"We had decided to rely on a foreign supplier."
"General Shelton, why did the missions available for competition decrease from the planned up-to-14, to up-to-7?"
"did ULA, the EELV incumbent contractor, obtain the blueprints and specifications of the RD-180 engine?"
"it is my understanding that the U.S. Government encouraged the use of former Soviet Union capabilities in prior administrations"
"I would propose to my colleagues that we use 5-minute rounds of questions."
"General Shelton, would you please comment on the report that an independent team of DOD experts conducted a study to determine the earliest possible time a new entrant would be close to being certifie..."
"We treat every launch as if it is our very first."
"But would you agree that we need a tested and certified domestic alternative that meets all relevant performance criteria before we halt the use of the current engine?"
"General Shelton, what would it take to increase the competitive missions back to up-to-14?"
"General Shelton, with the Air Force technical oversight by DOD and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, did contractor personnel go through a process of demonstrating the ability to buil..."
"In Colorado the question is not if we will have another mega fire, it's when."