"The usage is really miraculous or stunning."
"I think the Federal, State, and local governments are trying to work very hard together."
"Defense contracts ought to be done on a fixed-price basis unless the Secretary certifies that there's a good reason not to."
"Mr. Sullivan and Dr. Kaminski, are either the JCIDS or PPBE as currently constructed able to overcome parochial service interests in this regard?"
"No. We are short in both quantity and quality of staffing, and are not using the latest tools to support early modeling, simulation, and testing."
"The DOD's S&T program must be adequately funded to 'stay ahead'; and, traditionally, whenever there is a shortage of DOD money it is one of the areas the Services tend to cut."
"I think, clearly, for research-and-development-type activities, cost-plus is an appropriate way to do it."
"Mr. Sullivan and Dr. Gansler, what are your recommendations for effectively balancing the requirement validation process with the calendar-driven funding process?"
"Good. Get it for the record, please."
"Is there any way, now or maybe afterward, to submit for the record, you could give us a sense of what we would normally, in conversation, consider to be the acquisition workforce--how many people in t..."
"Mr. Sullivan and Dr. Gansler, I have several concerns with the acquisition system as it currently operates."