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Is that included in the 60?

The Taliban and the narcotics trade are intricately related.

Do you have concerns about Russia and the other Soviet states actually maintaining the equipment over the long-term?

That sounds positive to me.

So after a number of years of trying to move forward on this, we are extremely excited that finally we are seeing some concrete progress.

How do you measure the performance of DOD laboratories?

Could you be specific on these new sites or new areas? You said Southeast Asia. Any more specifics on that?

Mr. Lemnios and Dr. Gabriel, how are lessons learned from cyber events during major exercises and real-world operations being addressed by DOD?

We have heard that DOD is considering moving this panel out from under your oversight to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Would it be beneficial to the labs to do that?

What is DOD doing to discipline and incentivize the defense industrial base to write secure software code in the first place?

Thank you so much for your testimony.

Okay. Secretary Wechsler, I know that we have spent time talking about the counter threat finance.

It is imperative I think for the safety and security of our country.

One of the greatest challenges facing DOD today is the increased cost of its weapons systems.

90 plus percent of the world's heroin, the entire world's heroin, comes out of Afghanistan.

the longer ones are normally a political military dimension.

Affordability is now a key driver for weapons systems.

We see some of the same benefits. We also see that many of these companies have proposed teaming up with our laboratories and warfare centers.

Never ending. Over the past decade, given the increasing threat to security and the numerous challenges facing law enforcement institutions, many militaries in Latin America have been called upon to play a larger role in their domestic…

But, Mr. Secretary, how can we change the policies as far as the freeze on pay and the freeze on advancement?

I remain somewhat optimistic, even with all the extent of these problems, that we are going to continue to pound al Qaeda so that they cannot attack us.

Then if you could cite some examples.

The fiscal year 2013 President's budget request includes a $3.4 billion investment in cyber activities.

Are there any issues or concerns at the present time that Congress should be aware of related to its renewal?

We are in the process right now of evaluating the cost and schedule impacts associated with a number of the cost pressures.