Hearing: “Ensuring Force Readiness: Examining Progressivism’s Impact on an All-Volunteer Military”

Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs (Committee on Oversight and Accountability)

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 (2:00 PM)

2154 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Lieutenant General David Barno (Ret.)
Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Added 03/27/2023 at 05:10 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:59 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM

Mr. Jeremy Hunt
Chairman, Veterans on Duty, Inc.

Added 03/23/2023 at 04:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM

Ms. Meaghan Mobbs
Senior Fellow, Independent Women's Forum

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM

Mr. Brent Sadler
Senior Research Fellow, Center for National Defense, The Heritage Foundation

Added 03/23/2023 at 04:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM
  • Truth in Testimoony [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 03/27/2023 at 06:29 PM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 03/23/2023 at 04:55 PM
  • UC - Raskin - Article - "The Military's Sexual Assault Problem is Only Getting Worse" - Military Times [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • UC - Grothman - Letter to Director of Office of Presidential Personnel dated September 22, 2021 [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • UC - Grothman and Garcia - Report - Active-Duty Recruitment - GAO [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • UC - Garcia - Article - "The Deepest Obligation of Citizenship" - War on the Rocks [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • UC - Garcia - Statement for the Record - Blue Star Families [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • UC - Garcia - Article - "Reflections on the Curse of Racism in the U.S. Military" - War on the Rocks [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • UC - Garcia - Article - "Addressing the U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis" - War on the Rocks [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 11:38 AM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "Military Readiness Crisis Worsens Under Biden's Watch" - Hudson [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Letter from Republican Members to Secretary of Defense dated June 13, 2022 [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "As U.S. Military Faces Low Recruitment, Senators Argue Biden Diversity Push" - Newsweek [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "New Biden Equity Push Builds on Efforts That Spawned 300 Woke Programs" - New York Post [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "'Woke' DEI Chief for Military Base Schools Disparaged White People" - Breitbart [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "Pentagon Diversity Chief Receives No Disciplinary Action After Probe into Anti-White Posts" - Fox News [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "4 Takaways as Lawmakers Probe Diversity, Equity, Inclusion at Pentagon" - The Daily Signal [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "House Republicans Hammer Defense Officials on 'Woke' DEI Initiatives" - The Washington Examiner [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "Senator Grills Pentagon on Six-Figure DEI Jobs Advertised Across Military Branches" - Fox News [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "GOP Senator Unloads on Pentagon's 'Obsession' with Equity Agenda: 'Totem Pole of Grievances'" - Fox News [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "These Are The Top 7 Times The Military Went Woke In 2022" - The Daily Caller [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "Biden Defense Officials Defend Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in the Military" - Breitbart [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "House Republicans Slam Defense Secretary for Focusing on Pride Month, 'Woke LGBTQ Agenda'" - The Daily Caller [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "Wokeness is Sabotaging the Military Academies" - Heritage.Org [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "Identity Politics and Critical Race Theory Have No Place in U.S. Military" - Heritage.Org [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - "The Rise of Wokeness in the Military" - Heritage.Org [PDF] Added 04/10/2023 at 02:43 PM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 03/28/2023 at 06:31 PM
  • Transcript [PDF] Added 04/28/2023 at 03:45 PM

First Published: March 21, 2023 at 05:27 PM
Last Updated: April 28, 2023 at 03:45 PM