It doesn't appear to us the savings are real.
We don't want a repeat of those failures that were embarrassing to them.
This is an example where we do not have excess capacity.
Norco was a prime example. Thanks to the hard work of our staff, I think we have a good understanding of what's correct and what's not. We cannot always rely on the DOD figures.
The government has done integration quite well in some instances. Private industry has said to the government, 'We can do it better and cheaper.' I think it's debatable as to whether that's really turned out to be the case.
They are real people who have real jobs, and who are concerned about the process,
Their greatest concern is that the Air Force not pull the plug on them, that they be given enough time to work with state and federal officials to mitigate the impact of this closure,
If Portsmouth were to be closed, the U.S. would be left with only 8 percent excess capacity,
