General Dempsey also acknowledged, however, that if adequate funding is not provided by Congress, DOD strategy will have to change to reflec...
To me there is nothing more meaningful and honorable than to wear the cloth of our Nation and serve alongside today's magnificent Navy men a...
I remain concerned about what I see as an overall downward trend in ship maintenance funding and a commensurate rise in ship inspection fail...
I believe the cyber security threat is one of the most serious national security, public safety, and economic challenges the Department face...
In a world that is more complex and threatening as I have ever seen, we cannot allow arbitrary budget arithmetic to drive our defense strate...
I believe significant advances in Afghanistan have been made due to the surge of forces.
To defeat al Qaeda and prevent its return, we should continue to aggressively pursue our worldwide counterterrorism strategy.
I'd like to believe that, but that hasn't happened yet and the program has been in the making for, what, 10 years now?
I believe your time commanding soldiers in Afghanistan in 2004 and your recent tour as Commander of Multi-National Corps-Iraq provides you w...
Some of the defense cuts being discussed would do grave harm to our military and our Nation's security.
I support U.S. accession to the Law of the Sea Convention.
I will continue to work with the acquisition community and Congress, as appropriate, to improve the way we buy our major systems.
The Department anticipates that many difficult situations will have to be made on major weapon systems.
Do you see the need for change? Please explain.
DOD tends to start developing weapon systems even though its critical technologies are immature.
For years, GAO has identified these aspects of how DOD does business as exposing defense dollars to the risk of being waste, stolen, or othe...
In response to numerous comments from Members of Congress, local political leaders, and citizens groups, the Department is carefully reexami...
Can you explain why the construction contract was awarded at this time in light of congressional concerns and unanswered questions?
