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Jim Inhofe: “Stretching procurement timelines has allowed us to focus on current readiness and keep production lines and key programs…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Stretching procurement timelines has allowed us to focus on current readiness and keep production lines and key programs active, at the cost of increased risk versus our most capable adversaries.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe discusses the trade-off between current military readiness and risks from adversaries due to procurement delays.

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