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2000 Congressional Hearings

Ballistic Missile Threats to the U.S. 
February 9, 2000 -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee

• Robert Walpole, National Intelligence Officer for Strategic and Nuclear Programs, National Intelligence Council;
• Joseph Cirincione, Director, Non-Proliferation Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Joseph Cirincione - Countries Possessing Ballistic Missiles
• William Schneider, Jr., Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute

FY 2001 Missile Defense Program
February 16, 2000 - House Armed Services Committee Research & Development Subcommittee

• Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Budget Request for Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration
February 25, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee

• Honorable Rose E. Gottemoeller Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nonproliferation and National Security
• Ms. Laura S. H. Holgate Director Office of Fissile Materials Disposition Department of Energy
• Brigadier General Thomas F. Gioconda, USAF Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs
• Admiral Frank L. Bowman, USN Director Naval Nuclear Propulsion

Ballistic Missile Defense
February 28, 2000 Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Department of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and the
Department of Energy's Russian Nonproliferation Programs
March 6, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee

• Mr. John A. Lauder Director, Nonproliferation Center Central Intelligence Agency
• Mr. Harold J. Johnson U.S. General Accounting Office
• Dr. Susan J. Koch Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction Policy
• Honorable Rose E. Gottemoeller Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nonproliferation and National Security

Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative
March 6, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

• Honorable Rose E. Gottemoeller Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nonproliferation and National Security

Combating Terrorism: Management of Medical Stockpiles
March 8, 2000 - House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee

• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Cynthia Bascetta Associate Director, Veterans Affairs and Military Health Care Issues General Accounting Office
• Dr. Frances Murphy Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Management Department of Veterans Affairs
• John Ogden Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Health Group Department of Veterans Affairs
• Dr. Robert F. Knouss Office of Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Service Department of Health and Human Services
• Dr. Stephen M. Ostroff Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Mr. Steven Bice Chief, National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Branch Department of Health and Human Services
• Commander Carlos Hollifield Chemical Biological Incident Response Force U.S. Marine Corps
• Captain Warren (Rich) Dalton, MD Chemical Biological Incident Response Force U.S. Marine Corps

FY 2001 Military Construction program for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
March 10, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee Readiness & Management Subcommittee

• Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

FY 2001 Missile Defense Program
March 16, 2000 - House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee

• Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

North Korea: Leveraging Uncertainty?
March 16, 2000 - House International Relations Committee

• Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman Counselor of the Department of State
• Douglas H. Paal President Asia Pacific Policy Center
• Mitchell B. Reiss Dean of International Affairs Director of the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies College of William & Mary
• Scott Snyder Representative, Korea Office Asia Foundation

National Nuclear Security Administration and implementation of the Provisions of Title XXXII
March 16, 2000 - House Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy Reorganization

• Mr. T.J. Glauthier, Deputy Secretary of Energy
• Mr. J. Gary Falle, Chief of Staff, Department of Energy
• Mr. David M. Klaus, Director, Office of Management & Administration, Department of Energy
• Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Gioconda, Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
• Adm. F. L. Bowman, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, NAVSEA 08
• Ms. Rose E. Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation & National Security, Department of Energy

Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2001 budget request (defense programs)
March 21, 2000 - House Military Procurement Subcommittee

• Opening Statement of Chairman Hunter
• Mr. T. J. Glauthier, Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Gioconda, Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
• Honorable Carolyn L. Huntoon, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy
• Ms. Rose E. Gottemoeller, Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration

The Worldwide Threat in 2000
March 21, 2000 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee

• George Tenet, Director of Central Intelligence

U. S. Policy Toward North Korea
March 21, 2000 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee East Asian & Pacific Affairs Subcommittee

• Wendy R. Sherman, Counselor, U.S. Department of State

U. S. Policy Toward Iraq
March 22, 2000 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee

• Edward S. Walker, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, State Department

U. S. Policy Toward Iraq
March 23, 2000 - House International Relations Committee

• Alina L. Romanowski Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense For Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
• C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, State Department
• Beth Jones, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, State Department

Department of Defense policies and programs to combat terrorism
March 24, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats Subcommittee

