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.

I think there is some question that the software in the F-35 will provide us with a lot more capability, but only if it is working.

sequestration is devastating.

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.

How does the Navy plan to execute the cruiser modernization plan?

I think it takes time for us to establish the processes and how exactly you're going to implement this fund.

If we were to go down a path of open competition... there is tremendous uncertainty.

has the Total Force Management Support Office been stood up?

if so, how many fulltime employees does it have?

cybersecurity is a field that appears to be moving much faster than the acquisition processes you describe.

do you need the Congress to give you more flexibility or release from constraints in order to better support PACOM and other Combatant Commands?