The most important thing this Committee can do is create an environment in which entrepreneurship is fostered, thereby p...
I think it is very unrealistic that we will ever get to a point that we will not be relying heavily on contractors in an...
What we needed was a new investigatory body to honor the Truman committee, to protect our tax dollars, and bring better ...
I believe such a hasty departure may endanger a successful outcome in Iraq that has been made possible with the ultimate...
I am particularly worried about sustainability in Afghanistan because it appears to me that there is a real disconnect b...
I guarantee you, if I took some of the gos and took it to some of the folks that are on the ground in that area, they wo...
So if sustainability is a no-go, it doesn't go?
The pace and extent of the administration's plan to withdraw the military and transition the DOS into Iraq will expose t...
I think that would be really important because I think that would show the kind of attention to this issue that it deser...
We have spent about $11 billion recently on the ANSF, when the entire gross domestic product (GDP) of Afghanistan is $16...
I honestly think that if we are going to be honest with the American people about how DOD relies on contracting, then it...
I wish we had that at Homeland Security because they can't even come close to telling me how many contractors they have.
I am having a hard time reconciling those positions.
On the other hand, I have sat in a lot of these hearing rooms and heard tales of horror about contracting malfeasance.
I think that is obviously something we all agree on, but monogrammed towels are almost as bad.
I know that if Harry Truman were sitting here, he would want to know who was making all the money.
It is terrific to have you here. You stayed, and you actually appeared interested in all of these little arcane details,...
Secretary Kendall, is there a sufficient number of quality assurance personnel at the Defense Contract Management Agency...