Madeleine Bordallo: “I am concerned that there is an over-focus of those assets in the CENTCOM AOR to the detriment of other AOR's like the…”

I think it is fair to ask if the Army is, in fact, just creating more overhead that will further slow an already cumbersome process.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You always make my day.

I am concerned that in a year where readiness has been cited as the Department's top priority, the Department's budget request falls well short of meeting the total depot maintenance requirement for the Army and the Marine Corps.

If we are going to rebuild readiness, we need to ensure that the depot maintenance accounts are fully funded to meet the requirement.