"the recent Supreme Court decision around Citizens United has created a very different situation in our internal domestic elections"
"This obviously comes at a time when the administration has criticized the value of NATO."
"I think it is essential that our allies in NATO understand that we are absolutely committed to the alliance."
"The priority has to be the service life extension before we get to new weapons."
"I think when they look at them, they get an assessment of the readiness of our force and the ability to provide a deterrent."
"I have to say I think that is a very insightful comment, and I would encourage all of my colleagues to make the effort to see our deterrent up close and personal."
"Since fiscal year 2010, SOCOM has spent $367 million to develop, procure, operate, and maintain its DCGS-SOF program."
"It is my understanding that this program is still not fully fielded and is said to have performed poorly during its most recent user testing event."
"When will all elements of the DCGS-SOF program reach fully operating capability (FOC)?"
"The initial goal of fielding All Source Information Fusion (ASIF) capabilities during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2017 was delayed for further refinement and integration into the Enterprise."
"The current DCGS-SOF strategy is Government As Integrator (GAI) to integrate best of breed commercial and existing government technologies through an open architecture."
"The bridging solution provides significant capabilities to SOF, however it does not meet all of our requirements and it is expensive."