09/18/2008
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"Mr. Heddell, within a reasonably foreseeable period, will the DOD OIG be capable of conducting the audit for DOD or would DOD be better served by having independent external auditors conduct the audit..."
"Mr. Heddell, you indicated in your response to the committee's advance policy questions that you were involved in investigating the recent case involving $100 million in fraudulent claims against the ..."
"I applauded your comments last March about DOD's acquisition strategy, which you underscored that we must devote our procurement dollars to weapon systems that address the most likely threats instead ..."
"My personal view is that the Department should include predictable contingency costs in the base budget request to the maximum extent possible."