Flexibility would be helpful. But, won't there always be a tendency, if you have to choose between priorities, to kind of short readiness?
We truly envision ourselves as the 9-1-1 force that you--that the American public, the American Congress, the taxpayer, ...
We feel at risk now for modernization and sustainment.
Even if you allow for flexibility, it would seem that readiness is always going to be somewhat at risk in a capped envir...
We are in a contingency-rich world right now.
We have enough readiness for immediate consumption, but not enough for a contingency.
I like giving folks flexibility.
Because nobody ever asks for less ISR.
I believe strongly Congress does need to do this.
Okay. But, Secretary Carter----
Aren't we talking about an effort that is likely to be a multiyear effort, certainly well into the next administration?