Maybe that suggests that we ought to rethink how we contract.

Thank you, Mr. Secretary. You've been an old and dear friend and you have served your country exceptionally well.

sequester certainly wouldn't put you into a better position in order to respond, would it?

readiness is already impacted by sequestration.

Can you confirm the priority placement level granted to the civilians affected by the erroneous payments of LQA?

I would surely appreciate it, as these ISR assets are going to be available, that you will consider Southern Command as a part to use those ISR assets.

I think that there is some concern in the Secretary's Office about this transition, and to see that those manned platforms are utilized so that there is not a gap while we are transitioning over and getting the combined fleet between…

It is absolutely ridiculous that we would be doing this to ourselves not only shooting ourselves in the foot but starting to shoot ourselves up the torso.

I sure wish that you all would take a look at what sequestration is doing to us in U.S. Southern Command...

Thank you for your public service.

Any change in the per unit cost of the F-35 in a given year may cause our partners to reassess their purchases.