I hope General Lyles will forgive me if I repeat one of his own jokes. Acquisition reform has meant major reductions in paperwork and oversight, along with a growing sense of partnership between industry and the services. We see that every day across a variety of programs. And certainly, the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program represents an outstanding example of harmonizing military and commercial requirements. We have the technology that will permit us to do all of those of those things.
Technology can be the enabler.
The need for greater urgency and velocity in upgrading, improving and rethinking defense systems is not readily apparent to everyone . . . Nor is the need here strongly apparent to most of our fellow citizens. It is up to each of us . . . In doing so, you may even want to exercise some gentle persuasion . . .