DOD is committed to ensuring a consistent standard of protection for all of its personnel.

DOD is now undertaking a comparative assessment of AT standards for leased space.

One of the issues I just hope you will address is, given the unrest there, whether it makes sense to invest that money right now, until we know what the outcome is going to be.

why are we commencing work without resolving significant issues with the Government of Japan over the relocation of MCAS Futenma?

Our committee has no greater role than ensuring our military personnel are properly equipped to succeed in their missions.

I wholeheartedly support the Secretary's priority to ensure that the schools owned by DOD meet world-class standards for the benefit of our military families.

Has any unit deployed overseas at a contingency location, particularly in Afghanistan, provided an urgent needs request for supplies or for an equipment item, in the past year, that has not been satisfied in a timely manner?

So, we're not, number one--actually, one of the reasons why we would want to move it up is because the sooner we get the efficiencies gained from actually consolidating the workshops--probably--I haven't--having been there--is that we will…

Lieutenant General Reno, is there a similar program planned for the A-10 Warthog?

Our intention is to revise the criteria to address impacts in urban areas in a manner similar to that suggested by the National Academy of Sciences report.

DODEA will be carrying out a $3 billion construction and renovation effort over the next 4 years.

I am pleased that the Air Force will soon be able to start replacing its Eisenhower era KC-135 air refueling tankers with the KC-46A.