| 00:00:27 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
FORCES. THIS OPENING STATEMENT IS MADE ON BEHALF OF MY CO-CHAIRMAN, MICHAEL TEBOW, WHO IS NOT HERE BECAUSE OF A FAMILY EMERGENCY. OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS...
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| 00:15:08 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THIS INVITATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE...
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| 00:15:32 |
Moorefield, Kenneth - Assistant Inspector General
WITH CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING IN SUPPORT OF THE TRAINING AND MENTORING MISSIONS SPECIFICALLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES....
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| 00:24:37 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
IS TRAINING. WHICH WILL DOWN THEDLY INCREASE -- WILL UNDOUBTEDLY INCREASE AS WE EXPAND THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY AND THE NATIONAL
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| 00:24:50 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
POLICE. I WOULD LIKE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE INFLUENCE OF TOUR LENGTHS OF OUR MILITARY. IN PUSHING US MORE AND MORE TOWARD RELIANCE ON CONTRACTORS. IN...
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| 00:25:37 |
Moorefield, Kenneth - Assistant Inspector General
THE REPORT THAT TOUR LENGTHS BE EXTENDED TO A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR FOR ALL MILITARY SERVICES. IN ADDITION, I NOTED IN MY REMARKS THAT CONTRACTING OFFICER...
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| 00:36:21 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
ON PAGE 125 OF YOUR SEPTEMBER 30 REPORT ABOUT JUST HOW FAR BACK WE ARE AND HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE. I WANT TO ASK YOU WHY. HE TOOK ONE OF THE MAJOR PROGRAMS,...
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| 00:38:03 |
Moorefield, Kenneth - Assistant Inspector General
BUILD UPON. IN FACT, THE ARMY IS PROBABLY THE MOST RESPECTED INSTITUTION IN THE COUNTRY. THE POLICE HAVE LARGELY BEEN CREATED FROM WHOLE CLOTH. IT DOESN'T...
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| 00:48:14 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
THE JOINT CONTRACT. OF COMMAND IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ HAVE A TOUGH JOB. THE COMMANDERS HAVE TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN ACHIEVING RESULTS, AND MEASURING...
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| 00:50:25 |
Moorefield, Kenneth - Assistant Inspector General
OF THE SECURITY FORCES, THE TRAINING MEN IN THE MISSION. THERE WERE PUBLIC MANAGEABLE BUT IT ALREADY SUGGESTED THAT ADDITIONAL CONTRACT OVERSIGHT MANAGEMENT...
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| 00:57:32 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
THOUGHT
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| 00:57:33 |
Q&A, -
AT ONE TIME AFGHANISTAN WAS 34 MILLION BUT IT'S 29 MILLION AND MY MATH SAYS WE NEED 580,000. THERE IS THE GENERAL CONCEPT WE HAD IN IRAQ THAT WE HAVE...
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| 00:59:30 |
Moorefield, Kenneth - Assistant Inspector General
WHAT I DO WANT IS A CANDID DIALOGUE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE MADE IT -- YOU'VE SAID WHAT IT'S DIFFICULT. BUT HAS IT BEEN WE HAVEN'T...
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| 01:12:17 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
THE DO HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR.
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| 01:12:21 |
Q&A, -
ONE OF THEM IS FOCUSED ON QUALITY OF POLICE BEING TRAINED AND NOT SIMPLY ON QUANTITY PRODUCED. WHAT WE'RE HEARING AND CORRECTING FROM WRONG, THERE...
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| 01:14:07 |
Moorefield, Kenneth - Assistant Inspector General
POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM, WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH WILL BE REQUIRED TO REACH WHAT LEVEL OF EXPANSION OF THE POLICE AND IN WHAT TIMEFRAME. THOSE WERE...
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| 01:18:16 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
IS YOUR MICROPHONE ON? THERE WERE GO. >> HOW ABOUT NOW, SIR? >> THEY'RE GO. " IT'S GREAT TO HAVE ALL THREE OF YOU HERE. >> GOOD MORNING, GERMAN SHAYS...
