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Ron Johnson: “This hearing is all about cost efficiency.”

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Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication

Published July 28, 2015 | Video Starts at 08:19

Okay. Again, we all acknowledge this is incredibly important that we train our diplomatic corps and their families so they can keep themselves safe. But This hearing is all about cost efficiency. So Ms. Patrick, let me ask you, what is the, the cost metric you use in FLETC in terms of, you know, what is the cost per training day, training week? (08:19–08:22)

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“State Department presented OMB with a full master plan which included construction costs for all services at a proposed cost to the taxpayer…”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 00:44-00:54
“OMB approved a pared down version of the State's plan, a $461 million proposal that removed all classroom-based soft skills security…”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 01:16-01:35
“According to OMB's own cost analysis, the FLETC proposal represented an immediate savings of $188 million and an estimated $812 million…”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 01:49-02:00
“State Department's plan to construct the Foreign Affairs Security Training center at Fort Pickett Army National Guard Base in Blackstone…”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 00:10-00:20
“OMB auditors recommended the administration construct state's training center at Flex C in Glynco, Georgia.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 01:42-01:49
“Director of OMB selected State's plan even though it is more expensive and has less capabilities.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 02:11-02:16
“State failed to achieve its main objective, consolidation, by constructing a facility only for hands-on security training.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 02:27-02:36
“State will overspend hundreds of millions of dollars building, operating, and maintaining a new facility at Fort Pickett.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 02:36-02:42
“Ms. Patrick does [have an idea of the per training week cost].”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 03:44-08:31
“The cost metric you use in FLETC in terms of cost per training day, training week?”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 08:21-08:31
“You provided OMB a full blown proposal on this entire training process.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 08:33-08:40
“You're using how many facilities to do all the training?”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 12:53-12:56
“You got 19 total facilities.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 13:02-13:04
“Your original game plan was to consolidate as much as possible. That was going to cost 900 some million dollars, almost a billion.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 13:36-13:43
“I have much greater faith that your facility is going to maintain cost efficiency versus the State Department.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 16:37-16:48
“A training facility... provided a very reasonable proposal originally about a quarter of what the State Department was going to do.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 17:10-17:22
“You cut it in half, you're still double the cost.”
Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on avoiding government duplication | Uploaded July 28, 2015 | 17:30-17:34