DOD has spent billions on nine ERP information technology systems that are intended to be part of DOD's solution to its fiscal problems.

the Administration still is refusing to acknowledge that violent Islamist extremism is the ideology that fuels attacks.

the last, best chance to potentially prevent the November 2009 massacre at Fort Hood.

We still have a lot of cultural barriers to overcome here, and even if we change the structure, if we do not change the willingness to disseminate and analyze information and continue the work that Director Robert Mueller is doing in…

I think it's a tremendous and overdue initiative.

the recommendations in our report will become a reality.

Our European partners make significant contributions to the NATO integrated air and missile defense mission.

The people of Maine have paid a heavy price for the war in Afghanistan. Our State has suffered the highest rate of casualties of any State in the Nation.

The Army has implemented over 20 of the recommendations proposed by the DOD's Independent Review Panel.

Can you assure me that the Army's manpower reductions will not be made until the Army has reached its target dwell time of 2 years at home for every 1 year deployed for soldiers?

That was an extraordinarily interesting exchange that you just had with Mr. Mudd.

Given the tremendous sacrifice that our servicemen and women are making, I want to be sure that the strategy currently being pursued can work.

I am particularly concerned about the gap when I look at the Navy's shipbuilding budget.

I just don't feel any confidence that we know what comes next.

Do you think our European partners should be contributing more to this significant mission?

The fact is that our Navy currently has the fewest numbers of ships since before World War I.

My concern is that the budget is at risk of dragging the strategy, rather than the other way around.

I think it's absolutely critical. I understand that we're drawing down our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, but I'm very concerned about the strain and pressure of repeated deployments.

I am pleased to cosponsor Senator Wicker's modified amendment, which provides additional workforce protections for transportation security officers while ensuring the management flexibility that is absolutely vital to the operational…

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I rise today to introduce the No Child Left Behind Flexibility and Improvements Act. I am pleased to be joined in this effort by my colleague from Maine, Senator Snowe. Our legislation would give greater local control and flexibility to…

The information and oversight SIGIR has provided over the last several years has been invaluable to my colleagues and I to evaluate the U.S. mission in Iraq.

I rise this evening to introduce the Federal Employees Compensation Reform Act of 2011. This bill would preserve the essential purpose of the Federal Workers' Compensation Program, which is to ensure income for injured Federal and postal…

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