One of the key issues for Congress to consider is how to maximize commercial access to spectrum.

In my opinion, that shows the importance of the role of the commander and why we want him in the system.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Noss, you talked at some length about ecosystems, rather than individual species. And that would essentially require a refocusing and potentially a change in the Endangered Species Act, would it not?

I have a hard time, as I've said, understanding why OMB would propose cutting a program that aims to reduce the severity of fires by removing the fuel source.

So these surveys are institutionalized in the Army. What about the other Services?

If the report goes to someone who then reports to the chain of command, the chain of command must now consider it an unrestricted report.

I would suggest, and following up on some of my other colleagues' line of questioning, that I would like to know who does the survey?

I will also be on the doorstep of the Air Force if this doesn't happen as quickly as it needs to happen.

I think it's so vital that we've heard for years that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We need to do it.

Servicemembers are protected under law and DOD policy from retaliatory personnel actions based on protected communications.

General Dempsey, General Odierno, Admiral Greenert, General Amos, General Welsh, and Admiral Papp, after the initial training, how often is it repeated as these servicemembers progress in their careers?

Servicemembers are protected from reprisal and retaliation under the provisions of section 1034 of title 10, U.S.C.

Unless and until we professionalize the military justice system, and afford servicemembers at least the same access to legal redress that civilian victims have, including critical access to civil suits, we will not change this culture.

We need to think well outside the box to find transformative solutions.

We are facing a crisis in the ranks.

DOD has been trying to work on the issue of sexual assault for a significant period of time.

In a culture that is so deeply rooted in sexist traditions, in which sexual assault of men occurs even more often than sexual assault of women...

The majority of these are bipartisan and bicameral, which speaks to the collective approach required to see real change happen.