This Report provides a basis for significant additional improvements in the management of the Department of Defense and in the defense acquisition process.

More specifically, I ask that the Congress: Create a more stable funding environment for Defense programs by adopting a biennial Defense Budget process.

The reforms identified in your Report will help achieve these requirements through a stronger and more efficient Department of Defense.

Today our two nations are partners in commerce and common defense, and the common values that bind us have never been stronger.

I travel first to Poland and Hungary, nations on the threshold of a new era, nations where the spirit of freedom is strong.

For me, this affair has been a lifelong pastime.

Little League is America's ambassador of good will.

This pay gap is affecting the Federal Government's ability to attract and retain the skilled and motivated senior executives necessary to direct the complex, wide-ranging, and critical functions of the Federal Government.

On July 14, Americans will join the people of France in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the taking of the Bastille.

I am proud to nominate Arthur W. Fort to be an Assistant Secretary of State.

The bill also provides for due process and Merit Systems Protection Board appeal so as to ensure that the new recertification provisions are not used for political or other proscribed purposes.

I intend to nominate John E. Frohnmayer to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts.