Strategic Forces Hearing: National Security Space Programs and Activities

Armed Services: House Committee · March 26, 2026

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Hearing called to order and witnesses introduced

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Chairman Mike DeJarlais opened the Strategic Forces Subcommittee and introduced the panel of witnesses: Mark Berkowitz (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy), Thomas Ainsworth (performing duties for Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration), Brett Markham (Deputy Director, NGA), William Adkins (Principal Deputy Director, NRO), and Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess (Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, U.S. Space Force).

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House Strategic Forces Subcommittee held an open hearing with Pentagon and intelligence space leaders to review space policies, acquisition challenges, commercial GEOINT integration, launch risks after a Vulcan anomaly, wildfire threats to launch sites, and safeguards for commercial imagery; no formal votes were taken.

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