One of the concerns I have going forward is to make sure that we don't get too shortsighted.

Does your 2017 budget request, does that reflect maintaining the necessary effort in core functions going forward?

Good morning. I want to call to order the Subcommittee on Readiness of the House Armed Services Committee.

I do want to encourage you to do one thing. The people on the committee, the Armed Services Committee, I think will support you regardless of what party they are in.

In July 2015, the Marine Corps declared that the F-35 had achieved initial operational capability (IOC) even though it had not met all of the requirements outlined in the Marine Corps IOC requirements letter.

Discuss the linkage between decreased aircraft inventory, airframe age and flight hours, manpower and readiness.

I would like to thank our panelists for joining us. You all had mentioned affordability.

Are they being used across all acquisition programs? Are they being used early in a program's life?

I know when we met there, the concern is, is that the Russians are no longer selling parts to the Mi-17.

I call to order the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Readiness.

Given consecutive years of funding below the targeted sustainment model and recapitalization requirements, how is funding prioritized in terms of which facility investments, both in terms of FSRM and MILCON, will be supported at a given…

Have reductions in civilian- or contract-provided services for utility system operations... impacted availability of facilities that support operations and training?

How has the Air Force attempted to quantify the risks they are taking by perennially reducing their investments in base support services and infrastructure, if at all?

Why has the Air Force slowed their implementation of Utilities Privatization efforts? Does the Air Force plan to continue the program on their remaining utility systems? If not, why?

This is very important as we go into this year's National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA] to make sure that we address readiness from an infrastructure, installations, and facilities support perspective.

What is the impact of funding sustainment, restoration and modernization and military construction below requirements over the long term?

Are there any legislative gaps or impediments that hinder implementation of Utilities Privatization?

What impact has the substantial reduction in MILCON spending had on the ability of installations to support readiness and serve as power-projection platforms?

To what extent do the reported readiness levels of installations take into consideration the condition of their facilities?

I will call to order the Subcommittee on Readiness, subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee.

I look forward to hearing the views of the Navy today and the Air Force next week.

Let me expand upon that a little bit.

The nirvana needs to be to get technology to the warfighter as quickly as possible.

When we start out, we have a bureaucratic structure that starts out with a paper full of noes.

What progress has the Army made in implementing the 2013 and 2014 OSD policy memorandums regarding the standardization of facility condition assessments and use of the Facility Sustainment Model?