is there a benefit to the Nation and the taxpayer with directed procurement?

If prime contractors cut back on production due to fiscal constraints, demand for goods and services from their subcontractors and suppliers goes down.

Given the possible implementation of sequestration in FY2013 and the lower budget caps in the BCA for FY14-FY21, this shipbuilding industrial base is currently facing uncertainty about the FY2013 shipbuilding programs and the outlook for…

So this is a good example of why you are hearing such strong reaction from the Department on the impacts of sequestration.

We owe a debt of gratitude, thanks, and unwavering support to the men and women of our Armed Forces and their families.

I look forward to your testimony, and I hope that we can have a thoughtful and meaningful dialogue on these important issues.

Never has so much been sacrificed by so few for so many for so long.

Today is the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th.

Mr. Speaker, after today, Congress completes its business until September without finishing critical items, leaving many sectors across this country uncertain about their fiscal future. Looming defense cuts, or sequestration, still hang…

Corruption could prevent army and police units from successfully assuming the responsibility for securing Afghanistan from internal and external threats after 2014.

Withdrawal is not part of the solution.