Along those lines, Mr. Duffy, how will you ensure that our acquisition system can keep up at the rate of technology and innovation in the world? Well, thank you for the question, Senator. It is critical that we have a robust defense industrial base that can provide security to protect our intellectual property. but has the robustness to ensure that we're delivering the most cutting edge capability to our forces. (05:05–05:13)
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