This proposed multi-billion dollar program must be thoughtfully planned across the Department and every effort should be taken to ensure that the appropriate acquisition management...
I do believe we're at a particularly critical time and a turning point for the DOD nuclear enterprise.
why the reduction?
Assured access to space is not cheap and the cost is trending up.
Was the route that was taken--did it, in part, come from you, or was it enforced on the Air Force?
This administration wants to cancel the Constellation program. Does that have an impact on you all, and, if so, what is it?
Did the Air Force have a fundamental opinion whether its interests would best be served with a divorce, or not?
Was the Air Force explicitly asked the impact on you of canceling Constellation before the decision was made?
What steps are being taken to ensure that Defense recoups the technologies it has already funded?
This investment is important for the safety and security of nuclear weapons, what we have now.
I was extremely pleased to learn that the Air Force made a budget request in fiscal year 2010 to recertify the Barksdale weapons storage are...