Robert G. Salesses, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security; Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeff Taliaferro, vice director of operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, director of operations (J3/4/7), National Guard Bureau, provide testimony at 11 a.m. EST at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's evolving roles and mission in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville discusses "Building an Army Ready for Great Power Competition" at a 1:30 p.m. EST Heritage Foundation virtual event. Register at heritage.org.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 3 p.m. EST. The briefing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.