LIVE: Senate Panel Reviews Nuclear Weapons Programs for 2026

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing to receive testimony on the Department of Energy’s atomic energy defense activities and the Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program at 4:45 p.m. ET on May 20.

Witnesses

James J. McConnell, acting principal deputy administrator
Roger A. Jarrell II, principal deputy assistant secretary for environmental management
Adm. William J. Houston, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
Dr. Brandi C. Vann, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs
David A. Hoagland, acting deputy administrator for defense programs
Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander
Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., director for Strategic Systems Programs