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authorization request, we're asked to prevent future counsels to sever programs including the submarine, the arley burke destroyers and the v-22 aircrafts. if we approve these proposals, we will be monitoring these closely to insure that the department actually achieves the proposed savings and gets costs under control in other acquisition programs. the future strength of the navy depends on holding firm on its cost reduction efforts and expanding them across the whole acquisition portfolio. the weapon systems acquisition reform act of 2009 requires the defense department makes significant changes in the regulations and procedures governing the acquisition system. while the legislation should help correct past problems, i also know that we will succeed only through concerted efforts within the executive branch to implement the legislation and i look forward to seeing how the department of innavy is going to implement that act. the naval aviations force levels are under pressure. the navy is planning to conduct a service life expansion program on some f-15 aircraft already in the inventory, also th

as a former navy officer who served as an intelligence briefer to a cno admiral, arley burke, i can attest cnos are not easy to deceive. these are some of the most talented and politically adept individuals to serve our nation. suggesting that cnos, service chiefs, other military leaders are blindly allowing themselves to be led astray by defense department lawyers is nonsense. other critics have suggested that military support for the convention is simply a function of top wruuniformed officers tag orders from presidents and secretaries of defense. this theory relies on a simplistic understanding of how military decisions are made. and it fails to explain why navy leaders have continued to support the law of the sea convention long after they have left active duty. still, other critics suggest that the navy's expression that it will be able to maintain freedom of navigation with or without u.s. ratification of law of the sea means that their assessment is unnecessary or even undesirable. but the navy's assertion that it will protect sea lanes under any circumstances does not relieve us of

for voters, engaging arley. checking their voter engaging arley. checking their voter registration. i would hate to miss an opportunity to give a plug for being a poll worker, an election judge. i think it's a great experience. for anyone that maybe wants a little but more confidence in the process, i think actually being a part of it, you see all of the checks and double checks that go into it. you see all of the pieces that go into making election day great. and i know for me, and has been one of the more valuable experiences i have ever had. it is a long day. it isn't easy but it is worthwhile. >> i will warn everybody. i have five minutes until i am willinf to turn to your questions. in those five minutes where you're thinking about your questions, i want ask two questions to you. you are both coming to this from different perspectives. you are an elected official. you have been here for 20 years as a lawyer. what are the positive stories that aren't being told, that voters do not understand? and the flipside of that, going into 2020, what is keeping you up at night? >> many peo

the arley-burke destroyer was called the navy's billion-dollar hole. and driving to the washington in a cadillac was written about in "the post" in 1996. that significant limb proved after the first in class. one i love is the virginia class submarine that's done in tandem between the shipyard in new port news and electric boat. that's turned into a very successful acquisition program, but wouldn't you agree the first in class at that had some significant challenge and cost overruns or cost estimation problems. have i basically given the history correct on these three? >> sir, you're absolutely correct. one important thing to keep sight of is in each case, unlike other major weapon systems programs, there's not a prototype ship. >> right. >> the lead ship is the prototype. it's the first opportunity to bring these complex systems together to integrate, test, and there are uncertainties, unknowables and risks that get brought to that ship in production when it is most costly to find and fix those issues. >> i love the tried and buy it. for some weapon s

arley goes by that i don't mention the chesapeake bay would to thank my colleagues for their support we've increased authorization for the chesapeake bay program of the resources in the chesapeake bay program or under senator stabenow's leadership we've gotten help under department of agriculture pruitt who got help from other of our programs. there is a committee that you'd youchairs not been reconstituted recently. which is coordinates the federal agencies. the federal leadership committee. i understand and conversations with senator ben holland we have both expressed to you the advisability of reconstituting that committee with your leadership as chair. considering we are reaching 2025 which is the next plateau on the commitments made by the states for what they can do and reducing the challenges in the bay enforced by tmv ills. so, can you just assure us that will beat reconstituted or reinstated to coordinate the work of the various federal agencies? >> absolutely. thank you for your leadership on getting historic investments to the chesapeake bay. we have been digesting all the

the arley brook destroyer. generally, that significantly improved. one that i love is the virginia class submarine done in tandem between the shipyard in newport news and electric boat. that's turned into a successful acquisition but first in class event had significant challenge and cost overruns and cost estimation problems. have i basically given the history on these three? >> sir, you're absolutely correct. one thing to keep in mind, unlike other weapons program, there's not a prototype ship. the lead ship is the prototype. it's the first opportunity to bring these complex systems together, integrate, tests, and there are uncertainties and knowables and risks in production when it is most costly to fixing those issues. >> i love the try it and buy it. for some weapon systems, that's what you do. you prototype it and try it. but for this, it's the actual. that's the difference between the first in class and subsequent history. you talked, secretary stackley, about the changing in the contracting mechanism between '78 as a cost plus to '79 as a fix