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| 01:18:51 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
COMMISSION. I THINK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING TO ASSESS THE ALIGNMENT OF WARTIME CONTRACT WITH MISSION OBJECTIVES TOURIST IMPORTANT TIME. WE APPRECIATE...
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| 01:24:19 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
INL HAS BEEN WORKING WITH DOD TO DEPLOY OFFICERS TO AFGHANISTAN TO TRAIN AND MENTOR THEM. INL HAS COMPLEMENTED WITH THIS CONTRACT WITH DOD. THE UNITED...
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| 01:31:30 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAO ANDDOD IS WORKING -- AND DOD IS WORKING ON A RESPONSE TO THAT. I CANNOT RESPOND TO ANYTHING WITH...
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| 01:32:16 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
IT IS APPROVED AND WE COULD HAVE COVERED A NUMBER OF AREAS 3 MAKE OUR JOB MORE DIFFICULT BY NOT HAVING A STATEMENT -- A NUMBER OF AREAS. YOU MAKE OUR...
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| 01:33:46 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
TO GROW THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY. THAT HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED ON THAT SPECIFIC NUMBER. >> ALL RIGHT. THE GOAL IS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR TO HAVE THE AFGHAN...
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| 01:34:49 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
DANCED
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| 01:34:50 |
Q&A, -
AROUND -- HE WILL BE MOVING IT TO BE A FULL HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TO THE NEXT DEBT. COUNTERINSURGENCIES IS VERY LEADER, JERK...
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| 01:36:18 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
THE RECOMMENDATION TO READ THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY TO 134,000 BY OCTOBER OF 2010 WE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT FOUR AREAS THAT ARE CONCERNING. THE DEVELOPMENT...
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| 01:42:42 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
COMMENTED, AND I
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| 01:42:44 |
Q&A, -
QUOTE, THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY IS I WOULD SAY FIVE OR SIX YEARS FOR A LONG IN DEVELOPMENT AND THE POLICE. YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN SAYING THIS, BUT WHY?...
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| 01:43:33 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
TO CHARACTERIZE OUR APPROACH WAS IT TO SUSTAIN AN NOW ACCELERATE THE POSITIVE MOMENTUM WE HAD WITH THE ARMY AND ADD SIGNIFICANT FOCUS TO THE POLICE....
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| 01:47:56 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
THAT ISSUE, SOME OF THE THINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO COMPRESS WHAT WAS ESSENTIAL. THE EIGHT WEEK PROGRAM HAS STAYED IN PLACE. THAT IS...
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| 01:48:37 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
PROGRAM HAS A HIGHER LITERACY OF RECORDS. >> THAT IS CORRECT. -- THE I WRAP PROGRAM HAS A HIGHER LITERACY OF RECORDS. >> IN ADDITION TO CAPACITY AND...
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| 01:51:46 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
DO YOU -- WHAT DO YOU MAINLY DUE? YOU HAVE LIKE 150 TASK ORDERS. WHAT ARE THEY ABOUT SUBSTANTIVELY? >> THEY ARE USED IN CONJUNCTION TO SUPPORT COUNTER...
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| 01:55:01 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
FIRE TO ENSURE
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| 01:55:03 |
Q&A, -
THAT, FIRST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION. WE THINK THE SERVICEMEN AND NiWOMEN ON THEIR SERVICE TO...
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| 01:56:16 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
CIVILIANS, WE USE INTERNATIONAL CIVILIAN POLICE IN OUR EXPERTISE IN OUR HEADQUARTERS, AND CONTRACTORS. WE REQUIRE THE BLEND OF THOSE, AS I SAID IN MY...
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| 01:59:55 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE CAN DEVISE AHEAD OF TIME. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. IT IS NOT AS THOUGH WE ARE WAITING FOR THE PARTNERS TO BE IDENTIFIED....
