Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Admiral Willard, thank you for your dedicated service and your testimony today, and I know this will be one of your last times before Congress.

There was a lot of discussion last year about the 'exceptions' to the FY10 civilian levels Secretary Gates mandated.

What processes are in place within PACOM to ensure the workload associated with reductions being made in the civilian workforce is in fact ceasing?

The key to these realignments is about strengthening our alliance with Japan.

As efficiencies are being executed across EUCOM, is the workload and functions associated with those being tracked as eliminated or divested through the annual inventory of functions?

To what extent has EUCOM used insourcing to reduce reliance on contractors, rebalance its workforce, and generate efficiencies?

In the EUCOM plan for the inventory of contracts for services in accordance with section 8108(c) of last year's appropriations act...

You indicated in your prepared statement, you indicated that throughout Africa, small teams of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coastguardsmen, and DOD civilians and contractors, along with teammates from many other U.S. Government…

Did EUCOM seek relief from DOD-mandated civilian personnel levels in order to insource contracted work more cost-effectively performed by civilians?

Are you comfortable that all contracted services currently supporting EUCOM are the most cost-effective and risk-averse source of labor?

President Obama has made reducing reliance on contractors and rebalancing the workforce a major management initiative of his Administration.