Adam Smith actually said...

"the number one overall obligation is to make sure that whatever it is that we ask the men and women in our Armed Forces to do, they are trained and equipped and ready to do it."

"Acquisition reform has always been a challenge at the Department of Defense [DOD]."

"I think we should look at lifting it, in general."

"Sequestration obviously would have a devastating impact on the defense budget and on the discretionary budget in general."