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Schedule for the Week of July 11, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of July 11, 2016.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016


ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (Lamar Alexander, Chairman)

Hearing to review the budget request and funding justification for the nuclear cruise missile

10:30 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Note: The subcommittee hearing will move to closed session at 2:30 p.m. in SVC-217, at which Panel II will testify.  Unclassified submitted testimony for these witnesses will be available here: http://bit.ly/29tNoyD

Witnesses:

Panel I:

Dr. William Perry
Former Secretary
U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. John Hamre
Former Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Defense

Mr. Franklin Miller
Former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush
Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control
National Security Council

Panel II (Closed Session):

Admiral Cecil Haney
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
U.S. Department of Defense

The Honorable Rose Gottemoeller
Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
U.S. Department of State

The Honorable Madelyn Creedon
Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
U.S. Department of Energy

The Honorable Robert Scher
Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities
U.S. Department of Defense


MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Mark Kirk, Chairman)

Hearing to review the VA electronic health record network (VistA), progress toward interoperability with U.S. Department of Defense electronic health record system, and plans for the future

10:30 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

Ms. Valerie C. Melvin
Director, Information Management and Technology Resources Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Dr. Lauren Thompson, PhD
Director, DoD/VA Interagency Program Office
U.S. Department of Defense

The Honorable LaVerne H. Council
Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

Mr. David W. Waltman
Program Executive, VistA Evolution
Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration

Dr. Jonathan R. Nebeker, MD
Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer for Strategy and Design
Veterans Health Administration

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