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Private sector and government agency officials testified at a hearing on the security clearance process for federal government employees and contractors. The witnesses explained the scope, t…

Alan Cohn summarized the the Department of Homeland Security’s priorities over the next four years as detailed in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review QHSR). Following his remarks, panel…

Pacific Air Force Commander General Hawk Carlisle talked about U.S. strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. Following his speech, he answered questions from Michael Green from the Center for St…

Representative Mack Thornberry (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee vice chair, outlined the goals of his initiative on improving the acquisition process at the Defense Department. Represe…

Major General Steven Kwast talked about the value and purpose of the mandated review of military organization, planning, and modernization. He responded to questions from the audience.

Senior military officials talked about the future of the National Guard. Among the issues they analyzed were current and future capabilities, readiness for federal missions and deployment, c…

Think tank representatives from across the political spectrum talked about defense spending and the competing plans from the president and Congress to cut spending while maintaining readines…

Panelists talked about the Center for Strategic and International Studies report analyzing the future of U.S. military ground forces. Key findings of the study indicated that the U.S. faced …

General Ray Odierno talked about the future of the Army. Some of the topics he mentioned were the Defense Department budget, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gays and lesbians…

Defense and budget experts talked about about fiscal year 2013 military budget cuts. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Wes Bush talked about the defense industrial base, defense spending levels, and military acquisitions. He said that the defense industry must play a large role in reducing defense spending, …

Panelists talked about the Defense Department’s 2010 quadrennial defense review, a congressionally mandated analysis of long-term strategy and resources for the military. They responded to a…

The commission heard testimony from logistical and production personnel from the Department of Defense on the recently released list of military bases slated for closure. The representatives…

The committee heard testimony on ways the federal government can “go green,” to improve the environment by purchasing recycled and recyclable materials, using goods and services that reduce …

The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Installations & Facilities heard testimony concerning 1991 defense budget requests with special regard to base closings.