Admiral McCoy, what capabilities will be lost from a special operations perspective in the transition from SSGNs to Virginia-class boats both without the VPM?

How will that requirement be met as the SSGNs retire?

Could you please provide the Navy's assessment of the program's potential capabilities and current state of development?

We all represent the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and obviously, our four public shipyards are critical as we look at maintenance and what we need to do to keep the fleet operating.

I am sure that everyone here would like to see us address sequestration before we get into the next fiscal year, but given the lack of movement within Congress, I think there are real questions about whether that is going to happen.

would the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) accommodate the DDSs?

I think it is important to understand what that does to the investment in our Marine Corps going forward.

Secretary Stackley and General Mills, how has the Marine Corps' collaboration with the Army on the JLTV benefited the Marine Corps?

I understand that initial plans to integrate the G/ATOR onto a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) were abandoned...

We talked about the need to ensure that the equipment there is fully reconstituted and modernized, as well as properly maintained.

Secretary Stackley and General Mills, why has the acquisition time doubled?

I see my time has passed, but I am holding the GAO report right here.

this is a shocking statement and it is really important that we understand that.

Why is it going to take 11 years for the Marine Corps to reach initial capability for a trailer-mounted radar system?

Secretary Stackley and General Mills, are there any other current or planned acquisition programs where we could achieve economies of scale and save money by developing and fielding the acquisition program jointly?

in 2011, after spending approximately $3 billion in developmental funding, the Marine Corps cancelled the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program due to poor performance and excessive cost growth.

If last year, when General Dunford said that the impact of sequestration would be that the Marine Corps could not respond to one single major contingency, that is the kind of thing that keeps me up at night.

Secretary Stackley and General Mills, how will the delay impact program costs?