{"id":53556,"date":"2014-11-17T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2014\/11\/17\/defense-hearings-busy-week-before-thanksgiving\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:19:28","slug":"defense-hearings-busy-week-before-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2014\/11\/17\/defense-hearings-busy-week-before-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense hearings: Busy week before Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress plans a busy week of hearings before leaving town again for its Thanksgiving break. Four hearings on Ebola are scheduled, three on the fight in Iraq and Syria, and two on the nuclear talks with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Armed Services and Veterans&#8217; Affairs committees have several hearings on the schedule that were originally slated for September, but postponed due to other legislative work. And the Senate Veterans&#8217; Affairs Committee will hold only its second hearing in Washington, D.C., since July, this time on veterans mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hearing times and locations are subject to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><u>Tuesday<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, Nov. 18<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/hearings\/countering-isil-in-iraq-and-syria-11-18-14\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">Senate Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Hart 216<br\/><i><b>ISIL in Iraq and Syria<br\/><\/b><\/i>This hearing will focus on continuing oversight on U.S. operations in the Middle East and the growing threat of extremists in the region.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/hearing\/subcommittee-hearing-fighting-ebola-ground-level-view\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">House Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172<br\/><\/span><i><b>Fighting Ebola: A Ground-Level View<br\/><\/b><\/i>The subcommittee on Africa and global health will look at progress made by government and aid organizations in stopping the Ebola outbreak in Africa.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/hearing\/update-us-public-health-response-ebola-outbreak\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">House Energy and Commerce<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 1 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2123<br\/><\/span><i><b>Public Health Response to the Ebola Outbreak<br\/><\/b><\/i>This hearing will look at U.S. officials&#8217; response to the recent Ebola cases in Texas and New York, and the general response efforts in place for potential future outbreaks.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/hearing\/va%E2%80%99s-longstanding-information-security-weaknesses-are-increasing-patient-wait-times-and\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">House Veterans Affairs<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 1:30 p.m. \u2014 Cannon 334<br\/><\/span><i><b>Security Weaknesses and Patient Wait Times<br\/><\/b><\/i>The hearing will focus on ongoing data manipulation and digital records concerns in the VA&#8217;s systems, which may be leading to increased health care wait times for some veterans.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/hearing\/subcommittee-hearing-water-sharing-conflicts-and-threat-international-peace\">House Foreign Affairs<\/a> \u2014<\/span><span> 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2255<br\/><\/span><i><b>Water-sharing conflicts<br\/><\/b><\/i>This hearing will feature think tank experts discussing how regional water-sharing conflicts in Africa and Asia could lead to international conflicts.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/hearing\/subcommittee-hearing-iranian-nuclear-talks-negotiating-bad-deal\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">House Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2200<br\/><\/span><i><b>Iranian Nuclear Talks: Negotiating a Bad Deal?<br\/><\/b><\/i>The subcommittee on terrorism and nonproliferation will hear from think tank experts on current negotiations with Iran over their nuclear programs.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intelligence.senate.gov\/\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">Senate Intelligence<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Hart 219<br\/><\/span><i><b>Briefings on Intelligence Matters<br\/><\/b><\/i>This is a closed hearing. Committee staffers have not released any other additional public information.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><u>Wednesday<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, Nov. 19<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/hearings\/preparedness-and-response-to-public-health-threats-how-ready-are-we\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">Senate Homeland Security<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen 342<br\/><\/span><i><b>Response to public health threats<br\/><\/b><\/i>This hearing will focus on local and federal response effort to public health threats, such as the recent Ebola cases.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/hearing\/the-role-of-the-state-approving-agencies-in-ensuring-quality-education-programs-for-veterans\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">House Veterans&#8217; Affairs<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334<br\/><\/span><i><b>Veterans education programs<br\/><\/b><\/i>This hearing will focus on state approving agencies and the role they play in veterans education programs.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/hearing\/examining-medical-product-development-wake-ebola-epidemic\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">House Energy and Commerce<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2123<br\/><\/span><i><b>Medical product development and Ebola<br\/><\/b><\/i>This hearing will look at the status of developing vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments for the Ebola virus.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/index.cfm\/hearings?ID=301119F4-9798-409F-810A-7E05D8218C46\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">House Judiciary<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2141|<br\/><\/span><i><b>Oversight of the Secret Service<br\/><\/b><\/i>This hearing will look at the recent security breaches at the White House and concerns about operations within the U.S. Secret Service.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.veterans.senate.gov\/\"><span 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