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Kevin Cramer: “I have been concerned in recent years that the independent…”

Featuring: Kevin Cramer, Republican | U.S. Senate from North Dakota

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Cramer Questions Defense Nominees at Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:30

You stated then, as you stated several times, the importance of cape's independence as an evaluator. Obviously, I mean, you really are. CAPE really is the truth teller, if you will, on cost and performance. However, I have been concerned in recent years that the independent assessment sometimes gets diluted by advocacy of a particular platform or program. And sometimes it's my sense that advocacy is masked by scenarios, chosen scenarios of evaluation. Does that happen at cape, either inadvertently or by some bias or. Or even orders from leadership? (00:30–00:41)

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Asserts concern that independent assessments by CAPE may be influenced by advocacy.

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