• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

2008 Congressional Hearings on WMD

July

Nuclear weapons complex modernization.
July 17, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Subcommittee Chairwoman Tauscher's Opening Statement
Panel 1
• The Honorable Thomas P. D'Agostino, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
• Dr. Michael Anastasio, Laboratory Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Mr. Dennis Hayes, General Manager, Defense Programs, Washington Savannah River Company
• Dr. Thomas O. Hunter, President and Laboratories Director, Sandia National Laboratories
• Mr. Darrel P. Kohlhorst, President and General Manager, Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC
• Mr. J. Greg Meyer, President and General Manager, Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Pantex, LLC
• Dr. George H. Miller, Laboratory Director, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
• Mr. Vincent Trim, President, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, LLC
• Dr. Stephen M. Younger, President, National Security Technologies
Panel 2
• Mr. Gene Aloise, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office
• Ms. Marylia Kelley, Executive Director, Tri-Valley CAREs
• Dr. C. Paul Robinson, President Emeritus, Sandia National Laboratories

March

Department of Defense Energy Posture.
March 13, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Readiness Subcommittee

• Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
• Mr. Wayne Arny, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment
• Mr. Chris DiPetto, Deputy Director, Systems and Software Engineering (Developmental Test & Evaluation), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology)
• General Michael P. C. Carns, USAF (Ret), Chairman, Defense Science Board Task Force on Energy Strategy
• Mr. William Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office

The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will meet to hear testimony on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of Energy National Security Programs.
March 12, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Subcommittee Chairwoman Tauscher's Opening Statement
• General Robert Smolen, (Ret), Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
• The Honorable James Rispoli, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM), U.S. Department of Energy
• The Honorable Will Tobey, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration
• Mr. Glenn Podonsky, Director, Office of Health, Safety, and Security, National Nuclear Security Administration

February

U.S. Strategic Posture/FY 2009 Budget Request for Strategic Programs.
February 27, 2008 - House Armed Services Committee - Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Subcommittee Chairwoman Tauscher's Opening Statement
• General Kevin P. Chilton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
• Mr. Thomas D'Agostino, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
• Mr. Michael Vickers, Assistant Secretary for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict/Interdependent Capabilities, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy