mr. whitman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would also like to thank the witnesses. i think there are a couple of things here that all of us on the committee would like to know today. i think mr. cooper brings up a great point about accountability and about past actions, current investigations. i think all of us feel like sufficient amount of time has passed where those investigations should have reached their conclusion. there should be findings, and there should be actions. so i think i know that our committee would expect from you, general, and from you, ms. condon, some indication where that is. i realize that may not be under your direct jurisdiction and may be within the army but i'm sure you can pass on to the army leadership there that i think both of our committees would like a definitive answer as to where that goes on. and i realize mr. cooper's frustration because at our last meeting, at our last hearing, the same questions were asked about when we could expect findings and actions. as mr. cooper pointed out, it's been a long time. and i think all of us t

mr. whitman? >> thank you, mr. chairman, secretary panetta, mr. hale, thank you very much for joining us today. i want to go back to some of the statements you made about this effort of budget reductions driven by strategy and ask you this. i know that part of that strategy is an increased operational capability and presence in both the middle east and the asia-pacific. within that context, we're looking now about an additional ssn being moved outside the fit-up. and we know in that pareater, e asia-pacific, the ssn is a very, very frequently utilized asset. also, we're going to be pushing the ssbn next few years down the road. so it's not going to be operational or deployability until at least the 2020s, and we'll have a significant period of time where we have a reduced number of ballistic submarines in a time when we know it's a critical deterrent to our triad. looking where we are reemphasizing our efforts, that seems to be counter to that. and i would ask this. with that in mind, have we looked at and can you tell me from the perspective of c

mr. chairman. >> thank you, ms. davis. we proceed now to chairman rob whitman of virginia. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms. martin, i want to begin with you. i find it interesting in the report you talk about, contract management and deficiencies there with arlington with contract management, specifically in the area of i.t. it appears as though that $5 million spent in i.t. contracts that appear to be wasteful and that haven't produced any results. on page 9 of the report you've said that the i.t. contract management system is not guided by a modernization blueprint and it's duplicative, and costly to maintain. from that b stastandpoint, why u believe that was occurring as well as what are the current efforts to overcome those deficiencies? where are they in this modernization effort to make th there is not duplication? >> thank you, mr. chairman, for the question. and it actually spans both of the reports. we -- the external reviews found that over 5 million that had been spent to try to modernize the i.t. systems really didn't get us very much. and there were a number of reasons, starting from some basi

mr. chairman. >> thank you, ranking member, and chairman whitman? >> panel member, welcome. i want to thank my co-chair, chairman joe wilson, and our ranking members, jim cooper and susan davis, for their steadfast commitment and focus on this extraordinarily important issue. an honor to work with you over the months and we look forward as we continue along this journey of making sure collectively we all do what is necessary to make sure arlington maintains its rightful place in honoring this nation's heroes. i'd also like to extend a very warm welcome to general vangiel, thank so much for your leadership. and for your oversight of arlington. we know it's a new challenge for you, but know one that you're ready and up to the task. ms. condon, i thank you you and your team who have met with us on a monthly basis to keep us apprised of progress. we appreciate your dedication. we know it's been a long ar are duous journey with more steps to come. i'd like to also highlight my appreciation for what you do in total for the army, what you've done through your career and what you've

mr. chairman. chairman wilson, ranking member davis, chairman whitman and ranking member cooper and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to present our findings from our review of oversight and management of arlington national cemetery. as you know, we issued our report on the management and oversight of arlington on december 15th of last year. my testimony is based on our report, and i will make two points today. first, i'll discuss the policies and procedures that the current leadership team at arlington put in place to begin to address the deficiencies that became apparent, and i'll identify some of our recommendations to assist in that endeavor and secondly discuss factor that could potentially affect the feasibility and advisability of transferring arlington from the army to the department of veterans affairs. the v.a. here's the bottom line -- i think it is fair to say the current leadership team at arlington has taken many positive steps at the cemetery current leadership team at arlington has taken many positive steps at the cemetery to addr

mr. whitman? >> thank you mr. chairman secretary panetta mr.e, thank you very much for joining us today. i want to go back to some ofhe statements you made about this effort of budget reductions driven by strategy and ask you this. i kno that part of that strategy is an increased operational capability and presence in both the middle east and the asia-pacific. within that context, we're looking now about an additional ssn ing moved outside the fit-up. and we know in that particular theater, especially the asia-pacific, the ssn is a very, very frequently utilized asset. also, we're going to be pushing thssbn next few years down the road. so it's not going to be operational or deployability until at least the 2020s, and we'll have a significant period of time where we have a reduced number of ballistic submarines in a time when we know it's a critical deterrent to ourtriad. looking where we are reemphasizing our efforts, that seems to be counter to that. and i would ask this. with that in mind,have we looked at and can you tell me from the perspe

mr. bryan. >> thank you. churn and wilson, a ranking member davis, chairman whitman and ranking member cooper and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to present our findings from our review of oversight and management of arlington national cemetery. we issue our report on the management and oversight of arlington on december 15th of last year. my testimony is based on our report, and i will make two points today. first i will discuss the policies and procedures the current leadership at arlington has put into place to begin to address these deficiencies that became apparent, and i will identify some of our recommendations to help assist that endeavor and second, i will discuss some factors that could potentially affect the feasibility and advisability of transferring arlington from the army to the department of veterans affairs, the va. here's the bottomline. i think it is fair to say the current leadership team at arlington has taken any positive steps at the cemetery to address the deficiencies and make improvements. the army has made progress in a range of ar

mr. chairman. >> thank you, ranking member and chairman whitman. panel members, welcome. i want to thank my cochair and chairman joe wilson recommend this show cooper and susan davis with a steadfast commitment and focus on this extraordinarily important issue. it's an honor to work over the month when the lord as we continue this journey and making sure collectively we'll do what is necessary to make sure arlington maintains its rightful place in honoring the nation's heroes. i'd also like to extend a warm welcome to general dan gale. thank you for your leadership in her oversight of arlington. when i was a new challenge for you, but one that you are ready up to the task. i want to thank you and your team who has met with us on a monthly basis to keep us apprised. we appreciate your dedication. we noticed in a long arduous journey with more steps to come. i'd like to also highlight of my appreciation for what you do in total for the army, which is done for your career and what you have done to this point. army leadership has done a lot to change at arlington and they als

mr. speaker. >> i raise this repeatedly and indeed of the g20.inde let me just remind her of one important fact. including people like rolls-royce and took them arounn the gulf to show our domesticefe whitman at it that attacked me? who was it who just doesn't stand up for apprenticeship and british jobs? itsbr labor. >> on monday mr. speaker thee free press heard what mywhat m constituents have been saying to them about proposed savings to health services n tell the prime minister that labour's frantically busy in my constituency is a distrust and despair. does he agree with me that the right way and health care in our constituent is foundation trust-based? >> i think my honorable friend is entirely right. the whole point of the reform is to put the power in the hands of local doctors so that they make decisions on behalf of patients, and what is good for health care in the local area. and will find of the committee hospitals that were repeatedly undermined by the party opposite would get a great boost for local people and local doctors want to see them succeed. that's what our reforms are all about. [inaudible] >> now because of faulty medical, they are being filled by private clinic and

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