It certainly would have been premature to notify (the department) before we sent out requests for proposals.

Local officials from Adams County wanted to have a clean bill so that it wouldn't get bogged down by requests from other counties.

The department continues to review other requests as they come in. This administration has been clear that SPR is a national asset that can be used in times of supply disruption, like a natural disaster,

There's a few more requests for autographs and handshakes.

These proposals have nothing to do with that, ... These proposals have to do with organizational arrangements within the Department of Defense that put a focus on the important issues relating to space which have been spread throughout the department in a way that has made it difficult to get the right kind of focus and the right kind of emphasis.

Jefferson has a couple of issues. No. 1, we're going to need to make some requests for commodities and/or fuel. We want to handle that through E-Team, Colonel?