Testimony on the Department of Energy’s atomic energy defense activities and Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program

Senate Armed Services Committee
   Strategic Forces Subcommittee
222 Russell

04/20/2026 at 03:30PM

Subcommittee hearing.

Witnesses:

  • David E. Beck, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
  • Timothy J. Walsh, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy
  • Admiral William J. Houston, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, National Nuclear Security Administration
  • Robert P. Kadlec, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs
  • General Dale R. White, USAF, Director, Critical Major Weapon Systems, Department of the Air Force
  • General Stephen L. Davis, USAF, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command
  • Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., USN, Director for Strategic Systems Programs, Department of the Navy