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| 02:00:39 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
BE DECISIONS THEY HAVE TO MAKE. HOW THAT INTEGRATES WILL REQUIRE THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE GOING TO EXECUTE...
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| 02:01:42 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
PROVIDE OVERSIGHT NECESSARY. -- THAT OFFICER OF RAMPED UP. THIS WILL BE AT FOUR LEVELS. WE WILL BE PROVIDING PERSONNEL, AND THEN TRAINING TEAMS -- EMBED...
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| 02:03:13 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
IT
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| 02:03:15 |
Q&A, -
IS PROPOSED THAT BY THE END OF 2013, THE POLICE NOW HAVE 96,800. IT IS PROPOSED 160,0 PROPOSE00 BY THE END OF THE YEAR AS WELL? >> YES. -- IT IS PROPOSED...
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| 02:04:10 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
IT TO GO FROM 96,000 TO 134,000, THAT IS A RAMP. IF YOU KEPT THAT IN EXISTENCE, WHAT WOULD YOUR NUMBER'S BEEN BY THE END OF 2013? -- NUMBERS BE BY THE...
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| 02:09:27 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
THE DELAYS THAT IT WILL INHERENTLY CAUSE. >> LET ME TALK ABOUT THAT. WHAT DOES THE PROTEST DO IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS YOU HAVE TOLD US? >> I AM NOT...
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| 02:13:05 |
Henke, Robert J. - Commissioner
GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE AND DEFENSE IN THIS TRANSFER. QUITE FRANKLY, WE GOT THE FEELING THAT THEY DID NOT SEE THE LOGIC TO IT.
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| 02:13:17 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
IT DID NOT GIVE US A SENSE THAT THERE WAS GOOD COORDINATION. THERE IS THE ISSUE NOW OF THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THE EXISTING CONTRACTOR TWO MORE MONTHS AT WHAT...
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| 02:14:33 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
PUSHING THE EXTENSION. I ASKED FOR IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME TO DO THIS THING CORRECTLY AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD...
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| 02:16:04 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
I THINK
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| 02:16:05 |
Q&A, -
AT THIS POINT THIS IS A SPECULATIVE DISCUSSION. WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AS TO HOW THIS PROGRAM WILL BE HANDED OVER AND WHETHER OR WHAT...
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| 02:16:28 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
HAD SOME BACK AND FORTH. AT SOME POINTS EARLIER IN THE DISCUSSION, THE DESIRE BY US IN IS THAT THEY WOULD HANDLE EVERYTHING TOTALLY. IF WE HAD OUR CONTINUING...
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| 02:18:54 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
IT REVOLVES AROUND THE LACK OF PERSONNEL. THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. MY OWN ORGANIZATION HAS 2 INCREASED HAS 250% IN SIZE. THE CONTRACT AND SUPPORT HAS...
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| 02:20:03 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
DUTY WHILE THEY'RE CONNECTING COMBAT OPERATIONS. HOW MANY OF THEM WILL BE DEVOTED TO TRAINING? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. I DO NOT...
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| 02:20:34 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
IT REALLY IS A MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE UNITS INVOLVED IN PARTNERING AND MENTORING. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT MOST OF THOSE FORCES THAT ARE GOING OVER THERE,...
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| 02:26:15 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
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| 02:26:16 |
Q&A, -
IS IT TRUE THAT IN TERMS OF IT BEING A CRASH PROGRAM, THAT HE ONLY FOUND OUT THE TRANSITION TO THIS PROGRAM TO DEFENSE DEPARTMENT IN JULY, AND IT WAS...
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| 02:27:09 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
IMPRESSION IF IT WERE ON THE CONTRACT VEHICLE THEY HAD, THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST TWO OTHER MAJOR COMPETITORS, CPI AND [UNINTELLIGIBLE] ONE HAS THIS...
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| 02:29:04 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
CSTCA, SO THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF THING WE PUSH BACK AGAINST. WE SEEK TO FIND OUT WHETHER WE CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY A HELPFUL ROLE AND WHERE WE CAN RESPOND...
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| 02:29:44 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
RECALL NOW WERE IN THE FORM OF MEMORANDA AND CABLES COMING FROM EMBASSY KABUL THAT WERE MAKING KNOWN TO US THE DESIRES OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE MILITARY...
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| 02:31:10 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
WITHOUT GOING OVER AND LESSONS LEARNED. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED TO US AS WE BEGAN THE DEVELOPMENT WAS TH OF THE CONTRACTOR TO EXECUTE CHANGES...
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| 02:34:07 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
RATHER THAN SPECULATING ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD BE. >> THAT IS VERY INAPPROPRIATE YOU WOULD NOT HANDLE IT. I DO NOT NOTE THE SIGNIFICANCE THAT BLACKWATER...
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| 02:34:26 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
SO IT IS NOT JUST DRIFTING THROUGH THE COMPETITION. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT COMPETITOR. GENERAL FORMICA, YOU WERE FINGERED AS THE PERSON TO ASK ON THIS....
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| 02:35:32 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
GOAL. WE HAVE REVIEWED THE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION FOR ALL OF THE TRAINING WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE IS NO DOUBT THE CURRENT TRAINING FOR POLICE...
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| 02:37:49 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
RESOURCES NECESSARY TO
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| 02:37:51 |
Q&A, -
HANDLE TAKING ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING THROUGH THE USE OF CONTRACTORS? IT YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEEDED TO DO THAT JOB?...
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| 02:38:25 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
SO ONCE THEY ADEQUATELY RESOURCE THE AFGHAN SECURITY FORCE, THE ANSWER IS NO CURRENT I THINK GENERAL MCCHRYSTAL TRANSITION TO THE LINE OF OPERATION...
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| 02:42:26 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
THIS AS SMOOTH AS ME CAN AND HAVE NEITHER OF BURLAP OR OVERLAP. -- NEITHER UNDERLAP OR OVERLAP. SO WE DON'T DROP THE BATON. >> THERE IS THE POTENTIAL...
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| 02:42:59 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
DESCRIBING. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE QUESTION OF ANY OBSTACLES OTHER THAN THE LEGAL PROCESS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. YOU STATED IT VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL OF...
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| 02:44:07 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
RISKS IN MY PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSION WAS THE RISK OF THE TIME FRAME THAT WE WERE INITIALLY LOOKING AT. ONE OF THE RISK MITIGATION FACTORS...
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| 02:47:04 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
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| 02:47:05 |
Q&A, -
TREAD SO CAREFULLY ON THE CONTRACT ISSUE AND THE FACT THERE IS A PROTEST. I WILL TELL YOU WHAT MY OBSERVATION IS. YOU HAVE COME TO OUR OFFICE AND MADE...
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| 02:52:24 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
THE NATIONAL ARMY. WE WOULD WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE EXISTING CONTRACTS OR TRANSITION FROM ONE TO ANOTHER. THE IMPERATIVE IS TO DO THAT WITHOUT INTERRUPTION...
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| 02:55:47 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
APROPOS OF EVERYTHING FROM THE TRUMAN COMMISSIONED TO IT TODAY, WE NEED A PROCESS SO THAT IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH THROUGH A...
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| 02:56:28 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
TOLERATE SOMEONE ATTEMPTING TO SUGGEST THAT WE ARE INTERFERING WITH THE PROCESS, BUT WE WILL LEARN. WHAT WE LEARN FROM CONTRACTORS WAS FOR THE FOLKS...
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| 02:58:23 |
Strain, Michael - Program Executive
THE MANY LAND MINES THAT EXIST WITH THIS PROCESS. WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THIS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. U S A PREVIOUS QUESTION WITH RESPECT...
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| 03:00:42 |
Johnson, David T. - Assistant Secretary
HAVE ENGAGED IN A NOT SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO HAVE THIS WHO HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE TO BE PART OF THE PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL HERE. I THINK THEY...
