Military Personnel Subcommittee Democrats are requesting that the rescheduled hearing include testimony from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Director of the Defense Health Agency.
Will seek testimony from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Director of the Defense Health Agency at the rescheduled hearing.
Occurrences
Evidence
The committee calendar lists hearings through June 4, 2026, and states there are no upcoming scheduled hearings or markups. In the lookback window, the only Military Personnel hearing shown is April 16, 2026, on 'Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture,' with military personnel chiefs as witnesses rather than the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs or the Director of the Defense Health Agency.
Assessments
As of June 15, 2026, the official House Armed Services Committee calendar shows no rescheduled hearing where the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Director of the Defense Health Agency testified. The only Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing in the evidence window was on April 16, 2026, and its listed witnesses were the military departments' personnel chiefs, not the promised health officials. Because Whitesides remains in office and the promised witness appearance could still occur later, the promise is not yet delivered but also not clearly failed.