Army and Navy Nominations
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nominations of John M. McHugh to be Secretary of the Army, Joseph W. Westphal to be Undersecretary of the Army, and Juan M. Garcia I…
494 viewsThe Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nominations of John M. McHugh to be Secretary of the Army, Joseph W. Westphal to be Undersecretary of the Army, and Juan M. Garcia I…
494 viewsPresident Obama announced the nomination of Representative John McHugh as secretary of the Army.
215 viewsSecretary Gates and Admiral Mullen testified at a hearing on the fiscal year 2010 Department of Defense budget. Among the topics they addressed were operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, effor…
302 viewsThe House considered a new $6 billion school reconstruction program requiring many renovations to use green technology that meet energy star criteria. Energy Star is an international standar…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,709 viewsHouse Minority Leader John Boehner held his weekly legislative briefing. He was joined by other House Republicans to introduce Keep Terrorists Out of America, which aims to prevent the relea…
111 viewsMilitary commanders testified about U.S. policy and military strategy in Afghanistan, regional security concerns, and relations with Pakistan. Among the topics they addressed were the growin…
367 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on security developments in the areas of responsibility of the U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Forces Korea. Among the…
445 viewsHouse Republicans spoke to reporters about their just-complete congressional delegation visit to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Belgium. They talked about security in the region, future status of U.…
70 viewsWitnesses, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen, testified about strategy and operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In their remarks they foc…
294 viewsWitnesses testified about the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy prohibiting openly gay and lesbian service members. They focused on proposals to end the policy, previous decisions to…
2,086 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Boumediene decision that detainees at Guantanamo Bay do have the habeas corpus privilege. Ot…
421 viewsWitnesses testified on the implementation of the Army Medical Action Plan, which was issued in June 2007 in response to substandard conditions of services and facilities at the Walter Reed A…
532 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on efforts to train, develop and support the Iraqi security forces. Witnesses testified about a number of issues including recent levels of …
299 viewsOfficials testified about government efforts to account for missing prisoners of war and troops missing in action. They talked about information sharing efforts between foreign governments a…
349 viewsU.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and General David Petraeus gave their opening statements at a hearing on the status of the war and political developments in Iraq. General Petraeus said that the…
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