s ▁committee ▁assign ments ▁were ▁as ▁follows . ▁ ▁Committee ▁on ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁ ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Air land ▁( R ank ing ▁Member ) ▁ ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Emer ging ▁Th re ats ▁and ▁Cap abilities ▁ ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Str ateg ic ▁Forces ▁ ▁Committee ▁on ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁and ▁Government al ▁Affairs ▁ ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Dis aster ▁Rec overy ▁ ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Federal ▁Fin an cial ▁Management , ▁Government ▁Information ▁and ▁International ▁Security ▁( R ank ing ▁Member ) ▁ ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁O vers ight ▁of ▁Government ▁Management , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Work force , ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁ ▁Committee ▁on ▁Small ▁Business ▁and ▁Entre pr ene ur ship ▁ ▁' Com mit te e ▁on ▁V eter ans ' ▁Affairs ▁ ▁C au cus ▁members hips ▁ ▁Senate ▁O ce ans ▁C au cus ▁ ▁Post - S en ate ▁career ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Fox ▁News ▁Channel ▁h ired ▁Brown ▁as ▁an ▁on - air ▁contrib utor . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Brown ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁under ▁contract ▁with ▁Fox ▁News ; ▁however ▁Brown ' s ▁contract ▁was ▁renew ed . ▁ ▁Following ▁Brown ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁U . S ▁Senate ▁race ▁there ▁was ▁wide ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁due ▁to ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁res