In my view this should include any duty, in the continental United States (CONUS) or outside the continental United States (OCONUS), which is related to a contingency operation or national emergency.

is creating additional CA and PSYOP/MISO force structure the best use of taxpayer funds?

given the importance of PSYOP and Information Operations... puzzles me.

Mr. Wechsler, is there any assistance that Congress may be able to provide?

More importantly, al Qaeda used this forum to announce a marked shift from historically accepted terrorist dynamics to a clear-cut strategy of attrition designed to economically cripple the west.

would embedding CA within Army BCTs help resolve some or all of these capabilities gaps while also conserving resources during an era of increasingly constrained budgets?

the twin border cities of Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, TX, are a primary crossing point for drugs smuggled into the United States.

Moving away from the expensive and carefully coordinated attacks of September 11 on New York and the 7/7 London bombs, al Qaeda in Yemen says it is now going to focus on smaller, cheaper strikes in an effort to bleed the enemy to death…

is creating additional CA and PSYOP/MISO capacity the proper way to solve a capability shortfall?

The 2010 QDR reinforced the focus on stability operations as an integral and co-equal element of full spectrum operations.

Secretary Hammack, is it correct that one of the advantages of the leasing option would be that the public could access the artifacts?

I am concerned and I know you are also concerned about OSHA's approach and their flagging the ALCs for violations that do not seem to be based on a clear standard and that do not have any apparent negative effect on the workforce.