I think, as part of the educational thing, we're going to have to really work on the media to properly express to the American people the reality of what we're facing and of the threat that's there.

It is imperative that we act to prevent this outcome.

Secretary Hagel, in May 2010, then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates launched a DOD-wide initiative to save $100 billion from fiscal years 2012 to 2016 by cutting overhead and reducing unnecessary programs. How much money was actually…

We'll continue to advocate for the Air Force to improve the capabilities of the Global Hawk.

I understand the budget includes over $5 billion in fiscal year 2015 for cyber.

The threats we face are no longer confined to geographic boundaries that divide our combatant commands.

We are forced to retire key assets, as the President said, such as the A-10, the Airborne Warning and Combat System (AWACS), the U-2, the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), the EC-130, and delay procurement of some…

What would be the cost penalty the Navy would incur if the contract is broken because four ships are not procured in fiscal year 2015?

The acquisition reform initiatives of all the Military Services will result in contracting efficiencies estimated to save $30 billion over the fiscal year 2015 to fiscal year 2019 period.

Our decision to change the ship counting procedures was not without careful thought and planning.

DOD estimates that significant cost savings will be realized through removing renter's insurance from the basic allowance for housing (BAH) computation and gradually increasing the out-of-pocket percentage to 5 percent over 3 years.

I think we have to be a player in the world and that sends the wrong signal, I think, if we don't show up.