08/18/2008
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"Secretary Kendall, would you consider supporting a block buy contracting proposal for the F-35 prior to completion of Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E)?"
"General Bogdan, the committee understands that the program office has identified three fixes to the escape system deficiencies and that they will all be complete by November of this year."
"Secretary Kendall, do you consider the F-35 block buy contracting proposal under consideration a multi-year procurement scheme? Why or why not?"
"General Bogdan, will you need additional funding beyond fiscal year 2017 to complete System Development and Demonstration (SDD)?"