I do not know as much about New Zealand, but it certainly is true with Australia and Canada and the UK.

the impact of these cuts would be "devastating" and "catastrophic," leading to a hollow force and inflicting serious damage to our national defense.

the biggest national security challenge we face is our deficit and debt.

I think it is a matter of intelligence and then political pressure. It is just increasing it and ratcheting it up.

This all requires funding, and it all requires resources that are being constrained by the first step of the BCA.

We find ourselves in a global security environment today starkly different than ones we've faced in the past.

He has used the word 'devastating.' He has also said it would hollow out the force.

In a very tough budget environment, we see significant increases at DOD for cyber defenses, a $200 million increase from last year.

It does sound like it's a matter of pay, but also because it is exciting work...

A new round of BRAC would no doubt affect the laboratory enterprise to some degree.

I think if you look at where we said we would be and where we are right now in terms of the targets and the number of kilograms of material removed and the number of buildings secured, that we are quite on track at this point.

I would hope that you and your colleagues would continue to promote this effort, including encouraging my former Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to understand the significant issues you've raised today.