Mark esper, secretary of the army. Heather wilson, secretary of the air force, and james gurts, assistant secretary of the navy for Research Development and acquisition. Acquisition reform is one of the most important and frustrating topics this committee addresses. For years, we have been warned that america is losing its technological advantage. I hope you all have seen the work by rand on this topic. That is why the department of defense needs acquisition reform. Not just for efficiency or to save money. Simply put, we will not be able to address the threats facing this nation with the system of organized irresponsibility that the defense acquisition enterprise has become. I want the witnesses to Pay Attention here, okay . Were still dealing with a trilliondollar f35 program that continues to operate in dysfunction. The air force still subsidizes ula for space launch with costplus fixed fee contracts. The army has sunk nearly 6. 5 billion into wint. And that work that doesnt work. A
The Senate Arms Services Committee Meets today to receive testimony on the acquisition reform efforts. We welcome our witnesses, ellen lord, mark esper, secretary of the army, heather wilson, secretary of the air force, and james gerts, assistant secretary of the navy for ak we ziglaskk acquisition. I hope you all have seen the work by rand on this topic. That is why the department of defense needs acquisition reform, not just for efficiency or to save money. Simply put, we will not be able to address the threats facing this nation with the system of organized irresponsibility that the defense acquisition enterprise has become. We will be watching closely to make sure you do business differently and use that authority wisely. Second, while we have empowered the services, that doesnt mean you can go and do whatever you like. The Services Must let osd set strategy and policy and do real oversight. That means being transparent, providing data to and following the guidance set by osd. Agai
Killed so many people. A Police Dash Cam here giving a glimpse of the firefighting scene on the ground. White house drone cameras reveal the devastation from above. House after house obliterated. Plus, for the first time, our cameras go inside a navy lab where teams are trying to solve a dangerous problem for pilots. Its a big news day. Lets get to it. First from the fox news deck this afternoon, President Trump says its frankly disgusting that the press can write whatever it wants. The president was responding to a report from nbc news that he called for a nearly ten fold increase in the u. S. Nuclear arsenal. He reportedly made the comment during a meeting with Top National Security leaders last summer. Nbc news cites not one but three officials that were in the room telling the story to nbc news. During a meeting with the canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last hour, the president denied the claims and accused the media. No, i never discussed increasing it. That was fake news by
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