Tim Kaine actually said...

"It allows interoperability among a number of different platforms."

"If I could ask just one more question, Mr. Chair. Did the open systems architecture create security challenges of, you know, easier to hack?"

"That is exciting and something that we focus on a little bit in the Readiness Subcommittee too, and we will continue to ask questions about that."

"I hope when you are designing, testing, and developing the manufacturing that modularization is part of the concept so that we do not have to build new platforms as technology changes."