John McCain

The revised declaratory policy proclaims that states that do not comply with the NPT are not covered by the U.S. 'negative security assurance'.

In the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2012, which this committee recently reported out, section 861 would enable contracting authorities at DOD to void a contract, or restrict the award of future contracts, to anyone…

There is inherent sometimes competition between the committees for jurisdiction, which really should be resolved in one way or the other.

I still believe that the best course of action for the Senate to take is to establish a select committee on cybersecurity and electronic intelligence leak that would develop comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.

I look forward to hearing, Ms. Creedon, your views regarding the future of nuclear reductions and how deterrence of attacks by our adversaries should most effectively be maintained.

General Odierno, of this total, how many have a permanent profile which would prevent them from ever deploying?

I intend to continue our efforts to identify effective ways to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of the Military Health System.

I congratulate both of you on your nominations, and we look forward to confirming you as rapidly as possible.

I hope so. Because one of the recurrent, not complaints, but voiced requirements, that I hear in places like Kabul, Baghdad, Kandahar, and other places is that there is a significant delay.

It has long been a goal of commanders of USFK to change from year-long, unaccompanied tours for most soldiers assigned to duty in South Korea to a normalized tour of 3 years, accompanied by dependents.

The relocation plans were developed to address several problems associated with the existing basing arrangement

The Army plans to incorporate most of the MRAP Family of Vehicles into enduring force structure.

I believe this proposal balances our commitment to preserve readiness while slowing future growth in health care costs.

However, the process remains complex, adversarial, not fully integrated, and takes far too long to complete.

The goal of our military effort, and the mandate of the UN resolution, is very clear: we are protecting the Libyan people.

A period of review and reassessment is needed to determine whether the base realignment plan in Korea is still the right plan

General Odierno, what is your intent with regard to permanently non-deployable soldiers?

General Odierno, what is the total number of nondeployable soldiers currently serving?

The GCV will replace the Bradley IFV in the Heavy BCTs as unit sets.

I share former Secretary of Defense Gates' concerns about the rise of DOD's health care expenditures and its impact on the overall DOD budget including readiness.

The DES is better than it was 4 years ago.

Since January 2008, the number of soldiers in the Army's Disability Evaluation System (DES) has increased 169 percent.

Do you support the proposal to increase the Overseas Housing Cost of Living Allowance to $5,000 a month, per soldier, to pay for family housing?

Our primary focus must remain defense of the ROK.

Total costs for the Yongsan Relocation Plan and Land Partnership Plan will be about $12 billion