Below is a calendar of Congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. There are no House hearings scheduled this week and many representatives will back in their home districts.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

3:30pm – Senate Foreign Relations – Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues – Review of Resources, Priorities and Programs in the FY 2016 State Department Budget Request (here)

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

9:30am – Senate Judiciary – Ensuring an Informed Citizenry: Examining the Administration’s Efforts to Improve Open Government (here)

10:30am – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Defense – Budget Hearing: Fiscal Year 2016 for the U.S. Department of Defense (here)

Thursday, May 7, 2015

10:00am – Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs – Jihad 2.0: Social Media in the Next Evolution of Terrorist Recruitment (here)

10:30am – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies – Budget Hearing: Fiscal Year 2016 for the U.S. Department of Justice (here)