SASC NOMINATION HRG FOR ROGER MASON TO BE DIRECTOR OF NRO AND OTHERS, July 14, 2026, DC, 9:30 am ET

Update, July 8: The hearing is rescheduled for July 14 at 9:30 am ET in Dirksen SD-G50.

Update, June 25: The hearing was postponed when the Senate decided to adjourn early for the July 4th holiday. They were scheduled to be here through Friday, but left last night after a stormy lunch meeting with President Trump who canceled a signing ceremony at the Capitol where he was to sign into law a housing affordability bill that just passed the House and Senate after many months of negotiations. The President is insisting that he won’t sign any legislation until Congress passes a voting bill he wants.

The Senate won’t return until July 13.  We’ll post an update here when this hearing is rescheduled.

Original Entry: The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a nomination hearing on June 25, 2026 in Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-G50 at 9:30 am ET.  Nominees are Dr. L. Roger Mason, Jr. to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO); Erich Hernandez-Baquero to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (ASAF/SQ); and two others.

The meeting will be webcast on the committee’s website.