2008 Congressional Hearings

November

The F-22 program.
November 19, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
The Honorable John J. Young, Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Mr. David M. Van Buren, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Management

September

Consideration for an American Grand Strategy.
September 24, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
General Jack Keane, USA (Ret.), Former Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

Considerations for an American Grand Strategy.
September 16, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
The Honorable Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State

Defeating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Other Asymmetric Threats: Today's Efforts and Tomorrow's Requirements.
September 16, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz, Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization
Mr. William Beasley, Director, Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
Mr. Tom Matthews, Director, Warfighter Requirements and Evaluations Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Intelligence)
Major General Jason K. Kamiya, Director, Joint Training Directorate (J7), U.S. Joint Forces Command
Mr. Bradley Berkson, Director, Programs, Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Security and Stability in Afghanistan and Iraq: Developments in U.S. Strategy and Operations and the Way Ahead.
September 10, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense
Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN, Director of Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on transforming the U.S. military's foreign language, cultural awareness, and regional expertise capabilities.
September 10, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Dr. Snyder's Opening Statement
Mrs. Gail H. McGinn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Plans), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
Brigadier General Gary Patton, Senior Language Authority, Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff/J-1
Brigadier General R.M. (Dick) Lake, USMC, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Marine Corps
Rear Admiral Daniel P. Holloway, USN, Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (OPNAV N13), U.S. Navy
Brigadier General Richard Longo, Director of Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army

July

A New U.S. Grand Strategy (Part 2)
July 31, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
Admiral Dennis C. Blair, USN (Ret.), John M. Shalikashvili Chair, National Bureau of Asian Research
Ambassador Robert Hunter, Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, 1993-98
Major General Robert H. Scales Jr., USA (Ret.), President, COLGEN, LP, Former Commandant, Army War College
Dr. Philip D. Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History, University of Virginia, Former Counselor, Department of State

Navy Destroyer Acquisition Programs.
July 31, 2008 - Armed Services Committee - Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement

Panel 1

Ms. Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ship Programs, Department of the Navy
Vice Admiral Barry McCullough, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Resources and Capabilities, Department of the Navy

Panel 2

Mr. Ron O'Rourke, Specialist in National Security, Congressional Research Service
Dr. Eric Labs, Senior Analyst, Congressional Budget Office
Mr. Paul Francis, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Implications of the Supreme Court's Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Administration Perspectives.
July 31, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Mr. Daniel Dell'Orto, Acting General Counsel, Department of Defense
Mr. Greg Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice
Colonel Steve David, Chief Defense Counsel, Office of Military Commissions, Department of the Army
Ms. Sandra Hodgkinson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Detainee Affairs, Department of Defense

Implications of the Supreme Court's Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Non-governmental Perspective.
July 30, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Mr. Stephen Oleskey, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP
Mr. Neal K. Katyal, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law School
Mr. Richard Klingler, Former Senior Associate Counsel to the President, National Security Council General Counsel and Legal Advisor
Colonel Morris Davis, USAF, Former Chief Prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions, Department of Defense

The Comptroller General's progress report on Iraq.
July 23, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Mr. Gene Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the United States Government Accountability Office
Mr. Joseph Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office

A New U.S. Grand Strategy.
July 15, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
Ambassador James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation
Dr. Barry R. Posen 1, 2, Director, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor of International Relations, Boston University
Dr. Mitchell B. Reiss, Vice Provost for International Affairs, William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law

Source selection and path forward regarding the Air Force KC-(X) Program.
July 10, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement

Panel 1

Mr. Daniel Gordon, Deputy General Counsel, Government Accountability Office
Mr. Michael Golden, Managing Associate General Counsel, Procurement Law Division, Government Accountability Office

Panel 2

The Honorable John J. Young, Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

The threat posed by Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack.
July 10, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Dr. William R. Graham, Chair, Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack

