Given the civilian personnel constraints first reflected in last year's budget and continued in the FY13 submission, can you certify in full accordance with 10 USC sections 129 and section 129a?

As efficiencies are being executed across the Department of Air Force, is the workload and functions associated with those being tracked as eliminated or divested through the annual inventory of functions?

How do you reconcile these figures? Do you believe that reductions in the civilian workforce should mirror and be proportionate to those in the uniformed workforce?

What if the work is found to be inherently governmental or otherwise should be performed by civilians, instead of contractors?

H.R. 3893 would prevent insourcing from occurring until, among other things, has published for comment its insourcing policy.

The civilian workforce reductions reflected in the past two budgets demonstrate the Department's commitment to challenge workload requirements and more appropriately size its workforce to meet our most pressing and critical priorities.

In reviewing the President's proposed FY13 budget it appears many critical B-52 programs were cut.

Did the Department of Air Force seek relief from DOD-mandated civilian personnel levels in order to insource contracted work more cost-effectively performed by civilians?

Can you please share the results of that review and what the end-result has been in terms of realignment of work?

The C-27J is critical in supporting ground forces to meet the last tactical mile requirements.

Please provide a detailed list of all exceptions the Department of Navy has had approved to date.

This committee was recently made aware of a decision to convert functions at Naval Shipyard Portsmouth to contract performance.

President Obama has made reducing reliance on contractors and rebalancing the workforce a major management initiative of his Administration.

Now, I understand the U.S. is renegotiating the agreement with Japan and not all the figures are worked out. I seriously am concerned that the majority of these marines relocating to Guam may now be rotational.

In achieving the right mix for the Total Force, how does the Department of Navy use the annual inventory of inherently governmental and commercial activities, and associated manpower mix determinations, to identify the civilian workforce…

Given the civilian personnel constraints first reflected in last year's budget and continued in the FY13 submission, can you certify in full accordance with 10 USC sections 129 and section 129a?

I am very supportive of this, as a first step to address the inadequacies of the compacts.

President Obama has made reducing reliance on contractors and rebalancing the workforce a major management initiative of his Administration.