Claire McCaskill

I don't want to build new ones if we're getting ready to consolidate, unless we have already identified that we're consolidating existing ones into the new ones we're building.

Secretary Pfannenstiel, if technology needs to be duplicated at a new site, what is the estimated cost?

Several years of OCO have created higher-than-ever levels of maintenance requirements which have caused increased expenditures.

To what extent has DOD identified future maintenance and other sustainment costs for these items that will have to be funded in the future?

Should bid savings go back to the taxpayers to reduce the overall pricetag, since the savings belong to taxpayers?

I'm looking for some good news, here, where I can feel good that we are at least headed the right direction.

I appreciate your valuable contributions, because of the expertise that you've developed over the years in this area.

Anyone else want to briefly address that?

How have we incorporated these lessons learned into the design of these facilities?

I just would like the taxpayers to get the benefit when the estimates are too high, as opposed to it being reprogrammed.

Secretary Pfannenstiel, when will the Marine Corps sit down with all stakeholders and provide baseline information about the status of this decision and key cost considerations?

What I question is the cost.

As Senator McCaskill noted, comparing costs between LOGCAP III and LOGCAP IV presents significant challenges.

The Army will continue to need OCO funding as long as forces are in conflict plus 2-3 years to ensure all equipment is Reset upon return.

Secretary Pfannenstiel, bottom line, can the Marine Corps ensure that this plan is not going to lead to essentially duplicative Federal funding during these economically tight times? If so, how?

Secretary Pfannenstiel, will you have to duplicate the new technology at the KCITC at the new location or will you be able to transfer that technology?

It looks like to me the House of Representatives is engaged in earmarking in the Defense authorization bill, and just trying to pretend like they're not, and it infuriates me.

I have never participated in the earmarking process.

You can't make a move--and even if another location is offering to bill the money, they're doing that with public dollars. It all comes from taxpayers somewhere.

Lieutenant General Stevenson, Lieutenant General Panter, Lieutenant General Reno, and Vice Admiral Burke, in the past 5 years, what steps have depots taken to ensure core capabilities will be maintained in a post-reset environment?

Given that during our operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) repeatedly requested force capabilities that did not align well with Army MTOEs.

With the end of the Cold War, we have seen a significant drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe.

It is important that we sharply scrub our unit requirements and that this be completed sufficiently ahead of the budget process so that we use our funds smartly.

What is the overall goal of the CBM effort in the Army?

I think we're going to be looking for that, and especially looking to see the posture of the Japanese Government in the aftermath of this disaster, whether or not this, in fact, makes sense.