Weve done a lot of reform over the past two years, that includes acquisition reform, a new military retirement system, major changes in military healthcare, com satisfactory reform, reright of the military code of justice, as well as significant organization zational reform. While a lot has been done, a lot more needs to be done. The world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomorrow. Yes, we all have an obligation to see that taxpayers dollars are spent effectively, especially in the first job of the federal government which to is to defend the country, but we all know from the news and Intelligence Briefings that we face a wide diverse array of threats, and those threats change day by day as adversaries develop systems designed to deny us any military advantage. We must be prepared for each of these threats. We also know that the pace of technolo technological and
Weve done a lot of reform over the past two years, that includes acquisition reform, a new military retirement system, major changes in military healthcare, com satisfactory reform, reright of the military code of justice, as well as significant organization zational reform. While a lot has been done, a lot more needs to be done. The world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomorrow. Yes, we all have an obligation to see that taxpayers dollars are spent effectively, especially in the first job of the federal government which to is to defend the country, but we all know from the news and Intelligence Briefings that we face a wide diverse array of threats, and those threats change day by day as adversaries develop systems designed to deny us any military advantage. We must be prepared for each of these threats. We also know that the pace of technolo technological and
System. This is two and a half hours. Committee will come to order. This week the committee will hold two hearings that focus on the two major pillars of our agenda. Tomorrow we will hear from the Service Chiefs of repairing and rebuild the military. Today well concentrate on the other pillar which is defense reform. We have done a lot of reform over the past two years. That includes acquisition reform, a new mail tear retirement system, mayor changes in military health care, commissary reform, a rewrite of the uniform code of military justice as well as significant organizational reform. While a lot has been done, however, a lot more needs to be done. The world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomorrow. Yes, we all have an obligation to see that taxpayer dollars are spent as efficiently and effectively as possible. Especially in fulfilling the first job of the f
Committee on the future of the u. S. Armed forces and recommendations to improve the services. Including cost savings and efficiencies, incentivizing and managing the civilian work force. [ gavel ] committee will come to order. This week, the committee will hold two hearings that focus on the two major pillars of our agenda. Tomorrow well hear from the Service Chiefs on repairing and rebuilding our military. Today, however, well concentrate on the other pillar, which is defense reform. Weve done a lot of reform over the past two years, that includes acquisition reform, a new military retirement system, major changes in military health care, commissary reform, a rewrite of the uniform code of military justice as well as significant organizational reform. While a lot has been done, however, a lot more needs to be done. If world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomo
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