Who’s Who in Defense: Scott DesJarlais, Chairman, House Armed Services (HASC) Strategic Forces Subcommittee
DesJarlais leads a subcommittee that oversees critical DoD operations.
DesJarlais leads a subcommittee that oversees critical DoD operations.
Signalling the political shift in Congressional leadership, Jack Reed, the Democratic senator from Rhode Island who led the committee under the prior administration, is now the Ranking Member of SASC (119th Congress), with Sen Roger Wicker (R-MS), presiding as Chair.
As chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Roger Wicker holds the gavel of SASC’s 27-member committee and its 7 subcommittees: Airland; Cybersecurity; Emerging Threats and Capabilities; Personnel; Readiness and Management Support; Seapower and Strategic Forces.
"The committee is concerned that the SDA is not positioned to execute its mission in an effective manner" and is not "equipped to focus on the many priorities it has set," the Strategic Forces Subcommittee asserts.