By allowing sequestration to go into effect in 2013, Congress created the largest single challenge and risk to the readiness of our military in many, many decades.

How was the analytically based workforce-to-workload review conducted that was designed to preserve mission essential skills and capabilities that suggested the proposed reductions in depot maintenance personnel in the Army?

By what percentage does the Army plan to reduce its depot maintenance workforce in FY15? What is the risk?

What percentage of reset dollars do you expect to allocate to organic depots? How much of that workload is core?

What realignments are you proposing for depots or the organic industrial base to ensure efficiency of operations?

Our Chief and our Secretary have testified over and over that we cannot go back to a strategic reserve for our National Guard.

I think this indeed presents a grim picture.

Under the FY15 budget proposal, does the Army fund core at each of its 5 primary maintenance depots? If not, where does it fall short?

What predictive analysis and modeling processes have been the most effective at weapon systems optimization across the enterprise?

What percentage of depot maintenance requirement is funded in FY15?

In light of section 832 of the FY12 NDAA (Public Law 112-81), regarding the assessment, management, and control of O&S costs for major weapon systems.

In calculating core, the military services have increasingly placed an emphasis on minimum capabilities; however, the statute also requires efficient operations.

I just hope that Congress can rectify what has happened with the decrease in the budgets.

all right, we have maybe agreement, we have these standards, but nothing is good unless there is an enforcement provision in it.

I thank Chairman John Fleming and Ranking Member Kilili Sablan for calling this important legislative hearing to order.

But I am pretty sure you have heard it from many of our U.S. fishermen who comply, is the fact that the others are engaged in IUU

I strongly urge this committee to support and advance The Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act (H.R. 69), and The Pirate Fishing Elimination Act as soon as possible.

I am concerned about the impact that a lack of adequate housing may have on the relocation effort.