We are not currently engaged in capacity-building with the armed forces of Mali, consistent with U.S. legal prohibitions on the provision of security assistance to any military force that has been involved in a military overthrow of a…

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

The greatest risk and the one that presents us the greatest challenge is the impact of sequestration on our ability to effectively execute SOUTHCOM's statutory detection and monitoring (D&M) mission.

I do not think you had time to fully develop it. That is, to what degree are we going to be influenced by Russia in our missile defense decisions that we make?

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.

The budget is decreasing while threats are increasing in Africa and the Middle East.

I think that's right.

General Welsh, has DOD conducted an analysis for what levels should be maintained and the assumptions that have pushed JDAM procurements to such low rates?

As the world is becoming more dangerous, our Navy and Marine Corps are becoming less capable and less prepared.

Turkey's cooperation with EUCOM and NATO on Syria has definitely been adequate.

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

I've often said, and everyone agrees, that readiness equals lives and risk.