I think this is important, and I just want to make sure that people understand that you are reaching into the civilian sector to women leaders in the country with a desire to keep women in leadership in the military.

Every day that we wait for an integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR) system is a day that veterans are held up while trying to process their claims. It is unacceptable.

Secretary Wright, do you have plans in place to compete with the private sector for this talent pool?

military health care providers do not have a consistent understanding of their responsibilities in caring for sexual assault victims who make restricted reports of sexual assault.

It's a dual betrayal which is undermining so much of their ability to be able to continue to thrive in the military

How can we address it properly if it is not seen as part and parcel of our approach to addressing sexual assault?

I want to be helpful to DOD in recruiting the best talent and acquiring the best tools for our cyber mission.

Is it DOD's goal to achieve 100 percent integration of women?

How does DOD propose to measure progress and evaluate success in preventing and responding to sexual assault in the military?

I was disappointed that despite the support of the majority of my colleagues, we were not given an opportunity to vote on passage of my proposal.

It's about how much money are you going to pay, how much money can we get from you.

I believe that ensuring that servicemembers, retirees, and their families get the best care is fundamental to readiness.

I have grave concerns about this budget, which DOD submitted at a time of tremendous challenge and uncertainty for the Nation and the military.

Have you addressed this with the impacted families so that they may plan for coverage after the pilot expires?

Do you think that this is the most effective place for it?

My concern is, under these new proposals for health care, that we won't have the access that we need for specialists, particularly mental health specialists.

I am concerned that I had to hear about the impact to my State through back channels.

When can we expect to see the report?

If you could distribute that to each of the offices, that would be wonderful. Thank you.

DOD has proposed increasing out-of-pocket housing costs by approximately 5 percent.

Could you please update me on the status of the Cyber Workforce Strategy?

You don't have to silo every budget and find savings in every budget.

one of the ways some of these personnel were retaliated against was giving them a mental disability

What reason would there be to prevent the most-qualified applicant from competing for a position regardless of gender?

The proposals for TRICARE that DOD is coming up with is just slapping a label onto a bottle of wine that already exists.