The staggering size and complexity of the American defense establishment has now become a drain on our economy, a drag on our productivity, an impoverishment of precious scientific talent and research-major adjustments must be made, and now is the time to make them.
Speaking on defense spending, the economy and burden-sharing with allies.
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My top priority will be to learn what challenges the DOD IG office needs to address and to ensure the adequacy of resources required to accomplish its mission.
Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.
I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.
The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.
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