John McCain

Isn't it also true that every time there is a crisis or a problem, we create another bureaucracy and, in some cases, an entire command that--as a solution?

I think that's too long. And I think it's harmful.

None of these issues are simple. None of them are--that there's just a easy solution to them.

We must always measure any reform against the military's unique mission of combat effectiveness.

Any consideration of personnel reform must begin from that basis.

Put simply, our All-Volunteer Force is the greatest fighting force in human history.

We must always ask what problems we are trying to solve.

Modularity has not succeeded. In fact, it's been disastrous, as far as the mine countermeasures modularity.

To somehow allege that we're spending enough money right now in the right way is, in my view, sheer fallacy and ignorance of the threats that we face.

We formed up In-Q-Tel. That was a CIA operation, and seemed to be very successful.

We have to be concerned about ISIS, Syria, the Crimea, the South China Sea, nuclear weapons and ICBM proliferations, terrorism, and cybersecurity.

On a positive note, the first of these is demonstrated by the current SASC proposals, under the leadership of Senator McCain.

I am proud of this committee's reductions in excess spending, fact I can name it in the billions.

To have a meat axe approach, it takes--throws the baby out with the bath water.

But, in the area of cyber, which is a major challenge, it's seems to me that we could have some alliance there.

But, DIUx has not followed that model.

Silicon Valley seems to be a place where innovation and quick turnaround and quick progress on their products is the order of the day.

Complex regulations and stifling bureaucracy impede innovation.

Schedule delays and cost overruns are par for the course.

Every military--uniformed military leader who has testified before this committee has said that sequestration is harming their ability to defend the Nation.

Congress sought to improve access to nontraditional and commercial innovation.

If the attack on Paris doesn't wake us up, then nothing will.

Without question, significant change is required in the way DOD does its acquisition of goods and services.

Without a question in my mind, significant change is clearly required in the way the DOD goes about the acquisition of goods and services.

It seems no one in the defense acquisition system is ever held accountable for these repeated failures.