Mr. Langevin. How does the 2-year push of the Ohio Replacement program affect your engineering and design workforce?

What effect might such a move have on both your workforces and your supplier base, particularly lower-tier suppliers?

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, we all recognize that we are facing difficult fiscal challenges and that we absolutely have to get our fiscal house in order. Obviously, that means that we have to make smart budgetary…

Well, I know that we are all anxious to work with you to see what we can do to get that fiscal year 2014 boat added within the FYDP if possible.

Gentlemen, thank you for being here this morning and for your great service to our country.

How does the 2-year push of the Ohio Replacement program affect your engineering and design workforce?

I am very concerned about the capabilities of our bases on the peninsula to withstand a cyberattack directed against outside supporting infrastructure, such as the electrical grid.

The cyber landscape is a dynamic one that continues to evolve at an alarming rate.

Congress has the constitutional responsibility to ensure that our military is fully prepared to defend our country and our vital interests.

Congress, as we know, has the constitutional responsibility to ensure that our military is fully prepared to defend our country and our vital interests.

The nature of future warfare is uncertain, but what is certain is that potential challengers will seek ways to circumvent our strengths and exploit our weaknesses.

What discussions are underway to address the points of vulnerability? And how has the dialogue advanced in the past year?