Defense contracts ought to be done on a fixed-price basis unless the Secretary certifies that there's a good reason not ...
It's probably not been an exciting hearing in content, but it's actually very important, an educational hearing.
I think, clearly, for research-and-development-type activities, cost-plus is an appropriate way to do it.
Good. Get it for the record, please.
Is there any way, now or maybe afterward, to submit for the record, you could give us a sense of what we would normally,...
The DOD's S&T program must be adequately funded to 'stay ahead'; and, traditionally, whenever there is a shortage of DOD...
I am concerned that DOD has historically done a poor job of procuring capabilities that address joint requirements.
I thank Senator Levin and Senator McCain for their legislation, S. 454, which certainly would take us forward in signifi...
Mr. Sullivan and Dr. Gansler, I have several concerns with the acquisition system as it currently operates.
No. We are short in both quantity and quality of staffing, and are not using the latest tools to support early modeling,...
Mr. Sullivan and Dr. Kaminski, are either the JCIDS or PPBE as currently constructed able to overcome parochial service ...
Mr. Sullivan and Dr. Gansler, what are your recommendations for effectively balancing the requirement validation process...
I think that what the economy requires, what the American people demand, is that we move as aggressively as we can to ge...
The United States must face the fact that it no longer has a monopoly on the world's best military technology.
We need to find a way to incorporate that into something we do here pretty quickly.
Senator Schumer and others have raved about you and the tremendous work you have done in New York.
Are we adequately covering the second--are we going to be able to deal with the second lien holders?
I think it is one of those moments where the kind of cooperation of some of our major media outlets could really be of h...