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May 28, 2020

Inhofe and Reed in War on the Rocks: The Pacific Deterrence Initiative - Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific

The credibility of American deterrence rests on a simple foundation. America prevents wars by convincing its adversaries they cannot win. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said it...

May 26, 2020

Inhofe, Reed Announce FY 2021 NDAA Markup Schedule

U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced the full committee and subcommittee...

May 19, 2020

SASC Advances DOD Civilian, Military Nominations

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted by voice to favorably report out a list of 2,647 pending military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, as...

May 6, 2020

SASC Advances 2,807 Military Nominations

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted by voice to favorably report a list of 2,807 pending military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. All...

April 30, 2020

Committee Announces Hearing on DOD Spectrum Policy

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced the committee will hold a hearing to receive testimony on Department of Defense...

April 22, 2020

Inhofe, Reed, Smith and Thornberry in Defense News: FCC and Ligado Are Undermining GPS - And With It, Our Economy and National Security

Right now, the coronavirus is rightly our country’s most immediate concern. But the Federal Communications Commission has used the crisis, under the cover of darkness, to approve a...

April 15, 2020

Inhofe, Reed and Thornberry Urge President Trump to Prevent FCC from Approving Ligado Bandwidth Request That Could Harm GPS, Cost Taxpayers Billions

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), ranking member of the...

April 9, 2020

Update on Committee Hearings and Schedule

The Senate Armed Services Committee continues congressional oversight to gather information needed to inform the annual National Defense Authorization Act – in a transparent...

March 25, 2020

Committee Releases Details for Updated Hearing Process in Response to COVID-19 Recommendations

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its effect on Senate business and operations, and is following the guidance of the...

March 20, 2020

SASC Advances Civilian, Navy Nominations

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted by voice to favorably report the nominations of Matthew P. Donovan to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and...

March 16, 2020

Committee Advances Pending Military Nominations

On Thursday, March 12, 2020, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted by voice to favorably report a list of 1,775 pending military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and...

February 26, 2020

Inhofe-Reed: DOD’s Tenant Bill of Rights Does Not Go Far Enough to Protect our Military Families

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the...

February 13, 2020

SASC Advances Civilian, Military Nominations

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted by voice to favorably report the nominations of James E. McPherson to be Under Secretary of the Army and Charles A. Williams to be...

January 16, 2020

SASC Advances 157 Military Nominations

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted by voice to favorably report a list of 157 pending military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. All...

January 9, 2020

Inhofe, Reed Announce First Armed Services Committee Hearing of 2020

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) released the following statement on the Senate Armed Services Committee's year ahead today with the announcement of the...

December 11, 2019

SASC Advances Army, Air Force Nominations

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted to favorably report a list of 137 pending military nominations in the Army and Air Force. All nominations were immediately reported...

December 9, 2019

Senate and House Armed Services Committees Complete Conference on FY20 National Defense Authorization Act

U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Mac...

November 20, 2019

Inhofe and Reed: Air Force, Balfour Beatty Must Address Allegations of Fraud in Military Housing Program

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman and ranking member Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) today released the following statement in response to a report...

November 19, 2019

Senate Armed Services Committee Advances Civilian, Military Nominations

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted in a series of three voice votes to favorably report out the following nominations: Ms. Lisa M. Hershman to be Chief Management...

October 29, 2019

Senate Armed Services Committee Advances Military Nominations

The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted by voice to favorably report a list of 1,780 pending military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine...

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