Put simply, both Democrats and Republicans have an opportunity to drive bipartisan cooperation and reduce health care spending through a proven government program.

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It is time for our lawmakers in Congress to be great leaders and move the MEADS funding to a program that has a proven track record of protecting American troops.

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Any improved gains in resiliency, however, may be hard to measure or prove, especially against the metrics of a good enterprise security program that deploys proven technologies.

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