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| 03:02:09 |
Formica, Richard - Lieutenant General
IMPORTANT THAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE FOR THE STABILITY OF THE AFGHAN PEOPLE. WE WANT TO ENABLE...
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| 03:04:40 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
FRED, AND NICK, PROGRAM MANAGER OF THE AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY SECTOR. YOU CAN STAY STANDING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS? IF...
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| 03:06:11 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
THERE IS A CONTRACT THAT HAS TO BE SETTLED. WE HAD A DEBATE ON WHETHER WE SHOULD INVITE THE OF -- WHETHER WE SHOULD INVITE YOU TO THE PANEL. YOU ARE...
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| 03:07:42 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
2003, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO BUILD THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE STATE AND AFGHAN MINISTER...
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| 03:13:23 |
Nickerson, Nick - Development Director
HERE I HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS CONTRACT FOR OVER SIX YEARS. IN THE COURSE OF MY TIME, I HAVE SEEN CAPABILITIES WITHIN THE AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM...
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| 03:17:12 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
ACQUISITION OFFICER PREVIOUSLY. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM. JOSEPH JOINED THE COMPANY LAST MARCH. THE NEW LEADERSHIP...
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| 03:21:33 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
THANK YOU. AS I LOOKED AT MY EXPERIENCE OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, FOR A SUCCESSFUL LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM THE FIRST THING I WOULD DO IS EMBED MORE LAW...
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| 03:21:56 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
LEVEL. WE PROVIDE A BASIC TRAINING AND THAT IS ALL WE ARE PROVIDING. WHEN THEY GO BACK INTO THE DISTRICT'S WHAT THEY NEED ARE THE FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS....
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| 03:23:43 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
THREE THINGS THAT YOU FEEL TRAINERS COULD DO TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS MENTIONED ON CULTURE. THE REASON WHY WE LIST...
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| 03:24:11 |
Nickerson, Nick - Development Director
TRAINING. WE LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE OF TRAINING. WE FIRST SHOW HOW THE TASK IS DONE THROUGH REPETITION SO WE SEE THE AFGHANS HAVE THAT SCALED-DOWN,...
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| 03:25:47 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
MENTOR PROGRAM. IF YOU DON'T HAVE FOLLOW UP IN THE FIELD, THE SKILLS THAT THEY'VE LEARNED WILL DISAPPEAR. . >>
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| 03:25:59 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
SO THAT WHEN WE, THE MENTORS, ARE NOT THERE, THEY WILL BASICALLY PICK UP THAT ROLE AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE. >> THANK YOU. MR. ROITZ, WE WILL START WITH YOU...
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| 03:27:48 |
Nickerson, Nick - Development Director
WE CAN REACT AND BE VERY FLEXIBLE AS THE NEED TO CHANGE OUT SKILLS SETS. WE CAN WORK WITH OUR CONTRACT THINK TO DO THAT. >> YOU ARE ONE THAT DOES NOT...
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| 03:28:31 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
MILITARY FORCES BETTER THAN CONTRACTORS. >> I THINK THE MILITARY AS A FANTASTIC JOB. I DO THINK THAT CONTRACTORS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER INi THINK...
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| 03:29:17 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
COUNTRY TO PROVIDE THAT TRAINING, I THINK IT IS A PLUS. THE ARMY IS NOT TRAINED, ORGANIZED, OR CLIP TO DO POLICE TRAIN:eiP @ nrnrNiNc'icoNiNiNicoTHE OTHER...
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| 03:30:20 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
LOOK AT THE TOP 10 CONTRACTORS THIS YEAR IN AFGHANISTAN. THIS IS MY OWN DATA NOT FROM AN AGENCY OR FROM THE COMMISSION. YOUR CONTRACT, YOUR CIVPOL CONTRACT,...
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| 03:32:14 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
SPECIFICALLY? >> I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE QUESTION, SIR. THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE CONTRACT. MY STATEMENT WAS ABOUT THE CONTRACT. >> I AM GOING TO BE UNEASY...
