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Today in DOD

April 23, 2018
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Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. have no public or media events on their schedules.
 
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks at 8 a.m. EDT the Defense Writers Group, Washington, District of Columbia. 
 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Bruce Jette provides the opening remarks at 8:10 a.m. EDT; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement Stuart Hazlett, Air Force Maj. Gen Casey Blake, deputy assistant secretary for contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and Army Maj. Gen. Kirk F. Vollmecke, program executive officer for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors, participate in a panel on Army acquisition reform at 9 a.m. EDT; Army Maj. Gen. James E. Simpson, commander, U.S. Army Contracting Command, participates in a panel on service contracting reform at 10:45 a.m. EDT; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation Ann Cataldo participates in a panel on foreign military sales at 2:45 p.m. EDT; at the Association of the U.S. Army Hot Topic event on Army contracts, at the General Gordon R. Sullivan Conference & Event Center, 2425 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia.
 
Secretary of the Air Force Heather A. Wilson and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein provide testimony on the posture of the U.S. Air Force and the fiscal year 2019 budget request at 9:30 a.m. EDT to the Senate Armed Service Committee, SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia. The hearing will also be streamed live on www.defense.gov/live.
 
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller provide testimony on the fiscal year 2019 budget request for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps at 10 a.m. EDT to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, 19 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia. The hearing will also be streamed live on www.defense.gov/live.
 
Army Col. Ryan S. Dillon, spokesman, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), briefs the media by video at 11 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973), to provide an update on operations. Journalists without a Pentagon building pass must be pre-registered in the new Visitor Management System to attend this briefing.  Plan on being escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or the Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility only.  Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the briefing; have proof of affiliation and photo identification.  Please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building. The briefing will also be streamed live on www.defense.gov/live.
 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment Ellen Lord participate in a panel discussion at 4:45 p.m. EDT at the Defense and Aerospace Export Council Roll-Out Reception, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia.