The morale, the impact it's going to have on the All-Volunteer Force as we move forward.

What kind of educational development efforts go along with the kind of program implementation that you are talking about?

I would like to say at the start of the hearing, that we are all very saddened by the tragic events 2 days ago at Naval Station Norfolk.

It's a concern that we've been hearing in Portsmouth, at the Naval Shipyard.

Yes, I share your concern with the state of our laboratory infrastructure.

How do we anticipate the costs and the effectiveness of a BRAC round?

I did a hearing in Norfolk a couple of years ago with demonstrations of various technologies that were being implemented out in the field in Afghanistan.

I think we're committed, as all the Services, to make sure that we're responsible, based on the budget and where we go, and to work together.

I have been opposed to the cuts from sequestration that are putting additional pressure on DOD.

I am not going to go home to my constituents in New Hampshire and say I have authorized something when I do not have a good idea of where I think the outcome of that might be.

It is the whole metrics piece, how we model those assessments, the extent to which we are comfortable with what is in them.

What is the effect of not having adequate funding for the shipyard modernization plan?