House Hearing on 'Defeating the IED' and 'Reviewing the Performance and Oversight of JIEDDO'

On Oct. 29, 2009, the House Armed Services oversight and investigations subcommittee held a hearing titled "Defeating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Other Asymmetric Threats: Reviewing the Performance and Oversight of the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO)." Includes an opening statement from subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Wittman (R-VA) and prepared testimony from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Partnership Strategy and Stability Operations James Schear, JIEDDO Director Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz and the Government Accountability Office.