Department of Defense Support to the COVID-19 Response

Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 Time: 09:30 AM Location: Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building

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Agenda

To receive testimony on Department of Defense support to the COVID-19 response.

For this hearing, the Senate Armed Services Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of Members, witnesses, staff, and the public. This includes maintaining six-foot social distance spacing in the hearing room. 

Pursuant to this guidance from the CDC and OAP, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing. 

We encourage the public to utilize the Committee’s livestream of the hearing, which will be available on this page.

Questions about the feed or general questions about media attendance can be directed to: SASC_Press@armed-services.senate.gov

Witnesses

  1. Ms. Stacy A. Cummings
    Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
  2. Mr. Robert G. Salesses
    Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security
  3. General Gustave F. Perna
    Chief Operating Officer, Federal COVID-19 Response for Vaccine and Therapeutics