Hearing: From Orbit to Operations: How Weather Satellites Support the National Security Mission

Subcommittee on Environment (Committee on Science, Space, and Technology)

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (10:00 AM)

2318 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Ms. Irene Parker
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems, NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

Added 01/12/2026 at 04:19 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 04:19 PM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM

Colonel Bryan Mundhenk
Chief, Weather Operations Division, United States Air Force

Added 01/12/2026 at 04:19 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 05:31 PM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM

Dr. Christopher Ekstrom
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6); Deputy Director, Oceanography & Navigation, United States Navy

Added 01/12/2026 at 04:19 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 04:19 PM
  • Biography [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Charter [PDF] Added 01/12/2026 at 04:19 PM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Brian Babin [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM
  • The Honorable Scott Franklin [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM
  • The Honorable Gabe Amo [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM
  • The Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 01/13/2026 at 11:32 AM

First Published: January 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Last Updated: January 13, 2026 at 05:02 PM


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