Mr. Johnson, President-elect Obama has indicated his desire to close the detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo ...
I believe we must reset DOD's multi-sector acquisition workforce with the right size and skill mix required to successfu...
Afghanistan stands at a crossroads, and that the progress achieved over the previous 6 years was threatened by resurgent...
I am concerned about press reports that indicate that the Pentagon has been given an assumption of a zero real growth in...
The department must pick up the pace of its progress.
This all-night debate has no impact on me whatsoever. It's clearly not an opportunity for a serious debate. We don't hav...
What many of us are looking for is a new strategy that would not be a precipitous pullout, with all the problems that th...
In drafting Section 550, the intent of Congress was clear and unambiguous--this statutory provision provides the Departm...
I think it is simply wrong for us to send troops into harm's way without fully equipping them.
Just last week former Secretary of Defense William Perry testified before this committee that the agreement with our cit...
I was pleased for your assurances that this is a high priority for you and that you have already in fact issued a direct...
I want to follow up on the line of questioning that some of our members have already raised with you.
Should we also be looking at improving the benefits for National Guard and reservists?
Aye.
I have great confidence in you personally and I hope that you succeed.
I hope that Hurricane Katrina has illustrated to you the risks that a one-shipyard acquisition strategy would have entai...
I believe industry consolidation through mergers or acquisitions can limit the number of competitors and thus the opport...
If you are confirmed, will you evaluate the imposed workforce levels at the public shipyards, including Portsmouth, to e...
