Interagency Reform

Here we have what I can hope will be very important hearings by the House Armed Services Committee.  The forum is not that great, but the Chairman, Ike Skelton, is great.  The hearings can be watched via live streaming video, here.

Here is what his office sent out:

***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Skelton to Hold Hearing, Announce Legislation on Interagency Reform

Washington, D.C. — Next Thursday, September 30, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) will convene a hearing with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to examine interagency collaboration as it relates to national security. The need for interagency reform has continuously been highlighted in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on America, and the hearing will provide an opportunity to assess the status of current efforts to strengthen interagency collaboration.

Following the hearing, Chairman Skelton will be joined by Congressman Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) to announce a new bill to overhaul interagency national security coordination, the largest reform since the 2004 reorganization of the intelligence community.

WHO:     Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), House Armed Services Committee

WHAT:   Hearing to Examine Interagency Collaboration

WHEN:   Thursday, September 30, 2010

WHERE: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2118
Independence Ave. at S. Capitol St., SW
Washington, D.C.

Live webcast of the hearing will be available at http://armedservices.house.gov

WITNESSES:
The Honorable Robert M. Gates
U.S. Secretary of Defense

The Honorable Hillary R. Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State

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Regards  —  Cliff