Thad Cochran: “These reforms benefit end users by greater transparency, which then tends to shift the information advantage from Wall…”

We appreciate very much your leadership in the research effort and we commend you and those who work with you for helping make sure we have what we need in order to make our nation safe and secure.

We want to know what the priorities are for funding.

If we go back in sequestration, what affect would it have on the Corps of Engineers, Mr. Speer?

I understand that the Army's unfunded requirements list includes a $3.1 billion increase in end strength beyond the fiscal year 2017 NDAA mandate.