Classified Readiness Hearing for House Members: Will Yours Attend?

Thursday 2 pm:   Members-Only Classified Briefing

“Defense Cut Impacts on the U.S. Military’s Readiness to Respond to Global Events”

Dear Colleague:
We write to invite you to a classified Member briefing hosted by Readiness Chairman Rob Wittman and Ranking Member Madeleine Bordallo on the impact of sequestration on our military’s readiness to respond to global events.  The classified brief will take place on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 2:00 pm in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building.
The briefing will focus on the current state of readiness of the combatant commanders to meet their wartime missions, the services’ readiness to provide trained and ready forces, and the challenges presented by sequestration.  Briefers will also be prepared to discuss recent trends in service and unit-level readiness, prioritization of mission requirements, and levels of assumed risk within major war plans as a result of recent defense cuts.   
Briefers:
-Dr. Laura Junor, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Department of Defense
 -Joint Staff briefer -TBD , Department of Defense

Classification: Secret, Members-Only*
(*Note: Due to space limitations, the only personal office staff that may attend are designated 9c staff employed by members of the House Armed Services Committee)
 RSVP:To attend please RSVP by Thursday at 12:00 noon to Jaime Cheshire on the House Armed Services Committee staff at [email protected] or 6-8971.
Sincerely,
/s/                                                    
Howard P. “Buck” McKeon
Chairman
House Armed Services Committee
/s/
Adam Smith
Ranking Member
House Armed Services Committee