Readiness and Management Support

The Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee is one of seven specialized divisions within the Senate Armed Services Committee. As a subcommittee, it handles the initial review and hearings on legislation related to a specific slice of defense policy, preparing the groundwork for the full committee to consider bills. This subcommittee does not itself report legislation to the Senate floor—that authority belongs to the parent Armed Services Committee.

The subcommittee's jurisdiction covers the operational backbone of military readiness. It oversees military training, logistics, and maintenance across all service branches; military construction and family housing; contracting and acquisition policy; business and financial management; base realignment and closure decisions; and defense energy and environmental programs. The subcommittee also has special oversight of conventional ammunition procurement, defense industrial facilities like depots and shipyards, the National Defense Stockpile, and information technology management policy (excluding cyber operations).

Chaired by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) with Ranking Member Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), the subcommittee comprises 13 members. The subcommittee exists because military readiness—keeping forces trained, equipped, and prepared—requires sustained attention to logistics, infrastructure, and resource management that cuts across all service branches. These operational and administrative matters deserve focused expertise separate from other defense priorities like personnel policy, strategic weapons, or emerging threats.

In March 2026, the subcommittee held a hearing on the current readiness of the Joint Force, hearing testimony from the vice chiefs of staff of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force, as well as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Government Accountability Office on defense capabilities and management.