Have you done any analysis to determine the red flags that signal that the Army is becoming hollow?
The Army does not have to reduce the AC below 490,000 to properly equip it.
In your view, what risks do the Budget Control Act and sequestration pose to achieving this strategy?
Complicating things this year is sequestration, which, if Congress does not act to change things, could lead to significant consequences for...
While the Senator is still here, I'd like to follow up because when these programs--I'm understanding when these programs are coming to life...
to be able to do it in the most, I think, the most common sense fashion.
The ability to go in and selectively fix our investment programs that required fixing on a priority basis, the ability to move money out of ...
A lack of adequate funding needed to procure modernized equipment and to maintain the industrial base is the primary risk the Army faces in ...
We want to apologize. Senator Wicker and I were both together at a briefing that we attended and we appreciate your understanding.
I think it'll happen in some way, shape, or form.
I can't speak enough accolades from this committee or the Senate as a whole and I think Congress as a whole.
Just on face value it doesn't make like it's a good business arrangement.
how do you intend to manage this risk?
The costs of military pay and benefits are crowding out funds necessary for readiness and modernization of the force.
The Abrams tank remains the best tank in the world as a result of significant improvements over the past 2 decades.
The OCO, some people refer to that as 'loco money', because if you look at the accounting procedures of how that happens it's kind of hard t...
We're being joined by Senator Blumenthal and we appreciate having him here.
If we had the ability to put those cuts in the areas that we thought we could most handle the risk and take the force structure adjustments ...
