{"id":30355,"date":"2023-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/27\/this-week-in-congress-top-military-leaders-storm-capitol-hill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:29:51","slug":"this-week-in-congress-top-military-leaders-storm-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/03\/27\/this-week-in-congress-top-military-leaders-storm-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Congress: Top military leaders head to Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capitol Hill will see a parade of top military officials this week, led by a pair of appearances by the defense secretary and featuring top leaders from each of the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/03\/09\/biden-proposes-pentagon-spending-increase-with-industrial-base-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\">military budget<\/a> posture hearings are scheduled between Tuesday and Thursday before the armed services and appropriations committees in both chambers. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Joint Chiefs Chairman will appear at two of them, following their testimony before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/03\/18\/this-week-in-congress-secdef-defends-the-white-house-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\">House Appropriations Committee<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hearings blitz comes ahead of a scheduled two-week break starting April 1 for lawmakers in both chambers. When Congress returns, lawmakers will put the final touches on their own budget plans for fiscal 2024, expected to be released in late spring for the House and early summer for the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress has until Oct. 1 to pass a new budget for federal operations for next fiscal year, but lawmakers in both chambers have said they hope to start negotiations on the work much earlier, given the expected friction over plans put forth by the House Freedom Caucus in the Republican-led House and the ones to be offered by Democrats in the majority in the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<strong>Tuesday, March 28<\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 9 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2212<br>\r\n<i>Nuclear Forces<\/i><br>\r\nDefense and Energy Department officials will testify on U.S. nuclear weapon and warhead modernization and sustainment plans. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen <br>\r\n<i>Defense Budget Request<\/i><br>\r\nDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley will testify on the White House\u2019s fiscal 2024 budget request for military operations. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Transportation Command<\/i><br>\r\nGen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, head of Transportation Command, will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Capitol H-140<br>\r\n<i>Air Force\/Space Force Budget<\/i><br>\r\nAir Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2362-A Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Cybersecurity Budget<\/i><br>\r\nJen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 192 Dirksen <br>\r\n<i>Navy\/Marine Corps Budget<\/i><br>\r\nNavy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger will testify on current operations and the fiscal 2024 budget request.<br> \r\n<br>\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H210 <br>\r\n<i>Pending Legislation<\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will consider several pending bills. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 419 Dirksen <br>\r\n<i>Human Rights<\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts will testify on global efforts to protect human rights. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Capitol H-140<br>\r\n<i>Army Budget<\/i><br>\r\nSecretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville will testify on the Army\u2019s fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Oversight \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2154 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Progressivism in the Military<\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will discuss force readiness and the impact of diversity initiatives on military training. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 232-A Russell <br>\r\n<i>Navy\/Marine Corps Investment <\/i><br>\r\nFederick Stephany, acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development, will testify on service investment goals and the fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 4:45 p.m. \u2014 222 Russell <br>\r\n<i>Regional Nuclear Deterrence<\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts will testify on U.S. nuclear deterrence strategy and areas of potential improvements. <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Wednesday, March 29<\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 222 Russell <br>\r\n<i>Cybersecurity<\/i><br>\r\nJohn Sherman, Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense, and Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Informations System Agency, will testify on department cybersecurity efforts. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Veterans&#8217; Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H210 <br>\r\n<i>Pending Legislation<\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will consider several pending measures. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Capitol H-140<br>\r\n<i>Navy\/Marine Corps Budget<\/i><br>\r\nNavy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger will testify on current operations and the fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2362-A Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Homeland Security Budget<\/i><br>\r\nHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will testify on his department\u2019s fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2007 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>VA Budget<\/i><br>\r\nVA Secretary Denis McDonough will testify on the White House\u2019s fiscal 2024 request for his department. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H210 <br>\r\n<i>Ukraine Assistance <\/i><br>\r\nDefense Department Inspector General Robert Storch will testify on oversight of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Defense Budget<\/i><br>\r\nDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley will testify on the White House\u2019s fiscal 2024 budget request for military operations. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Veterans&#8217; Affairs \u2014 1:30 p.m. \u2014 2253 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Pending Legislation<\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will consider several pending measures. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 1:30 p.m. \u2014 192 Dirksen<br>\r\n<i>Homeland Security Budget<\/i><br>\r\nHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will testify on his department\u2019s fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 2212 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Personnel Posture<\/i><br>\r\nService personnel officials will testify on quality of life issues and the fiscal 2024 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Fixed-Wing Aircraft <\/i><br>\r\nF-35 Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. 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