MARCH 2007

April 10, 02007 - READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT - CLOSED Session in SR-222, Russell Senate Office Building:

To receive testimony on overseas basing plans in review of the Defense
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense
Program.

Witnesses:
Mr. Philip W. Grone
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Installations and Environment)

Major General Michael J. Diamond, USAR
Deputy Director, J-4/7
Headquarters United States Central Command

Rear Admiral Frank C. Pandolfe, USN
Deputy Director for Strategy and Policy, J-5
The Joint Staff

Mr. Joseph A. Benkert
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Global Security Affairs


Followed immediately by an OPEN session in SR-232A, Russell Senate Office Building:

To receive testimony on military installation, environmental, and base
closure programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for
Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program.

April 11, 02007 - STRATEGIC FORCES - To receive testimony on Ballistic Missile Defense Programs in review of
the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future
Years Defense Program.

April 11, 02007 - EMERGING THREATS AND CAPABILITIES - To receive testimony on nuclear nonproliferation programs at the
National Nuclear Security Administration and the Cooperative Threat
Reduction Program and the Proliferation Security Initiative at the
Department of Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request
for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program.

April 12, 02007 - FULL COMMITTEE - THIS IS A JOINT HEARING OF THE
ARMED SERVICES
AND
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
COMMITTEES.


To receive testimony on the Departments of Defense and Veterans
Affairs disability rating systems and the transition of service
members from the Department of Defense to the Department of
Veterans Affairs.

April 17, 02007 - READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT - To receive a briefing on the current readiness of U.S. ground forces
in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008
and the Future Years Defense Program.

April 17, 02007 - FULL COMMITTEE - To receive testimony on whether the Army and Marine Corps are
properly sized, organized, and equipped to respond to the most
likely missions over the next two decades while retaining adequate
capability to respond to all contingencies along the spectrum of
combat.

April 18, 02007 - AIRLAND POSTPONED- -

THIS HEARING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED.

IT WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25th AT 10:00 A.M. IN SR-222.


To receive testimony on whether the Army is properly sized,
organized, and equipped to respond to the most likely missions
over the next two decades while retaining adequate capability to
respond to all contingencies along the spectrum of combat in
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008
and the Future Years Defense Program.

April 18, 02007 - SUBCOMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL
AND
SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS AND
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT - To receive testimony on the readiness impact of quality of life and
family support programs to assist families of Active Duty, National
Guard, and Reserve military personnel in review of the Defense
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years
Defense Program.

April 19, 02007 - STRATEGIC FORCES - To receive testimony on military space programs in review of the
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future
Years Defense Program.

April 19, 02007 - FULL COMMITTEE - To receive testimony on the Department of Defense’s management
of costs under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP)
contract in Iraq.

April 24, 02007 - FULL COMMITTEE - To receive testimony on United States Pacific Command, United
States Forces Korea, and United States Special Operations
Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal
Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program.

April 24, 02007 - READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT - To receive testimony on the readiness of United States ground
forces in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal
Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Plan.

April 25, 02007 - STRATEGIC FORCES POSTPONED- - THIS HEARING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2nd, 2007 AT 2:30 PM.


To receive testimony on Department of Energy atomic energy defense
programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal
Year 2008.

April 25, 02007 - EMERGING THREATS AND CAPABILITIES - To receive testimony on efforts to improve the Department of
Defense’s language and cultural awareness capabilities.

April 25, 02007 - AIRLAND - To receive testimony on whether the Army is properly sized,
organized, and equipped to respond to the most likely missions
over the next two decades while retaining adequate capability to
respond to all contingencies along the spectrum of combat in
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008
and the Future Years Defense Program.

April 26, 02007 - AIRLAND - To receive testimony on Air Force and Navy aviation programs in
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and
the Future Years Defense Program.

April 26, 02007 - FULL COMMITTEE - To receive testimony on legal issues regarding individuals detained
by the Department of Defense as unlawful enemy combatants.

MAY 2007