Robert C. Byrd: “I also want to thank my colleague, Senator Stevens, the chairman of the full committee, for his contribution today.”

Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.

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.

The President hasn't requested one dime of his $81.9 billion supplemental for the veterans' healthcare system.

I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.