John McCain

Isn't it a bit elusive to say that when clearly in the first couple of blocks the costs will be very high and the examples that Ms. Fox just stated, we will purchase less than we had originally planned.

I'm astonished you would use that as some kind of success story because they overcame technical problems but the unit costs almost doubled or more.

This is unacceptable. It's unacceptable to the taxpayer, to the warfighters of the Air Force, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and all the international partners that are depending on this aircraft.

It's obviously immensely important to the DOD. It's going to be the backbone of our air combat superiority for a long time.

The emphasis must be on restoring a key aspect of this airplane.

I take it that the reason why that the aircraft is now $205 million in the supplemental request is because you're looking at the overall costs which means that the cost of the aircraft will decrease in later years as you ramp up production.

Ms. Fox, could I just ask what was the original estimate of the cost of the program and the estimate now?

$50 million per copy in 2002 dollars.

I would respectfully ask, Secretary Carter, that you would begin your statement by saying how much over cost is this program going to be and what will be the delay so the American people will know.

I've been a strong supporter of this aircraft and this weapon system, but I'm deeply concerned about the cost overruns and the problems that have been associated with the JSF.

I have to tell the witnesses that we have not been kept up to speed as much as we should have been.

I want to do everything I can to have the F-35 program reach full-rate production with its fully designed combat capability as soon as is reasonably possible.

You're confident there will be no further delays?

I have been a strong supporter of the DOD and its requests for funding and accelerated development of the JSF, but I am deeply concerned about the program's stability.

Press reports are saying that the program would need at least $15 billion more in funding through fiscal year 2015; that the aircraft test and production would slip by at least 2 years; that the JSF program would most certainly suffer a…

No, this level of funding for one project was a risk taken to fund other priorities.

Are you comfortable that the amounts proposed in the current Future Years Defense Plan to invest in readiness centers?

General McKinley, what can be done to improve the usefulness of readiness centers to meet the needs of the Guard and each State?

General McKinley, how would you assess the risk to the mission from the conditions of readiness centers?

Dr. Rice, what is the schedule for development and delivery of an EHR for DOD?

Please identify and describe each product delivered to the government under the Adara contract, including reports, software, and/or electronic code.

Dr. Rice, what assurances can you give Congress that sensitive medical information is not at risk?

Dr. Rice, has the Department imposed any sanctions with respect to future contracts on Adara Networks, Inc.?

What is the status of the DOD Inspector General's (IG) investigation into allegations of impropriety in the award of health information technology contracts to Adara Networks, Inc.?

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