As Secretary of Defense, I will ensure that Department policies, procedures, and actions: (1) stimulate and support vigorous competition and innovation in the industrial base supporting defense; and (2) establish and sustain cost-effective industrial and technological capabilities that assure military readiness and superiority.
Panetta outlines his commitment to defense industrial policy and innovation.
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Well, it should not have happened. I don’t care what excuses you want to use, it should not have happened.
It’s poor planning to wind up with your stockpiles of key weapons being depleted.
Something, somebody, somewhere failed to do the proper planning for what had to take place in order to properly support our men and women in uniform.
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