Legislation to designate the San Juan Islands in Washington State as a National Conservation Area has been introduced in both the Senate by Senator Maria Cantwell and Senator Patty Murray and in the House by Representative Rick Larsen.

The technology valley of death continues to grow.

Government export control policies hinder the sale of U.S. goods and services to foreign buyers.

We would also like to hear your recommendations for ideas to bolster the existing defense industrial base.

What is/should be DOD's strategy for transitioning innovations developed at small businesses to the battlefield...

Doing business with the DOD either the cost to enter the defense market or the cost to comply with defense regulations is prohibitive.

How can the DOD better facilitate communication between PM offices where the technology needs are vetted...

I'm pleased to be joining you and the other panel members here today on what is the last hearing of the panel's first 6 months to look at challenges of doing business with the Department of Defense.

What specific reforms do you think would be most helpful that this panel should be promoting with regards to export control and ITAR?

U.S. allies typically bar use of ITAR restricted items for space and military applications...

There is a lack of skilled acquisition professionals.