Jim Inhofe

What is the Army doing to evaluate the results of the command climate assessments to ensure necessary follow-up action?

What percent of your commands conduct command climate assessments?

I am concerned about the potential impact of civilian furloughs on the Army's critically important family support programs.

I just wonder at the wisdom of why we would want to lock in a price and not allow the Army at some future date to take advantage of the many changes that are taking place out there.

It is critical that we find the right balance between our organic and the commercial industrial bases.

The cuts are simply too steep; we just cannot move enough people out of the Army quickly enough to produce the level of savings needed to comply with sequester.

The steepness of sequestration does not allow us to balance end strength, modernization, and readiness.

The fiscal year 2014 OCO budget request does not contain additional funds to address the fiscal year 2013 problems.

Secretary McHugh and General Odierno, in your testimony, you assert that without a solution to sequestration, you may have to eliminate another 100,000 Active and Reserve component soldiers.

What is the Army doing to improve the regularity of command climate assessments?

It is unconscionable that servicemembers must wait many months to receive a disability determination from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

I wanted to ask the question about that because there was an Army plan that was announced that said that $7 billion--that's where the number came from.

JIEDDO remains the DOD lead for a whole-of-government approach to IED threats, which highlights that there are many stakeholders with an interest in counter-IED capabilities.

The current budget situation and declining forces make it important to reduce overhead.

Recently, former Secretary of Defense Panetta announced that DOD will expand benefits to unmarried same-sex domestic partners who declare a committed relationship.

The IEHR provides a lifetime EHR from the time a solider enters the Army; it is a key enabler for a soldier's seamless transition to the VA.

If the concern, of course, is in the future to be able to take advantage of our independence, there's a lot easier way of doing it than exploring new technologies in the future.

The U.S. pledge to the NATO Response Force is essential to reassuring European allies that the United States remains invested in the trans-atlantic alliance.

$7 billion in this, to me, is just outrageous.

Congress plays an important and positive role in exercising oversight over the execution of the national security strategy.

Failing to budget for or at a minimum identify where DOD would cut in fiscal year 2014 in response to sequester is a failure in leadership by the President.

It is essential that the Army conduct a vigorous and sustained marketing and advertising program in order to recruit a quality force capable of handling 21st century mission challenges.

What is your assessment of the performance of the Army's Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)?

This committee is concerned that medical care providers were not fully aware of their obligations concerning restricted reports.

It would be immoral to use this force.