House Majority Leader Dick Armey urged President Bill Clinton "not to play politics" with the fiscal year 2000 Defense Appropriations Bill.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Chemical Demilitarization Theodor Prociv leaves office after five years to work in the private sector.
In addition to the opening statements of House Armed Services Committee military research and development subcommittee Chairman Curt Weldon and procurement subcommittee Chairman Duncan Hunter, also includes the testimony of Ken Alibek of HADRON, Inc., as well as Norman Rabkin of GAO, RADM Richard Mayo and RADM James MacArthur of the Joint Staff, and Dr. Hans Mark of DOD.
The briefing details how the State Department is using aircraft to conduct anti-drug operations in South America. Also includes a fact sheet on the OV-10A Bronco aircraft.
A Senior Pentagon Official conducted a briefing on Secretary William Cohen's trip to the Middle East.
Defense Secretary William Cohen spoke to reporters about his discussions with Bahraini leaders on Iraq and other bilateral defense issues.
Defense Secretary William Cohen discussed Iraq and other bilateral issues with his Saudi counterpart.
Defense Secretary William Cohen conducted a briefing in Qatar with U.S. Central Command Chief Gen. Anthony Zinni.
In addition to discussing pyridostigmine bromide, an anti-chemical/biological warfare vaccine, DOD officials also discussed the Vieques issue. Also included is a Pentagon statement on a review of the literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses.
Defense Secretary William Cohen introduced Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the University of Maine.
The briefing covers the design, functions and capabilities of the tactical internet.
In addition to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner, also includes the joint statement of Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Adm. James Ellis, Jr.,
Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces, Southern Europe; and Lt. Gen. Michael Short, Commander, Allied Air Forces, Southern Europe.
The General Accounting Office found that "better interagency coordination was needed on satellite exports."
The document "provides an overall set of requirements guiding the integration of the Tactical Control System and a Tactical Common Data Link ground data terminal as the replacement for the Pioneer [unmanned aerial vehicle
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The General Accounting Office found that the "full training benefits from the Army's combat training centers are not being realized."
The General Accounting Office found that Defense Department savings from export sales were "difficult to capture."
The report reviews service and joint military readiness during the second quarter of calendar year 1999 (April-June). Note: Only the Executive Summary is currently available. The rest of the report will be posted soon.
A June 25 letter sent to top members of the defense appropriations and authorization committees by then-Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Charles Krulak and Army Chief-of-Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki urged lawmakers to reconsider including a provision in the FY-00 Defense Authorization Bill mandating that Rock Island Arsenal, IL, be the main source to build a joint lightweight 155mm towed howitzer.
Includes the opening statements of Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson, Energy & Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman, Sen. Susan Collins, as well as Energy Secretary Bill Richardson's statement and a copy of the legislation establishing the NNSA as included in the FY-00 Defense Authorization Bill.
In addition to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner's opening statement, also includes the statements of panel Chairman Francis Rush; Navy Secretary Richard Danzig; Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jay Johnson; Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones; Puerto Rican Governor Pedro Rossello; and Carlos Romero-Barcelo, Anibal Acevedo-Vila, Jose Hernandez-Mayoral and the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques.
Includes both a cover letter by Air Force Col. David Shiller, deputy director for requirements at Air Force Space Command, as well as the ORD itself.
TRW statement details the successful testing of the laser module for the airborne laser.
Spokesman Jamie Rubin answered questions on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, as well as the situations in Pakistan and Iraq.
"The National Reconnaissance Office has established the Director's Innovation Initiative (DII) program to provide continuous access to revolutionary concepts and ideas, broaden the developer base of advanced technology beyond that which has historically supported the NRO, and establish a risk tolerant environment in which to conduct high technical risk, potentially high payoff research that supports space-based reconnaissance."
Former Defense Secretary William Perry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his review of U.S. policy toward North Korea. Also includes the opening statement of committee Chairman Benjamin Gilman.
In addition to the opening statements of Sens. Robert Bennett and Christopher Dodd, also includes statements by Bonnie Cohen of the State Department; Larry Gershwin of the CIA; Michael Copps of the Commerce Department; Nick Gogerty; Howard Rubin of Cap-Gemini Corp.; James Moody of Interaction, Inc.; State Department Inspector General Jacquelyn Williams-Bridgers; Bruce McConnell of the International Y2K Coordination Center; and James Bond of the World Bank.
Lawmakers received testimony on the ability of the Stockpile Stewardship Program to adequately verify the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent under the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Includes the testimony of Energy Secretary Bill Richardson and John Foster, former director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Army Secretary Louis Caldera and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki brief reporters on the service's future plans.
the formal announcement.In addition to the report itself, also includes a statement by Defense Secretary William Cohen; Navy Secretary Richard Danzig; Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jay Johnson and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones; a Navy report on its environmental efforts on Vieques; and a map of the Navy's land use of Vieques.
The letter by Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bill Young was sent before House and Senate lawmakers entered into conference on the bill.
Japanese Foreign Minister Ichita Yamamoto delivered a message to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright of Japan's concern over the Senate's rejection of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
In addition to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Floyd Spence's opening statement, also includes the statements of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Walter Slocombe; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Strategic Affairs Lucas Fischer; Keith Payne of the National Institute for Public Policy; William Graham of National Security Research, Inc.; former CIA Director James Woolsey; and Michael Krepon of the Stimson Center.
Four top service officials testified on "force structure impacts on fleet and strategic lift operations" before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Oct. 13.
Lt. Gen. Paul Kern, the military deputy to the service acquisition executive, and force developments chief Maj. Gen. Joseph Cosumano briefed an AUSA crowd on modernization priorities and new vehicle concepts.
Shinseki's long-awaited speech gives insight into the new direction he plans for the service. Delivered to the Association of the U.S. Army's annual conference in Washington, DC.
the formal announcement."The plan focuses on assessment of Y2K operational readiness of mission critical logistics processes within and among Components and interfaces outside of the DOD."