• Honorable Brian E. Sheridan Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
• Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr., USN Commander in Chief, U.S. Joint Forces Command
• Mr. Charles L. Cragin Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
• Ms. Pamela B. Berkowsky Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Civil Support

Domestic Preparedness Against Terrorism: How Ready Are We?
March 27, 2000 - House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee

• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Statement of Rep. John Tierney
• Kenneth Halaby First Selectman Town of Trumbull
• Dennis Murphy Chief Administrative Officer City of Bridgeport
• Mr. Scott Appleby Emergency Management Director City of Bridgeport
• Chief Hector Torres Police Department City of Bridgeport
• Chief Michael Maglione Fire Department City of Bridgeport
• Mr. Thomas Gecewicz Director, Health Department City of Bridgeport
• MG William Cugno Adjutant General Connecticut National Guard
• Dr. Henry Lee Commissioner Department of Public Safety
• Dr. Joxel Garcia Commissioner Department of Public Health State of Connecticut
• Mr. Arthur Rocque, Jr. Commissioner Department of Environmental Protection State of Connecticut
• Mr. Bruce P. Baughman Director, Operations Division Response and Recovery Directorate Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Mr. Robert Burnham Section Chief, Domestic Terrorism Federal Bureau of Investigation U.S. Department of Justice
• BG Bruce Lawlor Commanding General Joint Task Force - Civil Support U.S. Department of Defense
• Mr. Gary Moore Acting Deputy Director Office of Emergency Preparedness U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Mr. Kenneth Stroech Deputy Emergency Coordinator Chemical Emergency Prep. and Prevention Office U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Munitions List Export Licensing Issues
March 28, 2000 - House International Relations Committee

• John D. Holum Senior Advisor for Arms Control and International Security U.S. Department of State

Ballistic Missile Defense
April 12, 2000, Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee

• Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

The Wassenaar Arrangement and the Future of Multilateral Export Controls
April 12, 2000 - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

• JOHN D. HOLUM Senior Advisor for Arms Control and International Security U.S. Department of State
• WILLIAM A. REINSCH Under Secretary for Export Administration U.S. Department of Commerce
• FRANK J. GAFFNEY, JR. Director Center for Security Policy
• STEPHEN J. HADLEY Former Assistant Secretary for International Security Policy U.S. Department of Defense
• HENRY D. SOKOLSKI Executive Director Nonproliferation Policy Education Center

Privatization of the United States Enrichment Corporation
April 13, 2000 - House Commerce Committee Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee

• William H. Timbers, President and CEO of USEC Inc.

U.S. strategic nuclear force requirements
May 23, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee

• Honorable Walter B. Slocombe Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
• General Henry H. Shelton, USA Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
• General Eric K. Shinseki, USA Chief of Staff, United States Army
• Admiral Jay L. Johnson, USN Chief of Naval Operations
• General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps
• General Michael E. Ryan, USAF Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
• Admiral Richard W. Mies, USN Commander in Chief United States Strategic Command

DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Program: Management and Oversight
May 24, 2000 - House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee

• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Kwai-Cheung Chan U.S. General Accounting Office
• Dr. Anna Johnson-Winegar Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical/Biological Defense

Export Control Implementation Issues with Respect to High Performance Computers
May 26, 2000 - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

• DANIEL HOYDYSH Co-Chair Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports
• HAROLD J. JOHNSON Associate Director for International Relations and Trade Issues National Security and International Affairs Division United States General Accounting Office
• ROBERT LIEBERMAN Assistant Inspector General for Auditing United States Department of Defense
• GARY MILHOLLIN Director Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control

Satellite Export Controls
June 7, 2000 - Senate Foreign Relations International Economic Policy Subcommittee

• James M. Bodner Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Strategic Intentions and Goals of China
June 21, 2000 - House Armed Services Committee

• Opening Statement of Chairman Spence
• Dr. Michael Pillsbury, Visiting Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
• Dr. Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, Visiting Scholar and Director of Asian Studies, American Enterprise Institute
• Dr. Larry M. Wortzel, Director, Asia Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
• Rear Adm. Michael McDevitt, USN (Ret.), Director, Center for Strategic Studies, Center for Naval Analysis

