Mr. Yonkers, what role would you have, if any, in issuing task orders under WERC 09 to prime contractors under this program?
What specific steps has the Joint Staff taken, and do you anticipate will be taken, to help ensure the requirements of the recently enacted ...
Our objective here is first and foremost that our servicemembers in theater have the weapons they need when they need it.
I support the President's decision to close the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay.
If Mr. Kendall and Ms. Fox are confirmed--and I am confident that they will be--they will each play a vital role in implementing the provisi...
In your opinion, should the internal Air Force assessments of installations and ranges used to select bases for the F-35 be open and transpa...
Mr. Yonkers, what special steps, if any, would you take to ensure that others might not purposefully or inadvertently make decisions that mi...
Ms. Fox, you bring a wealth of analytical and research management experience to this new position, and we went to great lengths to ensure th...
I hope to strengthen the discussion of cost risks in the budgetary and acquisition materials that the Department provides to Congress for ma...
I definitely see value in the development of a streamlined path for rapid acquisition.
Mr. Kendall, in the context of traditional procurements, what are your views on items that are developed by industry without any Government ...
What cost estimate information do you think it is important for Congress to have when considering funding for major defense acquisition prog...
Mr. Kendall, outside the context of rapid acquisitions, do you believe the Department should explore ways that do not involve Government fun...
If confirmed, how would you ensure an open, transparent process?
Mr. Yonkers, are the processes to be used by AFCEE for task or delivery order awards formally published and adopted as a regulation or other...
What, if anything, would you do to help us get a good understanding of the cost risk drivers?
Should DOD budget for certain high risk programs, such as those that involve significant leaps in technology, at a higher confidence level?
What is your understanding of the current Air Force plan for a public review of the data used to assess bases for the F-35?