Efforts to develop and support the Iraqi Security Forces.
July 9, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Lieutenant General James Dubik, Commander, Multi National Security Transition Command-Iraq
Mr. Christopher Straub, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Defense Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation.
July 9, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
Dr. Richard Brecht, Executive Director, Center for Advanced Study of Language, University of Maryland
Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., President, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Dr. Montgomery McFate, Senior Social Science Advisor, Joint Advanced Warfighting Division, Institute for Defense Analyses
Dr. Amy Zalman, Policy Analyst, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

June

China: Recent Security Developments.
June 25, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
The Honorable James J. Shinn, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
Major General Philip M. Breedlove, USAF, Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff

May

Mark up the following legislation: H.R. 5658 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
May 14, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Subcommittee Chairman Smith's Opening Statement
Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement
Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
Subcommittee Chairman Davis' Opening Statement
Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement

Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement

Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement

Subcommittee Chairman Smith's Opening Statement

Subcommittee Chairwoman Tauscher's Opening Statement

Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis' Opening Statement

Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement

April

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Missile Defense Programs.
April 17, 2008 - House Armed Forces Committee - Strategic Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairwoman Tauscher's Opening Statement
The Honorable John J. Young, Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense
The Honorable Dr. Charles E. McQueary, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering III, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency
Lieutenant General Kevin T. Campbell, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)

House Resolution 834: Ground Force Readiness Shortfalls.
April 16, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Air and Land Forces Subcommittee and Readiness Subcommittee

Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
Ms. Michèle Flournoy, President, Center for a New American Security
Mr. Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Mr. Thomas Donnelly, Resident Fellow, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, The American Enterprise Institute

National Industrial Security Program: Addressing the Implications of Globalization and Foreign Ownership for the Defense Industrial Base.
April 16, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Troy Sullivan, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Counterintelligence and Security
Kathleen Watson, Director, Defense Security Service
Dr. William Schneider, Chairman, Defense Science Board
Ms. Ann Calvaresi-Barr, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office

Building Partnership Capacity and Development of the Interagency Process.
April 15, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Army acquisition programs.
April 10, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
Lieutenant General Stephen M. Speakes, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
Lieutenant General N. Ross Thompson, III, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
Mr. Paul Francis, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Ms. Janet St. Laurent, Managing Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Ms. Mary Ugone, Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General for Auditing

Contingency Contracting: Implementing a Call for Urgent Reform.
April 10, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
The Honorable John J. Young, Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense
Jeffrey Parsons, Executive Director, Army Contracting Command (Provisional), U.S. Army Materiel Command
Dr. Jacques S. Gansler, Chairman, Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management for Expeditionary Operations

The current status of U.S. ground forces.
April 9, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
General Richard A. Cody, Vice Chief of Staff
General Robert Magnus, USMC, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

The status of the war and political developments in Iraq.
April 9, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
General David Petraeus, Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq
Ambassador Ryan Crocker, United States Ambassador to Iraq

Situation in Iraq and progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation
April 8, 2008 - Senate Armed Services Committee

Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, United States Ambassador to Iraq
General David H. Petraeus, USA, Commanding General Multi-National Force-Iraq

Iraq After The Surge: What Next?
April 8, 2008 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, United States Ambassador to Iraq
General David H. Petraeus, USA, Commanding General Multi-National Force-Iraq

Defense Authorization Budget Request on Army National Guard and Army Reserve Equipment.
April 3, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's, Opening Statement
Lieutenant General Jack C. Stultz, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve
Lieutenant General Clyde A. Vaughn, Director, Army National Guard

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the United States Transportation Command and Air Force Mobility Aircraft Programs.
April 1, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
General Arthur J. Lichte, USAF, Commander, Air Mobility Command
General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Commander, United States Transportation Command
The Honorable Sue C. Payton, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on the Readiness of the Army and Air Force Reserves and National Guard Forces.
April 1, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Readiness Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, Chief, National Guard Bureau
Lieutenant General Clyde A. Vaughn, Director, Army National Guard
Lieutenant General Craig R. McKinley, USAF, Director, Air National Guard
Lieutenant General Jack Stultz, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve
Lieutenant General John A. Bradley, USAF, Chief, U.S. Air Force Reserve

