WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following written testimony by Thomas W. Ainsworth, performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "National Security Space Programs and Activities": * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. I am h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics released the following testimony by Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel member Charles J. Precourt from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "The Future of Low Earth Orbit: From the ISS to Commercial Platforms." ISS is the International Space Station. * * * The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel was established by Congress to provide independent advice to NASA and to Congress on matters of safety, risk, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following testimony by Assistant Secretary of War for Space Policy Marc J. Berkowitz from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "National Security Space Programs and Activities": * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and distinguished members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify on the Department of War's national security space programs. It is an honor to appear with my more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics released the following testimony by Commercial Space Federation President David Cavossa from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "The Future of Low Earth Orbit: From the ISS to Commercial Platforms." ISS is the International Space Station. * * * Chairman Babin, Chairman Haridopolos, Ranking Member Lofgren, Ranking Member Foushee and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for inviting  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Nicholas Andersen, acting director and deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans." DHS is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson, and distinguished Members of the Committee: thank  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment released the following written testimony by Metals Company USA Chairman and CEO Gerard Barron from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and distinguished Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. We stand at the dawn of a new American offshore minerals more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics released the following testimony by Joel R. Montalbano, acting associate administrator of the NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "The Future of Low Earth Orbit: From the ISS to Commercial Platforms." ISS is the International Space Station. * * * Chairman Haridopolos, Ranking Member Foushee, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following written testimony by Brett Markham, deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "National Security Space Programs and Activities": * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to provide an update on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment released the following testimony by Ocean Exploration Trust CEO and founder Robert D. Ballard from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining": * * * Dear members of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. I want to thank you for inviting me to speak before your Subcommittee on the science and technology of deep-sea mining. I participated more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment released the following written testimony by Astrid Leitner, assistant professor of oceanography at Oregon State University, from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining": * * * Executive Summary The USA does not currently have sufficient data to enable the responsible development of deep seabed mineral extraction. Despite substantial industry  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment released the following testimony by U.S. Navy Captain Brian Connon (ret.), vice president of ocean mapping at Saildrone Inc., from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining": * * * Chairman Franklin, Ranking Member Amo, and Members of the Environment Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Brian Connon,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator at the Transportation Security Administration, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans." DHS is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson, and Members of the Committee, thank y more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following written testimony by Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, deputy chief of space operations for operations at the U.S. Space Force, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "National Security Space Programs and Activities": * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on how the Space Force s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Thomas G. DiNanno, under secretary of State for arms control and international security, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Securing the Future: Arms Control and International Security for the Modern Age": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today on the "T" Family of bureaus, what we do to advance U.S. nationa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Adm. Thomas Allan, vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans." DHS is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on the severe impacts more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation released the following testimony by War Department Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Information Technology Posture of the Department of Defense": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Distinguished Members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on our unified effort to transform the Department's technology ecosystem more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following written testimony by William Adkins, principal deputy director of the U.S. Department of War National Reconnaissance Office, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "National Security Space Programs and Activities": * * * Chairman DesJarlais, Ranking Member Moulton, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today alongside my colleagues more PR