"What progress has the Army made toward replacing M9 with a more powerful and modern sidearm?"
"Why can the Army not keep a schedule for small arms requirements even when the Secretary and the Vice Chief make the commitments?"
"Do you anticipate budgeting for the next generation of body armor in the next budget?"
"When is the timeline for procuring a new handgun release for proposal, contract award, and procurement?"
"Given the intense terrain in Afghanistan that our troops are patrolling and the high weight carried in body armor and other equipment, are you examining new, lighter-weight body armor systems being of..."
"the Army has briefed Congress on a dual-path strategy of upgrading and enhancing the M4 carbine while also completing a new requirement for the eventual replacement of the M4."
"When can Congress expect this report?"
"last year's National Defense Authorization Act required the Services to include budget lines for body armor in procurement and for RDT&E."
"Thank you very much, and thank you, Senator Thune."
"The slow progress and continued missed dates, even those dates directed by the Army's leadership, concern me"
"Does it strike you as strange that the performance goals for the head of risk management is small risk management but sales volume and profit?"
"What did you intend be bold?"
"We here in Congress are certainly not without blame."
"Well, your company is gone, and for us to get to the bottom of this, we need to know every detail."
"Many banks try to isolate the risk managers from sales pressures. But at WaMu, the first performance goal for the Home Loans Risk Manager... is growth."
"Were you ever concerned that heavy emphasis on sales with no oversight risk management was problematic?"
"But you did see it happening?"
"I would ask unanimous consent for Senator Collins' opening statement to be placed in the record."
