J. Lanzillotta, Principal Deputy Under Secretary (Comptroller), U. S. Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.
• Richard L. Gregg, Commissioner, Financial Management Service, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C.

Department of Defense Information Systems Architecture: Are we on the Right Path to Achieving Net- Centricity and Ensuring Interoperability?
February 11, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee: Terrorism, Unconventional Threat and Capabilities Subcommittee

• Chairman Saxton Opening Statement
• John P. Stenbit, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration
• Lieutenant General Steven W. Boutelle, US Army, Chief Information Officer/G6
• Major General Marilyn Quagliotti, US Army, Vice director, Defense Information Systems Agency
• Rear Admiral Thomas E. Zelibor, US Navy, Deputy for C4 Integration and Policy/DoN Deputy CIO (Navy) (OPNAV N6F)
• Mr. David Tillotson III, Director, C41, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Architecture and Assessment, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration
• Brigadier General John R. Thomas, USMC, Director Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4), DoN Deputy CIO for United States Marine Corps

The President's International Affairs Budget Request for FY2005
February 11, 2004 - House Committee on International Relations

• Transcript

Department of Defense aviation safety initiatives
February 11, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• Major General Kenneth W. Hess, OSD/USAF, Air Force Chief of Safety and Commander, United States Air Force Safety Center
• Brigadier General Joseph A. Smith, US Army, Director of Army Safety and Commanding General, United States Army Safety Center
• Rear Admiral Richard E. Brooks, US Navy, Commander, United States Naval Center
• Brigadier General Samuel T. Helland, USMC, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation (AA) United States Marine Corps
• Mr. Christopher Bolkcom, CRS, specialist in National Defense, Congressional Research Service

Fiscal Year 2005 and the Future Years Defense Program
February 10, 2004 - Senate Armed Services Committee

• General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, Chief of Staff, United States Army
• Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN
• General Michael W. Hagee, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps
• General John P. Jumper, USAF, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force

Fiscal Year 2005 and the Future Years Defense Program
February 4, 2004 (originally scheduled for February 3, 2004) - Senate Armed Services Committee

• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
• General Myers' Posture Statement Presented by General Peter Pace, USMC, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request
04 February 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Hunter Opening Statement
• Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense and media stake-out after testimony
• General Peter Pace, United States Marine Corps, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Dov Zakheim, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

January

Testimony on Operation Iraqi Freedom Force Rotation Plan
January 28, 2004 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Saxton
• General Peter J. Schoomaker, United States Army, Chief of Staff of the Army
• General Michael W. Hagee, United States Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Lieutenant General James. E. Cartwright, United States Marine Corps, Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J-8, Joint Staff

Pakistan & India: Steps Toward Rapprochement
January 28, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• CIA Representatives [Closed Meeting]
• Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
• Senator Biden's Opening Statement
• Dr. Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
• Frank Wisner, Vice Chairman, External Affairs, American International Group, New York, NY
• Mr. Michael Krepon, Founding President, The Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, DC

Afghanistan Stabilization & Reconstruction: A Status Report
January 27, 2004 SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Senators Lugar's Opening Statement
• General James L. Jones, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, Mons, Belgium
• William B. Taylor, Coordinator for Afghanistan, Department of State, Washington, DC