We designed many of our shipbuilding programs, not just LCS, with the notion of a permissive environment at sea and that is rapidly changing.

The GAO has been consistently correct on the problems with the F-35. They have not been wrong a single time.

Isn't one of the many lessons here, fly-before-you-buy?

I trust that our witnesses are prepared to address these issues today with the subcommittee and outline specific steps under way to ensure the Navy's shipbuilding programs are on the right course.

section 231 of title 10 requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a 30-Year Plan for the Construction of Naval Vessels

Secretary Stackley, what has been the historical SCN enacted budget as a percentage of the overall Department of the Navy enacted budget for the past 50 years?

Secretary Stackley, for the Ohio Replacement Program, what is the specific amount of the fiscal year 2015 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) funding shortfall?

Secretary Stackley, what is the impact to the Ohio ship construction program if this shortfall is not resolved during fiscal year 2015?

Secretary Stackley, what is the estimated SCN advance procurement funding by fiscal year that is needed to support the lead ship procurement in fiscal year 2021?

is Flight III considered a part of the MYP by the Navy?

can additional MYP savings be attained if Flight III procurement is delayed until cut in on the fiscal year 2018 ships?

Secretary Stackley, how much is included in development for the VPM by fiscal year through program end?

does the Navy ever intend to resume complying with the longstanding full funding policy for all new construction ships?

Does the long-term 30-year plan show only 10 carriers at the end of the 30-year timeframe?

Is this due to only building a new carrier every 5 years instead of one carrier every 4.5 years or two every 9 years?

What is the amount required in fiscal year 2015 to support a planned fiscal year 2016 (yard induction) refueling and overhaul of the USS George Washington?

Of that amount, how much is for normal advance planning and material, and how much is related to support of the nuclear cores?

Secretary Stackley, are these funds for cores in support of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) or the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) or the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), and if so, can the fiscal year 2015 nuclear core funding be deferred 1 year…