Do not sequester again. I have to join the chair and the ranking member to say that the sequestration was inherently deleterious to everything we were doing.

sequestration is devastating.

I share the Chair's focus on the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific.

I realize that Secretary Hagel wanted to focus on survivability.

These caps already seriously challenge our ability to meet our national security needs.

So, General, it would be inaccurate to think of the ACV 1.1 as a less capable than the tracked ACV from everything you just told us.

Absolutely the decision to declare IOC will be event-based and conditions-based based on us achieving what we have to do to deliver a combat capability to our marines.

You mentioned, though, there are eight shipbuilding facilities, and four of them are only one contract away from going under.

You should get the approved requirements, that, when you don't have the JROC approval...

I think maintaining our shipbuilding capacity in this country is really critical, as you mentioned in your testimony, that other countries are forging ahead.

Unless modified for the years after fiscal year 2016 and beyond, I believe that they will threaten our long-term national security interests.

has the Total Force Management Support Office been stood up?