I ask that in the context that companies I talk to--as you, Mr. Chairman--then go on to say, “Well, the procurement process has all these legal constraints and certain parameters that we understand, but there tends to be much more emphasis on that than there is on the success of executing the program itself”. That's something that many of your members seem to say: “This is why our costs go up. Initially, we budget for x, but then there are these delays, and then it obviously costs y. And even if we factor in what we perceive it may be, it doesn't happen.” I guess this is part and parcel of why you've talked about the streamlining of the process. But this seems to be the frustration that I continually hear from some of your members.
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