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Today in DOD

Today in DOD for April 28, 2021

April 27, 2021
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Acting Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman provides pre-recorded keynote remarks at 10:05 a.m. EDT; and Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Information Enterprise Danielle Metz participates in a panel discussion at 10:30 a.m. EDT, at the online FedScoop IT Modernization Summit. Register at fedscoop.com.

Deputy Chief Financial Officer Douglas Glenn; Wesley Miller, the senior official performing the duties of the assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller; Alaleh Jenkins, performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Navy for financial management and comptroller; and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Stephen Herrera, provide testimony at 11 a.m. EDT at a virtual House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's financial improvement and audit readiness plan: fiscal 2020 audit results and the path forward.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Krumm, commander, Alaskan Command, U.S. Northern Command; commander, Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, speaks at 1:15 p.m. EDT at a virtual Air Force Association “Air and Space Warfighters in Action” event. Register at afa.org.

U.S. Space Force Chief Scientist Dr. Joel Mozer speaks at 2 p.m. EDT at an Air Force Research Laboratory "AFRL Inspire" event livestreamed at facebook.com/AFResearchLab.

Stacy Cummings, performing the duties of under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment; and Dr. Raymond O'Toole, acting director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense, provide testimony at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness hearing on acquisition programs and reform, Room SR-222, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Army Lt. Gen. Francis Beaudette, commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command; Air Force Lt. Gen. James Slife, commander, Air Force Special Operations Command; Navy Rear Adm. Hugh Howard, commander Naval Special Warfare Command; and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Glynn, commander, Marine Corps Special Operations Command, provide testimony at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities hearing on special operations forces, Room SR-232A, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.