March

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Navy Shipbuilding.
March 14, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement

Panel 1

The Honorable Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs
Vice Admiral Barry McCullough, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources and Requirements (N8)

Panel 2

Dr. Eric Labs, Senior Naval Analyst, Congressional Budget Office
Mr. Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in National Defense, Congressional Research Service

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. European Command, Southern Command, and Africa Command.
March 13, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
General Bantz J. Craddock, Commander, U.S. European Command
Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Commander, U.S. Southern Command
General William E. Ward, Commander, U.S. Africa Command

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request - Department of Defense Science and Technology: Responding to the 21st Century Irregular Warfare Threat Environment.
March 13, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Smith's Opening Statement
Mr. Allan Shaffer, Principle Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense
Dr. Thomas H. Killion, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
Rear Admiral William Landay III, USN, Chief of Naval Research
Mr. Terry Jaggers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition
Dr. Anthony J. Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea.
March 12, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
General Burwell B. Bell, III, Commander, United Nations Command, Commander, Republic of Korea - U S. Combined Forces Command, Commander, U. S. Forces Korea

The Future of the Military Healthcare System.
March 12, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Military Personnel Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis' Opening Statement
Honorable S. Ward Casscells, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Dr. Gail R. Wilensky, Co-Chairman, Defense Task Force on Future of Military Health Care
Ron Z. Goetzel, Ph.D., Research Professor and Director, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research, Thomson Healthcare

The impact of the Presidential signing statement on the Department of Defense's implementation of the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.
March 11, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
Mr. T.J. Halstead, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division, Congressional Research Service
Mr. Gary L. Kepplinger, General Counsel, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Mr. Bruce Fein, Constitutional Attorney, Bruce Fein & Associates, Member, ABA Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements
Mr. Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Departments of the Navy and Air Force Tactical Aviation Programs.
March 11, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Air and Land Forces Subcommittee and the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee

Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
Seapower Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement

Panel 1

The Honorable John J. Young, Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense
Mr. Michael J. Sullivan, Director for Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Panel 2

Mr. William Balderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Naval Air Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
Rear Admiral Allen G. Myers, Director, Air Warfare Division (OPNAV 88), Headquarters, U.S. Navy
Lieutenant General George J. Trautman, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Lieutenant General Daniel J. Darnell, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Donald J. Hoffman, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Navy.
March 6, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Ike Skelton's Opening Statement
The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Ph.D., Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, Chief of Naval Operations
General James T. Conway, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Special Operations Command.
March 5, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Admiral William Fallon, Commander, U.S. Central Command
Admiral Eric T. Olson, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act Budget Request and Status for Space Activities.
March 5, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Strategic Forces Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairwoman Taucher's Opening Statement
Honorable Gary Payton, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force
Honorable Scott Large, Director, National Reconnaissance Office
General Robert Kehler, Commander, Air Force Space Command

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act Budget Request from U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Northern Command.
March 5, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Smith's Opening Statement
Admiral Eric Olson, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
General Victor E. Renuart Jr., Commander, NORAD/U.S. Northern Command

February

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on military construction.
February 28, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Readiness Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
Mr. Wayne Arny, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment
The Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment
The Honorable William C. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Installations, Environment and Logistics
The Honorable David M. Reed, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations and Housing

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Army.
February 28, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
The Honorable Pete Geren, Secretary of the Army
General George W. Casey, Jr., Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request Overview for the United States Marine Corps.
February 27, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Seapower and Expeditionary Forces

Subcommittee Gene Taylor's Opening Statement
Lieutenant General James F. Amos, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration
Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw, Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources
Brigadier General Michael M. Brogan, Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force.
February 27, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Honorable Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force
General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force

