I don't believe so. We meet a lot of people, so --

The last Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) was published 7 years ago. The world was very different in 2010, particularly when talking about Russia.

There is virtually no schedule margin between legacy system age out and the deployment of modernized replacement systems.

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Let me say, I think that public-private partnerships are good when the private investment is openly reported and when the taxpayer is protected by realtime penalties instead of possible discounts for a service that will be in the future.

Well, let me say, again, public-private partnerships are good when the private investment is openly reported. And I think that at the bottom line we want to protect the taxpayer.

Of course, NASA is an Agency whose budget has been constrained for many decades, especially when you compare it to a lot of other agencies here in Washington.

We estimate that an additional $5.2 over the fiscal year 2018 through 2021 is needed.

Secretary Moniz tasked this study as part of the Department's mission to ensure an effective U.S. nuclear deterrent through the application of science, technology and engineering.

CBO has recently estimated the cost of sustaining, operating, and modernizing our nuclear deterrent to be $400 billion over the next 10 years.

Moreover, to assume that a FAR contract would be more expensive is essentially a straw man argument.

General Rand, can you commit that you will make it clear to the entire Air Force that anyone who attempts to interfere with the acquisition of this capability will have absolute hell to pay?

It was an important issue to President Obama in July of 2010. He signed a bill, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, because it is a drain on our resources.

The bad idea fairy seems to visiting some folks in this town and proposing that we should defer spending on the LRSO and GBSD programs until the Nuclear Posture Review is complete.

Some Members, such as myself, voted for the NASA authorization bill in 2010 with the understanding that SLS and Orion would be supported by the administration with a launch date of late 2017 or early 2018.

What would be the consequences, risks, or benefits of delaying or cancelling key nuclear modernization programs?

Looking at the Trump administration's FY18 budget request for DOD nuclear forces and NNSA's nuclear weapons activities, is there more consistency between the Obama administration's plans, or more difference?

After all, it is my understanding it is possible to put penalties into contracts.