This is a critical part of at least a transition strategy to get us to an energy policy that makes sense.

I think you said in your oral presentation that there were not measurable objectives.

But this relates to the general question that is being raised here: What should the rules be and the guidance be...

I think that after this hearing I would hope that the answer to the Chairman's question would be, yes, we made some errors and we can do better.

It does concern us very much, Senator.

I hope we can learn from it.

We have an enormous fiscal crisis facing the country.

It is an honor to be here today in my first Subcommittee hearing as your Ranking Member.

GSA needed to think through what it really wanted from this contract, and then it can assess price.

I believe that DOD has the discretion to issue a stop work order on the alternate engine program.

the Department has been operating this fiscal year under ambiguous guidance at best.