Status of U.S. Military Forces Part 1
Service chiefs testified about funding requests for military operations overseas. Among the topics they addressed were reasons for the estimated $5 billion increases in requests, providing a…
134 viewsService chiefs testified about funding requests for military operations overseas. Among the topics they addressed were reasons for the estimated $5 billion increases in requests, providing a…
134 viewsThis portion begins abruptly. The program is incomplete. Service chiefs testified about funding requests for military operations overseas. Among the topics they addressed were reasons for…
56 viewsCommittee members marked up proposed legislation that would improve intelligence gathering and dissemination, reorganize some intelligence functions under a new director of national intellig…
118 viewsWitnesses testified before the House Energy & Commerce committee about the use of anti-depressant drugs in treating children. They discussed the danger of over-prescription, the risk that so…
737 viewsWitnesses testified about the September 11 Commission’s recommendations on intelligence reform, with particular emphasis on the proposed changes to the Department of Defense. They discussed …
244 viewsWitnesses testified about the final report and recommendations of the September 11 Commission hearings on terrorist attacks and intelligence failures surrounding the attacks. Among the topic…
207 viewsMilitary officials testified about military tactics and strategies to detect and pursue terrorist organizations and cells in various countries harboring and sponsoring terrorists. Among the …
141 viewsCommission chairmen testified about the final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Among the topics they addressed were intelligence failures prior …
217 viewsWitnesses testified about potential health hazards and possible benefits of providing dietary supplements to children. Among the topics they addressed were the proper use of supplements, mar…
299 viewsSenior enlisted advisers for various branches of U.S. Special Forces testified about recruitment and retention of qualified personnel, training issues and needs, and the impact of recent dep…
342 viewsWitnesses spoke to the committee about the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords. They discussed U.S. military operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and rebuilding efforts there. They ad…
295 viewsDefense Department officials talked about military personnel needs, including troop rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan and mobilization of the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve. Rep. Hunter des…
897 viewsWitnesses testified regarding the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s annual report. The bipartisan commission is responsible for analyzing and reporting on the national sec…
60 viewsMr. Wolfowitz and General Pace testified about operations in Iraq and the impending transfer of sovereignty to Iraqi authorities. Among the topics they addressed were the current security si…
152 viewsOfficials testified about the role of U.S. forces following the transfer of sovereignty to Iraqi authorities. Among the issues they addressed were the current security challenges, building a…
73 viewsCommittee members met to mark up legislation prompted by an official Army report on prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The legislation would require Defense Department officials to…
201 viewsWitnesses testified regarding operations in Iraq and military funding. They also talked about the war on terror, operations in Afghanistan, U.S. military force levels, plans for the transfer…
120 viewsWitnesses testified about security at energy department nuclear weapons plants. Among the issues they addressed were storage and transportation of nuclear materials, maintaining security at …
80 viewsWitnesses testified about reconstruction efforts and military operations in Afghanistan. Among the topics they addressed were the progress made towards establishing a permanent government, t…
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