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| 03:32:50 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
TRAINING BEEN AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE. BY NOT PERMITTING THOSE THAT HAVE THE WORK TO
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| 03:33:00 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
DATE AND ARE PERFORMING TO CONTINUE THAT WORK, WHY YOU SEE MY STATEMENT THAT YOU JUST READ. >> IF A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WERE USED, THE PREVIOUS PANEL WAS...
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| 03:33:31 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
IN GENERIC TERMS, I THINK THE TAXPAYER IS BETTER SERVED WHEN THERE IS FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR THE VALUE OF A CONTRACT. >> OK. AGAIN, IN GENERIC...
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| 03:36:03 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
NATURE THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IN A RESPONSE, ON THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTRACT HAD IN IRAQ, THE PERSONAL SECURITY CONTRACT,...
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| 03:36:55 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
THE SCOPE OF THE WORK ON THE CONTRACT. >> WHEN THE INFORMATION WAS DEVELOPED, DID THIS COVER THE INCIDENTS WHICH IS SO ALIENATED THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT...
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| 03:39:55 |
Q&A, -
TWO, IS THE CHALLENGE OF BEING IN AFGHANISTAN DIFFERENT THAN BEING IN IRAQ IN A NOTICEABLE WAY FOR PROVIDING THE SAME SERVICE NEEDED? COULD YOU START...
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| 03:40:33 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
IN AFGHANISTAN. WE HAVE A 12 WEEK PROGRAM IN IRAQ. WE HAVE AN 8 WEEK PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. >> YOU HAVE A 12 WEEK PROGRAM AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS TEND...
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| 03:41:56 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
CUSTOMS CLEARANCES AND THE LIKE, WERE MUCH MORE DIFFERENT. IN AFGHANISTAN THEY WERE MORE STRUCTURED, AT LEAST IN OUR VIEW. THAT ASSISTED GREATLY IN THE...
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| 03:42:56 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
AFGHANISTAN, IF I WERE A TRADER ATRAINER, -- A TRAINER, I WOULD BE SAYING THERE ARE CORRUPTION AND A LOT OF PLACES. HE CANNOT HAVE CORRUPTION THE POLICE...
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| 03:44:15 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
THE TRAINING IS GOING WELL. -- TRAINERS THINKT THE TRAINING IS GOING WELL. coNicUiWE PROVIDED TO INL AND THE END USER. BUT I CANNOT COMMENT WHAT HAPPENS...
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| 03:45:02 |
Nickerson, Nick - Development Director
INFLUENCING. >> I THINK AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE AT THE ADP AND OUR INTERACTION WITH THE SENIOR OFFICERS. WE DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL MENTORING WORLD. IN DISCUSSIONS...
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| 03:45:39 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
ACCOUNTABILITYxD, THERE PUSH FOR BETTER ACCOUNTABILITY AND NOT HAVING THE CORRUPTION THEY HAVE TODAY. I THINK THAT INVOLVEMENT, OUR COMPANY'S INVOLVEMENT,...
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| 03:46:13 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
PAID. THEIR MORALE IS DOWN AND THEY ARE NOT LISTENING. I AM WONDERING IF YOU INHERIT IN -- IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY, I AM WONDERING AS A COMMISSION...
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| 03:49:22 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
AND YOU MEET CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL DOING THE
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| 03:49:24 |
Q&A, -
DAY-TO-DAY WORK IN SUPPORT OF OUR MILITARY AND OUR SECURITY OBJECTIVES, WE GET AN EDUCATION AND LEARN ABOUT A LOT OF WELL MOTIVATED PEOPLE DURING A...
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| 03:50:49 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
OVERSIGHT -- GOING TO 7 OR 8 IN AFGHANISTAN. >> WE HAVE ONE IN THE COUNTRY. I MEAN THE INTERFACE WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL. IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THERE...
