National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Examines Securing IEDs and Munitions in Iraq

Subcommittee Chairman Tierney held a hearing exploring IED and conventional munitions storage sites in Iraq and whether the Department of Defense has taken appropriate steps to identify and secure these sites. A GAO report released at the hearing documents how poor planning and overly-optimistic assumptions led to countless unsecured munitions sites throughout Iraq.

Witness List:

Ms. Davi D'Agostino, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, GAO

Lieutenant General Gregory S. Newbold, U.S. Marine Corps, retired