Senate Hearing On FY-11 Space Programs Budget

On March 10, 2010, the Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee held a hearing on military space programs for fiscal year 2011 and the future years defense program. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing, an opening statement by subcommittee Chairman Ben Nelson (D-NE) as well as prepared testimony from Air Force Deputy Under Secretary for Space Programs Gary Payton, Naval Deputy Assistant Secretary for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Space Gary Federici, Air Force Space Command chief Gen. Robert Kehler, 14th Air Force Commander and Joint Function Component Commander Lt. Gen. Larry James, Director of Naval Intelligence and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (N2/N6) Vice Adm. David Dorsett and the Government Accountability Office.