Donald Norcross

Whatever the program is, the minimum sustaining rate which is what you publish.

Since the retirement of the OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter, the Army has used a manned-unmanned teaming combination of the Apache and the Shadow UAV to perform the scout reconnaissance mission.

As long as we have these risks to our country, we will be happy to continue on like this.

GAO's work has shown that demonstrating that technologies work as intended in an operational environment, or Technology Readiness Level 7, as opposed to a laboratory environment or a strictly controlled test site, is a best practice.

I said that is just a practice round for what we are doing today.

You cannot go after all the employers right now because you do not have the enforcement mechanism.

A very important issue to make sure that we keep our eye on is that trying to charge the healthy plans astronomical increases in premiums is blaming those who have done the right thing are paying the price.

But the idea of making the healthy plans pay for the unhealthy, now there's a risk that we would need to address.

The GAO reports that the Army has come to rely on the use of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding to pay for upgrades to its weapon systems and platforms.

I want to thank you. There are a couple of things I want to follow up on. It was actually a lot easier than I expected.

The hearing will come to order. The Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee meets today to review the Department of the Army's modernization programs for the fiscal 2020 budget request.

I think there is good news in there. The main priority that I am seeing and hearing from particularly with those who are calling us up to say, Is this a system that has been set up that is fundamentally fair to industry, and this is my…

So who put together the impact to the industrial base, those procurement definitions of minimum sustaining rate, who actually puts that together in what timeframe?

I agree with our colleagues that we are all looking to create an education system that is better for our children...

If teachers are choosing to join unions, why are the two foundations--that your families associate with--the top givers to those groups that are trying to get people to leave what they believe in, and that is joining a union. Why would you…

I am finding it very difficult to--

It is called democracy.

That is coercing, and in your Statement you talked about that. So, that is what I would love to have you answer.

And if it was up to the Armed Services Committee we wouldn't have the problem. It is a matter of those who aren't in this room who need to hear it.

The final report will come out this summer. And that will inform future choices reflected in future budget cycles.

Good morning. Excuse my voice, but the hearing will come to order.

If the costs were to continue to come down on the F-35, it will now be somewhat slower because you are investing in the F-15.

We need to make sure we are making what little investment we can make go to the right way, particularly when it comes to that fifth-generation fighter.

we need to make sure we are making what little investment we can make go to the right way

I just want to echo what Ranking Member Smucker talked about very early on, is the narrative in this Nation, in order to make it you have to go to college.