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December 1998

November 1998

October 1998

September 1998

July 1998

June 1998

May 1998

April 1998

March 1998

February 1998

January 1998


COMMITTEE HEARINGS

DECEMBER 1998

NOVEMBER 1998

OCTOBER 1998

October 8, 1998 - Full Committee - To consider the nomination of Rose E. Gottemoeller.

October 6, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony on the worldwide threats facing the United States and potential U.S. operational and contingency requirements.

October 2, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony on ballistic missile defense programs, policies, and related issues.

October 1, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony regarding plans for DoE National Security Programs.

SEPTEMBER 1998

September 29, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony regarding the status of U.S. Military forces and their ability to successfully execute the National Military Stategy.

September 25, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive a briefing on the world wide threat and status of U.S. military forces and potential operational requirements.

September 24, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony on the report of the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States.

September 24, 1998 - Readiness Subcommittee - To receive testimony regarding the readiness challenges confronting the U.S. Army and Marine Forces.

September 23, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony on North Korea's ballistic missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.

September 22, 1998 - Full Committee - To consider the nominations of Richard J. Danzig, Bernard D. Rostker, Stephen W. Preston, Herbert L Bachman III, and Jeh C. Johnson.

September 15, 1998 - Full Committee - To consider the nominations of Bernard D. Rostker, James M. Bodnes, and Dennis C. Blair.

September 3, 1998 - Joint Committee - U.S. policy regarding U.N. inspections of Iraqi chemical sites.

September 3, 1998 - Strategic Forces Subcommittee - To review DOE low level radioactive waste disposal practices.

JULY 1998

July 23, 1998 - Full Committee - To consider the nominations of Patrick T. Henry, Carolyn H. Becraft, and Ruby Butler DeMesme.

July 16, 1998 - Full Committee - To consider the nomination of Daryl L. Jones to be Secretary of the Air Force.

July 9, 1998 - Full Committee - U.S. export control and nonproliferation policy and the role and responsibility of the Department of Defense.

JUNE 1998

June 23, 1998 - Full Committee - Nominations of General Richard B. Byers, USAF, Vice Admiral Richard W. Mies, USN, and Lieutenant General Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF.

June 16, 1998 - Full Committee - Nominations of Mr. Louis E. Caldera and Mr. Daryl L. Jones.

June 4, 1998 - Full Committee - U.S. forces participating in NATO Operations in Bosnia.

June 4, 1998 - Full Committee - Future threats in the Department of Defense information systems, including the year 2000 problems and the sale of frequency spectrum.

June 2, 1998 - Full Committee - Nominations of Dr. Hans Mark, Mahlon Apgar, IV, and Joseph W. Westphal.

MAY 1998

May 6 - 7, 1998 - Full Committee - Schedule for Armed Services FULL COMMITTEE Markup of the Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 1999.

May 4 - 5, 1998 - Full Committee - Schedule for SUBCOMMITTEE Markups of the Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 1999.

APRIL 1998

MARCH 1998

March 31, 1998 - Stragetic Forces Subcommittee -To receive testimony on strategic nuclear policy and related matters.

March 26, 1998 - Stragetic Forces Subcommittee -To receive testimony on the Department of Defense Domestic Emergency Response Program and support to the interagency preparedness efforts.

March 26, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony on Department of Energy Atomic Energy Defense Activities.

March 25, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony on the situation in the Persian Gulf.

March 25, 1998 - Airland Forces Subcommittee - To receive testimony on tactical aviation modernization.

March 24, 1998 - Strategic Forces Subcommittee - To receive testimony on Ballistic Missile Defense Programs..

March 24, 1998 - Acquisition and Technology Subcommittee - To receive testimony on RDT&E management reform and related issues.

March 19, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony on issues related to NATO enlargement.

March 19, 1998 - Strategic Forces Subcommittee - To receive testimony on the Department of Energy's Science-based Stockpile Stewartship and Management Program.

March 18, 1998 - Personnel Subcommittee - To receive testimony on active and reserve military and civilian personnel programs and the Service safety programs.

March 18, 1998 - Acquisition and Technology Subcommittee - To review the status of acquisition reform in the Department of Defense.

March 17, 1998 - Full Committee - To consider the nominations of Mr. David R. Oliver, Dr. Sue Bailey and Mr. Paul J. Hoeper.

March 17, 1998 - Seapower Subcommittee - To receive testimony on ship acquisition.

March 12, 1998 - Strategic Forces Subcommittee - To receive testimony on the Department of Energy's FY 1999 Authorization Request for Environmental Management, Non-Proliferation, and Fissile Materials Disposition.

March 12, 1998 - Acquisition and Technology Subcommittee - To receive testimony on the Department of Defense science and technology programs.

March 11, 1998 - Strategic Forces Subcommittee - To receive testimony on U.S. national security space programs and policies and the DOD Budget Request for FY 1999 and Future Years Defense Programs.

March 11, 1998 - Personnel Subcommittee - To receive testimony on the Defense Health Program.

March 11, 1998 - Airland Forces Subcommittee - To receive testimony on land forces modernization.

March 11, 1998 - Readiness Subcommittee - To receive testimony regarding Environmental and military construction issues

March 10, 1998 - Seapower Subcommittee - To receive testimony on littoral warfare missions in the 21st century.

March 5, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony regarding the role of the Department of Defense in countering the transnational threats of the 21st Century, including terrorism, narco-trafficking, and weapons of mass destruction.

March 4, 1998 - Personnel Subcommittee - To receive testimony on recruiting and retention policies within the Department of Defense and the Military Services.

March 4, 1998 - Airland Forces Subcommittee - To receive testimony on military transformation initiatives.

March 4, 1998 - Acquisition and Technology Subcommittee - To receive testimony on policies of the industrial and technology base supporting national defense.

March 4, 1998 - Readiness Subcommittee - To receive testimony on the ongoing competitions to determine the dispositions workloads currently performed at Sacramento and San Antonio Air Logistics Centers.

March 3, 1998 - Full Committee - To receive testimony from the unified Commanders on their military strategies and operational requirements.

March 3, 1998 - Seapower Subcommittee - To receive testimony on the Seapower threat-based force requirement.

FEBRUARY 1998

February 25, 1998 - Readiness Subcommittee - The status of the operational readiness of the U.S. Military Forces.

February 24, 1998 - Readiness Subcommittee - The status of the operational readiness of the U.S. Military Forces.

February 12, 1998 - Full Committee - Air Force Posture Hearing - Defense Authorization Request for the Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program.

February 10, 1998 - Full Committee - Army Posture Hearing - Defense Authorization Request for the Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program.

February 5, 1998 - Full Committee - Navy Posture Hearing - Defense Authorization Request for the Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program.

February 4, 1998 - Full Committee - Nomination of General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, for reappointment as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

February 3, 1998 - Full Committee - Defense Authorization Request for the Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program.

JANUARY 1998

January 29, 1998 - Full Committee - The national security implications of enlarging NATO and the continued deployment of U.S. forces in Bosnia.

January 29, 1998 - Full Committee - Report and recommendations of the National Defense Panel.

January 28, 1998 - Full Committee - Report and recommendations of the National Defense Panel.




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