Electronic file, we are making we are innovating as we go through this process with our customer. This has been a concurrent program. So we concurrently have developed, produced and sustained this aircraft and the products that we utilize to do that. An electronic equipment log book contains quite a bit of sophisticated engineering information. It doesnt simply just track a part. It includes technical data, graphical data, and data, it contains a lot of different information. Through the business process there are elements that we can corrupt this data. It can be presented that way or a customer can misinput information and so there are a lot of complexities relative to the book and we have worked with the jpo and weve seen improvement up to 83 ready for issue, and im fully committed to supporting that continued engagement to resolve those issues going forward. Im also committed to meeting with the Defense Contract Management Agency as well as the jpo to sit down and reconcile the conc
Next, Defense Department officials testified at a House Oversight hearing on the f 35 joint star fighter jet program. They were asked about maintenance issues and concerns that prime contractor Lockheed Martin provided defective spare parts and Outdated Technology systems for the aircraft. And generalsident manager of the f35 program at Lockheed Martin corporation also joined the hearing remotely to answer questions from lawmakers. The committee will come to order. Like to all, i would congratulate Ranking Member komar. This is his First Full Committee Hearing as a ranking i believe we are want a strong private military, strong private sector that is widely tracking taxpayers money and spending it efficiently for the purposes that it was meant for. I look forward to working with the Ranking Member in the future and i am so pleased that he is with us here today. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time, and i now recognize myself for open