The Oversight and Investigations and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittees will meet to hear testimony on Irregular Warfare and Stability Operations: Approaches to Interagency Integration
February 26, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Oversight and Investigations and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittees

OI Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
TUTC Subcommittee Chairman Smith's Opening Statement

Panel 1

The Honorable Michael G. Vickers, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense
Ambassador John E. Herbst, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, U.S. Department of State

Panel 2

RADM Dan W. Davenport, Director, Joint Concept Development and Experimentation (J-9), U.S. Joint Forces Command
Brigadier General Robert H. Holmes, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command
Lieutenant General Frank Kearney, Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
COL Joseph E. Osborne, Director, Irregular Warfare Directorate (J-10), U.S. Special Operations Command

The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Overview of Recruiting, Retention, and Compensation.
February 26, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Military Personnel Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis' Opening Statement
Dr. David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Headquarters, U.S. Army
Vice Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy
Lieutenant General Richard Y. Newton III, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant General Ronald S. Coleman, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

The status of the implementation of the Army's medical action plan and other services' support for wounded service members.
February 15, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Military Personnel Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis' Opening Statement
Lieutenant General Eric Schoomaker, Surgeon General, U.S. Army
Brigadier General Michael Tucker, Assistant Surgeon General for Warrior Care and Transition, U.S. Army
Vice Admiral Adam Robinson, Surgeon General, U.S. Navy
Lieutenant General James Roudebush, Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Provincial Reconstruction Teams: A Case for Interagency National Security Reform?
February 14, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
The Honorable Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Policy)
Mr. Barry Pavel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities
Ambassador Stephen D. Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State
The Honorable Michael E. Hess, Assistant Administrator, Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development

Military Readiness: Implications for Our Strategic Posture.
February 14, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Committee Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Ms. Michèle Flournoy, President and Co-Founder, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Mr. Steve Kosiak, Vice President of Budget Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
Ms. Sharon Pickup, Director, Defense Resources and Business Transformation Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Beneficiary advocacy overview.
February 7, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Military Personnel Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Davis' Opening Statement
Mr. Todd Bowers, Government Relations Director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Mrs. Katherine Moakler, Director, Government Relations Department, National Military Family Association
Colonel Steve Strobridge, USAF, Retired, Director, Government Relations, Military Officers Association of America
Mr. David Johnson, Chairman of the Board, American Logistics Association
Mr. F. Jed Becker, Vice-Chairman, Armed Forces Marketing Council

Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of Defense.
February 6, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Committee Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, Washinton, DC
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washinton, DC

January

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on Interagency Reform: Can the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Case Study Illuminate the Future of Reconstruction and Stabilization Operations?
January 29, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution
Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Diplomat-in-Residence, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
Ms. Michele Flournoy, President, Center for a New American Security
Dr. Nora Bensahel, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

A Continuing Dialogue: Post-Surge Alternatives for Iraq (Part 2 of 2).
January 23, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, President, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Prof. Lawrence Wilkerson, Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, Visiting Pamela C. Harriman Professor of Government, College of William and Mary
Mr. Michael Eisenstadt, Director, Military & Security Studies Program, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Dr. Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy Council on Foreign Relations

Assessment of U.S. Strategy and Operations in Afghanistan and the Way Ahead.
January 23, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Committee Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA, Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, George Washington University
Dr. Barnett R. Rubin, Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, New York University

Iraqi Security Forces.
January 17, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee

Committee Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
Lieutenant General James M. Dubik, USA, Commanding General of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq in Baghdad
Mr. Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs

A Continuing Dialogue: Post-Surge Alternatives for Iraq.
January 16, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
The Honorable John J. Hamre, President and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies
General Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), President, BR McCaffrey Associates, LLC
General Jack Keane, USA (Ret.), Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Mr. Christopher A. Kojm, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University

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