Improving the Department's financial management capability is an important priority and if confirmed, I will ensure that senior leaders are focused on this goal and hold them accou...
Yes. I believe that it will require considerable time to repair equipment returning from operations in Afghanistan becau...
If confirmed, I will uphold this commitment.
I understand the Department has undertaken a series of 'Better Buying Power' initiatives.
my main criteria will be to ensure that DOD investments enhance readiness and warfighting effectiveness and increase our...
I believe the Department's primary operational energy goal should be to ensure operational military readiness.
Reducing the Nation's dependence on foreign oil is an important national security imperative.
the concerns the Joint Chiefs have expressed about readiness come from a variety of factors, including the challenges of...
I will always give the President my most honest and informed opinion about all necessary requirements for America's nati...
By prioritizing resources for Asia and the Middle East, the current defense strategy accepts some risk in terms of the m...
The rebalance will inform the allocation of activities and resources to the Asia-Pacific.