04/01/2014
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"We must ensure that the taxpayers' money is spent wisely and that capabilities are delivered without delay or extra expense."
"The Air Force has proposed an efficiency initiative to adopt a new method for acquiring satellites called Evolutionary Acquisition for Space Efficiency (EASE)."
"shouldn't the Air Force be required to demonstrate the reliability of these systems before asking Congress to authorize buying these assets in bulk?"
"The co-chairs of the Deficit Commission, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, declared that if the United States failed to curb our growing debt, the country would face 'the most predictable economic cris..."