In a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Chairman Edolphus “Ed” Towns, D-NY, and Ranking Member Darrell Issa, R-CA, request that the Department of Defense (DOD) provide Committee staff with a briefing regarding a recent news report alleging that computer spies may have infiltrated the DOD’s Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program, which is reportedly the most expensive weapons program ever managed by the Department.