Kay Hagan

Affordability is now a key driver for weapons systems.

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

Then if you could cite some examples.

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.

the high definition capability is a game changer for decisionmakers because the degree of clarity that it provides to the decisionmaker about certain situations provides a higher degree of confidence in making a decision regarding the use…

I rise today to speak in support of the Cantwell-Johnson amendment to the JOBS Act. This amendment, which reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank through 2015, is a critical step in our job-creation efforts here in Congress. We approved this…

As the CTR program transitions to Southeast Asia and Africa, are you able to use the same skill mix of people, training, and equipment?

DARPA has taken some interesting approaches to hiring personnel from nontraditional areas, such as the hacking community.

How do you think that is working?

will the CTR program maintain this network over the long-term or will other health monitoring agencies sustain it?

I thank our Presiding Officer for bringing this forward, and the comments from the Senator from Washington and the Senator from California are really highlighting the issues we are talking about. I am proud to join my colleagues to support…

As I travel across North Carolina, no matter where I am, I hear the same refrain, and that is that we need more people with high-level skills in the science, technology, engineering, and math subjects.

I am pleased to join this colloquy and to hear the Senator from Tennessee and the senior Senator from Arkansas work together on this issue. I think it is something of prime importance. Just as Senator Isakson went across Georgia this past…

I wanted to follow up on Senator Graham's question concerning Iraq, but I also wanted to state how much I appreciate both of you being here today testifying but, in addition, your leadership and long-term security interests in our country.

How about protecting our diplomatic forces?

In recent weeks, we have seen a spike in violent attacks by the Boko Haram in Nigeria.

AQAP's gains are a cause for concern, obviously, for many reasons, including the fact that it potentially creates a sanctuary for planning of external operations.

What about your assessment of what happened to all the stockpiles of conventional weapons such as missile and artillery?

today I am proud to introduce the Transforming the Regulatory Environment to Accelerate Access to Treatments, TREAT, Act. This bill empowers the Food and Drug Administration to ensure consistent processes and a clear and effective pathway…

Improvised Explosive Device (IED) proliferation is a key concern of mine and it certainly has been for quite a while.

But what we're talking about now is science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and that's an area that we as a country have to focus on in order to be competitive in the business world and in the military world…

We think that whole issue needs to be addressed if we're going to be effective at trying to cut back on these.

The F-35B is scheduled to replace three aircraft currently in use by the Marine Corps, which I understand is going to save approximately $1 billion in operations and maintenance costs.

Commanders are best-positioned to understand the impact of an offense on readiness and morale.