Senate Hearing on Major Weapon Systems Acquisition

On March 3, 2009, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Defense Department's acquisition of major weapons systems. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as prepared testimony from Michael Sullivan from the Government Accountability Office; Jacques Gansler and Charles Adolph, chairmen of a Defense Science Board task force; and Paul Kaminski from the National Research Council. Also includes an opening statement from committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI).