Vic Snyder: “Should we not be encouraging Chinese investment in the United States?”

I would encourage you to visit the file rooms also.

The hearing will come to order. Good afternoon, and welcome to the House Armed Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee's second hearing following up on specific legislation related to contingency contracting and the acquisition…

Earlier this year, Secretary Gates told the Senate, 'We have not thought holistically or coherently about our use of contractors, particularly when it comes to combat environments.'

This subcommittee has been interested in interagency cooperation in Iraq and Afghanistan for over two years, and contracting is an important piece of that.