A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at 9 a.m. EDT considers the nominations of Tonya P. Wilkerson to be under secretary of defense for intelligence and security, and Dr. Michael L. Sulmeyer to be assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner provides keynote remarks at 12:15 p.m. EDT at the in-person and virtual Center for Strategic and International Studies South China Sea Conference, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Register at csis.org.