Force Protection: Current Individual Protective Equipment
June 21, 2000 - House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee

• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Mr. Donald Mancuso Deputy Inspector General Office of the Inspector General Department of Defense
• Brigadier General Daniel G. Mongeon Commander Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
• Mr. George Allen Deputy Commander Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
• Mr. Robert Kinney Director Individual Protection Directorate Natick Soldier Center U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command
• Dr. Anna Johnson-Winnegar Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Chemical-Biological Defense
• Major General John Sylvester Deputy Chief of Staff for Training United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
• Major General Earnest Robbins The Civil Engineer Headquarters United States Air Force
• Rear Admiral David M. Stone Deputy Director Nuclear Surface Warfare Division United States Navy
• Major General Paul M. Lee, Jr. Commander Marine Corps Material Command

Ballistic Missile Defense 
June 22, 2000 - House Armed Services Military Research & Development Subcommittee

• Opening Statement of Chairman Weldon
• Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

National Missile Defense Program
June 28, 2000 - House Armed Services Committee

• Opening Statement of Chairman Spence
• Jacques S. Gansler, Under Secretary of Defense, (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
• Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, USAF, Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
• Gen. Larry D. Welch, USAF (Ret.) President, Institute for Defense Analyses
• Robert G. Joseph, Director, Center for Counter-proliferation Research, National Defense University
• Stephan A. Cambone, Director of Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

Report of the National Missile Defense Independent Review Team
June 29, 2000 - Senate Armed Services Committee

• Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF Director Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
• General Larry R. Welch, USAF (Ret.) Chairman, National Missile Defense Independent Review Team

Military Capabilities of the People's Republic of China
19 July 2000 - House Armed Services

• Opening Statement of Chairman Spence
• Richard Fisher, Senior Fellow, The Jamestown Foundation (html doc)
• June Teufel Dreyer, Department of Political Science, University of Miami
• Stephen J. Blank, Douglas MacArthur Professor of Research, U.S. Army War College
• Bates Gill, Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings Institute

National Missile Defense Program
July 25, 2000 Senate Armed Service Committee

• William S. Cohen Secretary of Defense

Combating Terrorism: Assessing Threats, Managing Risks, and Establishing Priorities
26 July 2000 House Committee on Government Reform
Subcommittee on National Security and International Relations

• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Mr. Norman Rabkin Director National Security and International Affairs Division Government Accounting Office
• Mr. Raphael F. Perl Specialist in International Affairs Congressional Research Service
• Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III Chairman National Commission on Terrorism
• Mr. Michael Wermuth Senior Policy Analyst Rand Corporation
• Mr. John Parachini Executive Director Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Dr. W. Seth Carus Senior Research Professor National Defense University

National Missile Defense: Test Failures and Technology Development
September 8, 2000 House Committee on Government Reform
Subcommittee on National Security and International Relations

• Statement of Chairman Shays
• The Honorable Phillip Coyle Operational Test and Evaluation Department of Defense
• Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish (USAF) Director Ballistic Missile Defense Office Department of Defense
• The Honorable Avis Bohlen Assistant Secretary Bureau of Arms Control Department of State
• The Honorable Lawrence J. Korb Vice President and Director of Studies Council on Foreign Relations
• Dr. Lisbeth Gronlund Staff Scientist, Arms Control Program Union of Concerned Scientists
• Dr. William R. Graham Chairman and President National Security Research, Inc.
• Dr. Kim Holmes Vice President The Heritage Foundation

Biological Weapons Convention: Status and Implications
September 13, 2000 House Committee on Government Reform
Subcommittee on National Security and International Relations

• Statement of Chairman Shays
• Ambassador Donald A. Mahley Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms Control Department of State
• Dr. Susan Koch Deputy Assistant Secretary (Threat Reduction Policy) Department of Defense
• Mr. Roger Majak Assistant Secretary Bureau of Export Administration Department of Commerce
• Jack L. Brock Jr. Managing Director Acquisition and Sourcing Management General Accounting Office

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