secretary under frank kendall, , we are under a third version of that.focused on reducing cost growth and cycle time through greater use of prototypes, modular open systems and architectures, and accelerating the integration of commercial technology. it all comes down to meeting the needs of the war fighter faster, more efficiently, and more effectively. in what is an intensely competitive world. this is a particular focus of dod strategic capabilities office. you heard about that from will roper. when i created it in 2012, i was deputy secretary of defense, i did that to help reimagine existing systems and our inventory by giving them new roles and game changing additional capability that would confound our enemies. we are building fast. i think you mentioned this -- resilient micro drones that can be thrown out of a fighter jet at mach 9 heavy winds. magazinen air board that can fit different payloads. these are just a couple of examples about what they're doing. stay tuned. tuesday innovative going forward, dod has to continue to be open to new ideas

acquisition technology and logistics and i wanted to improve that and i still wanted to improve, frank kendal wants to improve that and every business out there constantly get leaner and constantly do better and drive cost out of things. we get more for the dollar and we get more trust for the dollar . we have to innovative in our war practice. i told you about the problems we face right now. you follow very closely what we are doing with isil. we are going to defeat isil. it's a new kind of enemy. we need to be innovative in how we go out at them, that's why we use air power, we are using all kinds of partners that we can work with there who can hold and govern territory that will help them take back from isil but we are using new things that we haven't used before like cyber. for all -- you say i don't know how to prioritize those things, we have to be innovative across the board and i'm completely committed to it and moreover it's -- it is widely understood in our department that that is a key to the future, it's not just me but you heard it from other people today and most people in our s

under frank kendall, we are under a third version of that. focused on reducing cost growth and cycle time through greater use of prototypes, modular open systems and architectures, and accelerating the integration of commercial technology. it all comes down to meeting the needs of the war fighter faster, more efficiently, and more effectively. it is an intensely competitive world. this is a particular focus of dod strategic capabilities office. you heard about that from will roper. when i created it in 2012, i was deputy secretary of defense, i did that to help reimagine existing systems and our inventory by giving them new roles and game changing additional capability that would confound our enemies. we are building fast. i think you mentioned this -- resilient micro drones. we are developing an arsenal plain. we have network defense aircraft. these are just a couple of examples about what they're doing. stay tuned. tuesday innovative going forward, dod has to continue to be open to new ideas and new partnerships, that is why we have embarke

milestone a approval earlier this year yet they've been deferred by undersecretary of defense frank kendall. i worry that that is inconsistent with the president's commitment. so fist on a general level, do you share the president's off stated commitment to replace the cruise missile and minute men icbm or do you believe that conditions have changed and we might want to reconsider those programs. >> i believe they need to be modernized. >> senator fisher asked if u for your personal commitment about moving the milestone a decisions along. you said you have that commitment. could you give me a time line in which we expect the decisions for the lrso and gbsd? >> yes, sir. for the gbsd, august of this year. and we're still on track to meet that. we expect to put out a request for proposal out to industry within the next two week. and also in the same time within the next two weeks we should have a milestone a decision on the long range strike. >> on june 6 the deputy squurt adviser said, quote, the administration made it plain or concerns about how the modernization budget force difficult trad

they have both been deferred by under secretary of defense frank kendall. i worry that this is inconsistent with the president's commitment and could delay the fielding of these critical replacement. >> at a general level do you share his oft stated commitment to deploy those or do you believe conditions have changed that we might want to reconsider or delay those program. >> no sir, i think they need to be modernized. >> senator fisher asked you for your personal commitment about moving milestone two decisions along. you said yes ma'am, you do have a commitment, could we be more per precise? could you give a timeline and what you expect decisions? so for the g bsd were expecting a decision in august and were still on track to meet that. we are expecting a request for proposal within the next two weeks and also on the same time within the next two weeks we should have a milestone decision on the long-range strike. >> thank you for both. finally, on june 6 at a public speech, the national security advisor said, the administration has already made it plain ou

i'm glad we're building on the considerable effort that undersecretary frank kendall has taken to improve delivery time of our major weapons systems to active management and leadership which have resulted in ament successful series of better buying power for current estimat reforms.y consistent with the we are taking steps to improve ourai ability to estimate cost of new systems, especially the cost to maintain them in the field or ae sea. sometimes a decade. to deliver bureaucracy in a tangle of red tape that the pentagon acquisition process han sometimes been weighted down by it. we could use better data andon better analysis to make better decisions on what we acquired and how we maintain at. i want you to know i believeh there are two provisions for a continued dialogue can improve our build and make sure we achieve our shared goal. delivering the best and most modern system forces won't protect taxpayer money of the most responsible mannerew possible. i hope we can work together to re-examine them beside provisions of the bill. for example, i'm concerned that both of them at the flex

i am glad that we are building on the considerable and successful efforts that under secretary frank kendall has taken to control costs and improve delivery times of our major weapons systems through his active management and leadership which have resulted in a very successful series of better buying power procurement reforms. consistent with those efforts, we have taken steps to improve our ability to estimate costs of new weapons systems, especially the cost to maintain them in the field or at sea. sometimes for decades. and to delay the bureaucracy and untangle the red tape that the pentagon acquisition process has sometimes been very much weighted down by. we can use better data and better analysis to make better decisions on what we acquire and how we maintain it. i want to note that i believe there are few provisions where a continued dialogue with the pentagon can improve our bill and make sure we achieve our shared goal, delivering the best and most modern systems to our forces while protecting taxpayer money in the most responsible manner possible. i hope we can work together to re-

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