"I believe it is an excellent step in the right direction to expand and improve the refuge system."
"Thank you so much for joining us and thanks for your service."
"Can you tell me where in the budget are we emphasizing the reset of our forces, specifically those outside a weapons acquisition?"
"How about specifically for training?"
"So you believe the base budget adequately addresses that and fully executing the reset can be accomplished in the base budget?"
"But if you look at the costs associated with the lifecycle of those programs, 70 percent is in sustainment."
"Is there something that Congress can do, not to complicate that by another law, but to simplify that?"
"What we need to do, though, is simplify and rationalize that body of law so it is more coherent, so it is logical, so it is consistent."
"How do you address that with tenured individuals, both in the civilian side and in the uniform side, through the lifecycle of the program?"
"What can Congress do to simplify the defense acquisitions process while empowering program managers with more responsibility and authority?"
"How should the LPTA acquisition strategy evolve to ensure that the DOD is achieving the best value over a program's complete lifecycle?"
"The threat of sequestration is not over. If sequestration persists, if we continue to hack away indiscriminately at our DOD budget, our readiness will erode to levels that will take decades to fix."