Senate Hearing On C-17 Purchases

On July 13, 2010, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs federal financial management, government information, federal services and international security subcommittee held a hearing on the cost effectiveness of procuring additional C-17 cargo aircraft. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the prepared testimony of Pentagon Deputy Comptoller Michael McCord; Air Force Maj. Gen. Susan Desjardins, director of strategic plans, requirements and programs at Air Mobility Command; Alan Estevez, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for logistical and materiel readiness; Jeremiah Gertler from the Congressional Research Service; and William Greer from the Institute for Defense Analyses.