I can say from firsthand experience that I am continually impressed and humbled by the men and women conducting these important missions, and our Nation can truly be proud of their accomplishments.

The subcommittee will come to order.

Information technology represents over $30 billion of the Department's total budget; however, too often it is treated as a support tool secondary to platforms, weapons, training, and the operations of the Department.

It is nonetheless imperative that we achieve every ounce of efficiency out of our back office and IT operations.

In addition to investments in IT to improve its use of data to inform decision-making, DOD also needs to address the cultural barriers that hinder effective information sharing throughout the Department.

The 2016 Annual Report on Developmental Test & Evaluation stated that the Department's current knowledge management capabilities and processes used to gain, collect, and analyze the information necessary to conduct acquisition assessments…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise a school in my district that is going the extra mile to ensure that our heroes are given the resources and opportunities they deserve. On April 22, Paul Smith's College in my district will hold the grand…

Absolutely. I think that increased flexibility is the right direction, particularly when there are opportunities outside of the military certainly within the government broadly, but also in the private sector.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you gentlemen for your service and for your testimony today.

And then just quickly before I have to run to votes, I want to ask specifically what the impact of a CR would be on your cyber efforts.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of our resilient military families. These families endure countless relocations and deployments every couple of years, transitioning to new schools, new jobs, and fitting into new communities. Military…