Rob Wittman: “But if you look at the costs associated with the lifecycle of those…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2014

But if you look at the costs associated with the lifecycle of those programs, 70 percent is in sustainment.

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Wittman highlights the significant costs of sustaining defense programs over their lifecycle.

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Rob Wittman: “But if you look at the costs associated with the lifecycle of those programs, 70 percent is in sustainment.”