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At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Defense Department officials testified about financial management practices within the department.…

Mr. Duefler and General McMenamin testified about a report on pre-war intelligence in Iraq and the nature and sophistication of Iraqi weapons programs in the period from the Persian Gulf War…

Military commanders testified about force strength, overseas deployments, and military transformation to combat emerging threats. They also talked about operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a…

Witnesses testified before the Senate Armed Services committee about the recent prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq. They discussed their investigations into prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. Witness…

Members of the Independent Panel to Review the Department of Defense Detention Operations testified before the Senate Armed Services committee about their findings. They spoke about the caus…

Witnesses testified before the committee about the September 11 Commission’s recommendations for changes in the Department of Defense. They focused on the proposed changes and their impact o…

The committee continued its series of hearings relating to allegations on prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and otherwise the manner in which the Department of Defense and specific…

Witnesses testified before the committee about the situation facing military families during the War in Iraq. They discussed state-level strategies for alleviating the burden on military fam…

General Casey testified about his qualifications to be the first commander of the Multinational Force-Iraq, a new position established to oversee U.S. and coalition military activities in Ir…

Defense and State Department officials testified about the transition of sovereignty in Iraq scheduled for June 30. Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz described his recent trip to Iraq and praised c…

Military commanders testified about reports on mistreatment of prisoners held in Iraq by U.S. forces. Among the issues they addressed were the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison, the policies estab…

Witnesses testified on the contingency reserve fund request for Fiscal Year 2005 of 25 billion dollars for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Issues raised included the total amoun…

Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator John Warner (R-VA) questioned Major General Thomas Romig at the conclusion of this hearing about the treatment of prisoners in Iraq and reports of a…

Officials testified about military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and about reconstruction efforts in those countries. Among the topics they addressed were current troop levels, the role…

Defense intelligence officers testified about intelligence gathering, force transformation, and the future of defense intelligence services. Among the issues they addressed were the need to …

Witnesses testified before a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee regarding the military budget for drug interdiction and other counter-narcotics activities. Among the specific issues addresse…

Mr. Tenent and Admiral Jacoby testified about intelligence gathering and dissemination. Among the topics they addressed were the accuracy of intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs prior to w…

Service Chiefs testified about the president’s proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2005. Among the topics they addressed were weapons procurement, force transformation, operations in Ira…

Secretary Rusfeld testified about the proposed Defense Department budget for fiscal year 2005. Among the topics he addressed were force structure and manning levels, force transformation, ef…

During a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee, David Kay, former head of the CIA Weapons Inspection Team in Iraq, testified about his report on weapons of mass destruction and rela…