02/01/2010
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"I think we have a good path that we are on for modernization, and while we have had a few slips because of budget concerns, we are on the path."
"You've each indicated that, in addition to improving interceptor reliability, our investment priority for Homeland defense is to improve our sensor discrimination capability, rather than deploying an ..."
"In order to avoid repeating the kill vehicle problems we had with the previous rush to failure approach, we need to follow a very rigorous acquisition approach."
"As the Secretary of Defense and various combatant commanders have previously testified, the warfighter remains confident in our ability to protect the Nation against a limited ballistic missile attack..."