What processes are in place to ensure the workload associated with reductions being made in the civilian workforce is in fact ceasing, as opposed to being absorbed by other labor sources such as contractors or military personnel?

The FY12 NDAA capped contract spending for FYs 12 and 13 at FY10 levels.

I am hoping you could offer more details as to the agreement that was reached, and whether there is any uncertainty regarding the future of the program in FY 13.

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

I am very supportive of this, as a first step to address the inadequacies of the compacts.

I appreciate the Administration's continued focus on the Asia-Pacific region and that DOD intends to press forward with the buildup of Guam.

The decision to pull 18 Global Hawk Block 30 aircraft out is shortsighted, in my opinion.

Have you worked with the Army to come up with a plan to compensate or fill the gap for the loss of the C-27J platform and if so, what is it?

When the Air Force says they are going to divest the block 30 inventory, does that mean that they are going to cut their losses with just the block 30's that haven't hit the production or will you be mothballing all block 30's in the…

I would also like to thank my friend and colleague, Sam Farr, for introducing H.R. 1171.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to reinforce my strong support for H.R. 1171, and I urge the Committee to continue to move this legislation forward.