On Capitol Hill, Navy Under Secretary Erik Raven; Vice Adm. William Houston, commander of naval submarine forces; Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker, program executive officer for attack submarines; as well as Mara Karlin, who is performing the duties of deputy under secretary of defense for policy, are testifying before the House Armed Services subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces about the submarine industrial base and the Pentagon’s role in bringing AUKUS to fruition, Breaking Defense reports.
