Based on your experience and your preparation for this hearing, particularly in the position you're going into, who is being held accountable in the Air Force for wasting $1 billion of tax dollars into a failed Air Force acquisition…

If our number of strategic airlift aircraft declines to 211, and a major combat operation were to begin, what kinds of delays might we confront?

I worked with Senator Patty Murray to introduce legislation to provide sexual assault victims with a Special Victims' Counsel.

The Army National Guard (ARNG) and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) have performed admirably in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I believe the SVC program to be a significant resource for sexual assault victims.

It strikes me that clearly there are concerns that exist with location capabilities on 911 calls originating from wireless devices.

Our biggest challenge will be that the Air Force's current 1960s accounting system does not comply with the Federal requirement.

It is important that money from these contracts and subcontracts not be diverted to our enemies.

Mr. Carson, recently the Army announced changes to the organization of its Warrior Care and Transition Program. Can you describe those changes?

I fully agree with Senator Kaine about this technical careers issue in terms of the trades.

I think of that and I think $1 billion we lost on that, when we have the A-10s that are incredibly important for close air support.

In your position this is very important that this not happen again, and we look for areas in the Air Force where you see this problem bubbling up.