
Busy Congress. Capitol Hill plans a plethora of defense-related activities the week of June 19 to 23. The House Armed Services Committee’s six subcommittees will mark up the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill. In addition, the Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Patrick Shanahan and Richard Spencer to be deputy defense secretary and Navy secretary, respectively. Senate hearings will also address the Air Force’s FY 2018 defense budget request and Navy shipbuilding.Hill…