On Wednesday, the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a second hearing to examine the current status of sexual assault response and prevention within the U.S. military. The hearing featured testimony by Dr. Kaye Whitley, the Director of the Defense Department’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, who was ordered by her superiors to ignore a validly issued subpoena to testify at the Subcommittee’s initial July 31, 2008 hearing. The goal of these hearings is to ensure that the Defense Department has adequate policies and oversight mechanisms in place to prevent, treat, and punish sexual assaults – all matters Dr. Whitley has direct jurisdiction over in her Defense Department position.

Witness List

Dr. Kaye Whitley,Director, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, U.S. Department of Defense
Ms. Brenda S. Farrell, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office