What is the value of the EPAA? What other regional PAA architectures are being considered?

However, at the same time, I strongly understand the crucial importance of this program to our defense posture.

How does the FY13 budget request preserve some of the important investments made on the directed energy program?

What did we accomplish in phase 1 of the EPAA? Are we on track to meet the ambitious goals of phase 2, 3 and 4?

Why do we need regional missile defense and whom do these systems protect? And how does the EPAA contribute to homeland defense?

Are there particular concerns that you have with regards to the health of the DOD R&D community that we need to address?

Very good. I look forward to reading that report.

Obviously, one of the priorities that I have, too, is making sure that we are continuing to develop the cyber workforce.

Like all of us on this committee, I believe that much of our Nation's military and economic strength lies in our ability to lead the world in innovation and that the defense science and technology enterprise continues to be a major…

To what extent is EUCOM involved with cyber threats that are associated with terrorism and organized crime?

How has your communication with other countries changed as a result of the inclusion of cyber in the 2010 NATO strategic concept?

The Internet, when it was built, was never built with security in mind, and I guess unfortunately.