In the EUCOM plan for the inventory of contracts for services in accordance with section 8108(c) of last year's appropriations act...

To what extent has EUCOM used insourcing to reduce reliance on contractors, rebalance its workforce, and generate efficiencies?

Are you comfortable that all contracted services currently supporting EUCOM are the most cost-effective and risk-averse source of labor?

You indicated in your prepared statement, you indicated that throughout Africa, small teams of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coastguardsmen, and DOD civilians and contractors, along with teammates from many other U.S. Government…

President Obama has made reducing reliance on contractors and rebalancing the workforce a major management initiative of his Administration.

Did EUCOM seek relief from DOD-mandated civilian personnel levels in order to insource contracted work more cost-effectively performed by civilians?

President Obama has made reducing reliance on contractors and rebalancing the workforce a major management initiative of his Administration.

Another program proposed to be completely terminated is the replacement of the B-52 radar.

What processes are in place to ensure the workload associated with reductions being made in the civilian workforce is in fact ceasing, as opposed to being absorbed by other labor sources such as contractors or military personnel?

With the nuclear and conventional importance of the B-52, how do we maintain a much-needed capability without a radar replacement program?

The Department's budget request overview included discussion of improved buying power and how acquisitions are managed.

One of the cut programs is the CONECT program. It provides much-needed digital communication and mission retasking capability for our warfighters.

You mentioned civilian reductions of 7,000 across DOD yet the Air Force reports that they have nearly 16,000 civilians they are reducing.

What assurances can you give me that as civilian reductions or hiring freezes are occurring across Air Force installations work is not shifting illegally to contract performance?

Why would Congress consider any potential changes to recruiting and retention incentives such as military retirement and health care or reductions to essential training accounts when Defense can't identify the cost of what you pay for in…

How does the Department of Air Force's budget request for FY13 reconcile with legislative language set forth in Division A, Section 8012 of Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012?

You prepared a statement that read 'The Air Force will meet its OSD-directed civilian end strength target for FY12.'

Would Section 302 of H.R. 3893 allow contractors to litigate agencies' determinations that certain functions should be insourced for performance reasons?