Ranking Member Smith Appoints Hale to Army Commission

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House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith today announced that he has appointed former Department of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale to the Commission on the Future of the United States Army.

"Mr. Hale has devoted much of his professional career to defense policy and budget issues," said Ranking Member Adam Smith. "Many of these issues, including management of wartime budgets and handling the effects of sequestration, led him to work closely with senior Army leaders on issues of great significance to the service. This experience, along with his broad knowledge of national security and resource issues, makes him a perfect fit for the Commission. I am pleased that he accepted my invitation to serve."

The Commission on the Future of the United States Army was created in the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. The Commission is tasked with a comprehensive study of the structure of the Army. It is expected to report back to Congress by February 1, 2016 with recommendations regarding the structure of the Army necessary to accomplish Army mission requirements at acceptable levels of risk consistent with available resources. There will be eight commissioners, with four appointed by Congress and four appointed by the President.

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