{"id":16900,"date":"2016-02-08T13:32:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T13:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/02\/08\/defense-hearings-budget-talk-starts-on-capitol-hill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:32:13","slug":"defense-hearings-budget-talk-starts-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2016\/02\/08\/defense-hearings-budget-talk-starts-on-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense hearings: Budget talk starts on Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Obama&#8217;s final federal budget plan will be released in full on Tuesday, and lawmakers will start dissecting those plans almost immediately in hearings on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon leadership is expected to testify on the funding proposals later this month, but officials from the Air Force and Veterans Affairs Department\u00a0will be before Congress this week to talk about how much money they want and how they&#8217;ll spend those tax dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Armed Services Committee alone has seven hearings scheduled for the week, with most of them expected to touch on budget issues in some way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, issues of security threats in the Middle East and Afghanistan continue to stay on the congressional hearing schedule, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will discuss other emerging global threats with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<u>Tuesday<\/u>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/16-02-09-worldwide-threats\"><u>Senate Armed Services<\/u><\/a> \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen G50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Worldwide threats<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. 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Vincent Stewart will brief the committee on emerging threats around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/16-02-09-department-of-defense-nuclear-acquisition-programs-and-the-nuclear-doctrine\"><u>Senate Armed Services<\/u><\/a> \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nuclear doctrine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense officials will discuss nuclear acquisition programs and the fiscal 2017 budget proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/\"><u>Senate Foreign Relations<\/u><\/a> \u2014 5 p.m. \u2014 Visitors Center S217<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Closed briefing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Committee members will receive a closed briefing on the security situation in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<u>Wednesday<\/u>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/hearing\/us-department-of-veterans-affairs-budget-request-for-fiscal-year-2017\"><u>House Veterans\u2019 Affairs<\/u><\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>VA budget request<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA leaders will brief the committee on their fiscal 2017 budget request and reform plans within the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/index.cfm\/hearings\"><u>House Armed Services<\/u><\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Russia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside experts, including former European Command head retired Adm. 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consolidate community care billing and reimbursement programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/docs.house.gov\/Committee\/Calendar\/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=104456\"><u>House Foreign Affairs<\/u><\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Iran<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials from the State and Treasury departments will discuss ongoing implementation of the Iran nuclear deal and potential problems in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/docs.house.gov\/Committee\/Calendar\/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=104457\"><u>House Foreign Affairs<\/u><\/a> \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2200<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Taiwan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The subcommittee on the Pacific will discuss U.S. relations with Taiwan and security issues in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/index.cfm\/hearings\"><u>House Armed Services<\/u><\/a> \u2014 2 p.m. 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David Goldfein and other service officials will brief the subcommittee on readiness on their fiscal 2017 budget request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/index.cfm\/hearings\"><u>House Armed Services<\/u><\/a> \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Afghanistan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense officials will offer an assessment of the development of Afghan security forces and the work of U.S. trainers in that country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Leo Shane III covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. 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