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| 03:51:23 |
Nickerson, Nick - Development Director
nr-- TO CAPTURE EACH EVALUATION. THERE IS FORMAL OVERSIGHT THAT GOES ON CONSISTENTLY. >> THINKING. >> I THINK THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS OF OVERSIGHT, FORMAL...
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| 03:52:05 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
LET ME ASK, IN TERMS -- WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS TO IDENTIFY SOME BETTER PRACTICES. THE SAFE COST, AVOID DUPLICATION, THE KIND OF THING. IN YOUR EXPERIENCES,...
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| 03:52:28 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
BETTER WAYS OF DOING THINGS TO SAVE MONEY? >> SIR, I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES. I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT...
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| 03:53:01 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
BECOMES NO LONGER NEEDED, THEY CAN GO BACK TO A CONTRACT OFFICIAL IN ABERDEEN AND ELIMINATE THE POSITION. IF THE DECISION IS JUST LISTED AS NOT BEING
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| 03:53:19 |
Nickerson, Nick - Development Director
FILLED BECAUSE THERE IS A REQUEST FOR A NEW REQUIREMENT AT THE SAME SKILL LEVEL, THEY CAN THEN REACTIVATE THAT. >> IF YOU FELL ONE WAS NOT NEEDED, YOU...
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| 03:54:16 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
TRAINING AND TRAINING INSTRUCTORS. >> MY NEXT QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH SKILL AND ABILITY. -- SCALABILITY. THERE WILL BE A CORRESPONDING INCREASE FOR SUPPORT...
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| 03:54:47 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
ANYWHERE FROM AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 TOOTH 56,000. WHAT SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT IN MAKING SURE OUR RESOURCES ARE USED WELL? IS IT DOABLE TO BUILD UP 30,000?...
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| 03:55:36 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
FROM THE GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL, WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BE ABLE TO RAMP UP WITH THE MILITARY AS THEY CHOOSE TO THE PORTIONS OF THE FORCE. I THINK IT IS...
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| 03:56:20 |
Nickerson, Nick - Development Director
ARE TWO ARGUMENTS. THERE IS GETTING THE PERSONNEL INTO THE THEATER AS WELL AS THE STAGING AND MOVING THEM TO THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS. I THINK THERE IS A...
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| 03:56:44 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
SEEco THAT EXPRESS INTEREST IN GOING. LIFE-SUPPORT DOWNRANGE IN THE CAPACITY TO MAINTAIN THE LARGER GROUP BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SHORT TERM REQUIREMENT BASED...
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| 03:57:34 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
I'M GOING TO BE WANTING TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW YOU RESPOND TO CONTRACTORS WHO ARE WOUNDED AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WHAT BENEFITS THEY RECEIVED...
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| 03:57:58 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
EXISTING STATUTES. MR. ROITZ, YOU DESCRIBE YOUR SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN DOING THESE THINGS. I THINK WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AND YOU WERE NODDING...
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| 03:58:20 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
TO, AND THE COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING ACT UNDER THE LAST 20
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| 03:58:26 |
Q&A, -
YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A IF A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH LEVEL OF U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE COMPELLING REASONS TO OVERRIDE THE STAY, IT IS OVERRIDDEN. I THINK...
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| 03:59:13 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
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| 03:59:49 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
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| 04:00:08 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
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| 04:00:30 |
Tiefer, Charles - Commissioner
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| 04:01:29 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
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| 04:06:25 |
Dickson, Robert - Executive Director
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| 04:06:27 |
Q&A, -
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| 04:07:29 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
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| 04:08:01 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
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| 04:08:12 |
Q&A, -
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| 04:08:44 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
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| 04:10:48 |
Nickerson, Nick - Development Director
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| 04:11:45 |
Roitz, Fred - Executive Vice President
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| 04:12:14 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
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| 04:14:55 |
Green, Grant S. Jr. - Commissioner
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| 04:15:41 |
Ryder, Donald - Vice President
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| 04:16:12 |
Shays, Christopher - Co-Chair
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.