DOD spends nearly $23 billion per year dealing with corrosion. That's $23 billion out of our defense budget that we're not spending on our troops.

Frankly, I don't mind that one of the purposes of the office is to count those numbers, be sure the goals are being met.

I think it does a very good job of laying out the complexity of the issues as it offers some findings and recommendations of the policy of providing the military with new weapons and capabilities.

Thank you for bringing this important issue to our attention.

Just like in 1958, our defense industry today is having a hard time getting clear requirements from the DOD.

We must ensure that this continues both for our warfighter and because it creates jobs here in the U.S.

These anecdotal accounts help give us an understanding of the real-world experiences small businesses face and the challenges they face while trying to do contracting with a very large government bureaucracy.

Just an observation in the first 8 to 10 years of this decade when there seemed to be relative plenty to the defense budget, we were getting the same complaints.

DOD must continue its efforts of building a strategic dynamic contracting process, one that ensures those who have great products do not fall by the wayside.

In these current economic times, we must make good use of every tax-dollar we spend on defense.

Small and medium-sized businesses need to be part of the defense industrial base, and that means rethinking the current model.