This Week in Washington - 2010
June 2010
This Week in Washington, June 21-25
Monday, June 21
The House of Representatives will convene at 11:00 a.m. in pro forma session. There is no defense-related legislature on the House calendar.
The U.S. Senate will convene meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business.
Tuesday, June 22
The House of Representatives will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and then reconvene at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. There is no defense-related legislation on the House calendar.
The U.S. Senate is in session.
Wednesday, June 23
The House of Representatives will convene at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. There is no defense-related legislation on the House calendar.
The U.S. Senate is in session.
The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a Defense Subcommittee hearing on FY2011 appropriations for the agencies under its jurisdiction at 10:30 a.m. in 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Witness(es): H. James Gooden, chairman of the American Lung Association’s Board of Directors; retired Rear Adm. Casey Coane, executive director of the Association of the United States Navy; Janet Heishetter, executive director of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation; John Davis of the Fleet Reserve Association; Terry Wicks of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists; Karen Mason of the Ovarion Cancer National Alliance; Katie Savant of the National Military Family Association; Dan Putka of the American Psychological Association; John Elkas of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists: Richard Jones of the National Association for Uniformed Services; Elizabeth Cochran of the Associations for America’s Defense; retired Marine Col. Jonathan Berman of the American Society of Tropical medicine and Hygiene; George Zitnay, co-founder of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center and the Intrepid Center for Excellence; retired Army Maj. Gen David Bockel, executive director of the Reserve Officers Association; Joy Simha of the National Breast Cancer Coalition; and John Boslego of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health.
Thursday, June24
The House of Representatives will convene at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. There is no defense-related legislation on the House Calendar.
The U.S. Senate is in session.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee – Markup will hold a Full Committee Markup of S.3480, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other laws to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communication infrastructure of the United States. This Full Committee Markup will be held at 2:30 p.m. at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Friday, June 25
The House of Representatives will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
The U.S. Senate is in session.
March 2010
Week in Washington, March 22 - 26
Monday, March 22
The House of Representatives will convene at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. The House is scheduled to consider six bills under Suspension of the Rules (provides limited debate with no opportunity to amend, but requires 2/3 support for passage). There is no defense-related legislation on the House calendar.
The U.S. Senate will convene meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business.
Tuesday, March 23
The House of Representatives will convene at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. No defense-related legislation is scheduled for consideration this week.
The U.S. Senate is in session.
The House Armed Services Committee Defense Acquisition Reform Panel will meet at 8:00am in 2261 RHOB to discuss and vote on its final findings and recommendations.
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities will convene a hearing at 2:30 p.m. on "The FY2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of Defense's Science and Technology Programs.” (HVC-210, U.S. Capitol)
Witness(es): Zachary Lemnios, Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Thomas Killion, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Research and Technology; Rear Adm. Nevin Carr Jr., Chief of Naval Research and Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements; Stephen Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for science, technology; and Regina Dugan, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Wednesday, March 24
The House of Representatives will convene at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.
The U.S. Senate is in session.
The House Armed Services Subcommittees on Air and Land Forces and Seapower and Expeditionary Forces will convene a joint hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Navy and Air Force combat aviation programs.
Witness(es): Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Ashton Carter; Christine Fox, director of cost assessment and program evaluation at the Defense Department; J. Michael Gilmore, director of Operational Test and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Michael Sullivan, director of acquisition and sourcing at the Government Accountability Office; Sean Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition; Lt. Gen. George Trautman, deputy commandant of the Marine Corps for aviation; Rear Adm. Deke Philman, director of the Navy's Air Warfare Division; David Van Buren, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition; and Lt. Gen. Philip Breedlove, deputy chief of staff of the Air Force for operations, plans and requirements.
The Senate Armed Services Committee will convene a hearing at 2:00 p.m. U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for FY2011 and the Future Years Defense Program. (SH-216)
Witness(es): Navy Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command; Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command; and Army Gen. Walter Sharp, commander of United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea.
Thursday, March 25
The House of Representatives will convene at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.
The U.S. Senate is in session.
The House Armed Services Committee will convene a hearing at 10:00 a.m. on "The FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea." (2118 RHOB)
Witness(es): Adm. Robert Willard, USN, commander, U.S. Pacific Command; Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp, USA, commander, U.S. Forces Korea.
The Senate Appropriations Committee will convene a hearing at 2:00 p.m. on the FY2011 war supplemental request
Witness(es): Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Friday, March 26
The House of Representatives will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
The U.S. Senate is in session.
February 2010
This Week in Washington, February 22-26
Coming Soon. Release on Monday, February 22.
Week in Washington, February 15-19
No activity due to Presidents' Day District Work Period.
Week in Washington, February 8-12
No activity due to inclement weather and federal government closings.
Week in Washington, February 1-5