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Understand like myself were a federal prosecutor focused on fraud type of batters. I was for 16 years. And in your finding that you undertook of the arb its my understanding that you felt and this is quoting, your most important finding was the oversight of the arb recommendations at the highest levels within the department. Is that correct . Thats correct. And what highest level were you referring to . Release of the deputy secretary level. And in your opinion is that where the implementation o...

Help up here on the hill and we lose months. We move loose four, five, six months to hire Replacement Program or we dont have time. So shipbuilding gets held up. Projects get held up. People were tired and that loses that trust with the industry. So precluding getting sequestered as helpful and in the continuing resolutions having a similar effect in that we are not doing any new projects and some of these are pretty critical as we move into the years and need to modernize. Senator the first com...

Absolutely. Yes senator. General wasser wants to ask you about comments that have come to my attention that were reported to have been made by Major General james post the Vice Commander of air combat command and he is reported to make these comments when addressing a group of airmen this month. What he is said to have made in comments to the airman was anyone who was passing information to congress about a 10 capabilities is committing treason and is part of those comments he also said if anyon...

This point. I think there has been a culture change in the department. I think having to weigh the importance of our programs and why were in very danger places under the vp2 process has brought a laser focus on why were there, what the real threats are and have a clear understanding of the threats, not ignoring the threats, what weve done to mitigate those flets and then a decision at the end of that is our presence still adequate and is our presence warranted, despite all these things, i think...

Views. Some of them are nuanced and some of them are quite different, but i just want to go on record, this is a conscious issue. I also am very respectful of the relationship you have goped you and Ranking Member have developed in soon to switch gavels. And it makes me very proud because i think its so key. These are difficult moments, but its not theyre not moments where we get angry at each other. We have to direct our anger at the people who are cutting off the heads of our people and who ar...

Supply to the demand. My time is about to expire. Are there other manufacturers that manufacture an equivalent airbag product that you could institute for your air bag and repair these cars that have already been recalled . Or is that just not technically an engineering wise feasible b . Its required some tests. I would suggest that you look at that. Because the sooner the cars that have already been identified are repaired, the better off youre going to be, in my opinion. With that, mr. Chairma...

That whatever approach is taken there will be in terms of how to deal with the carbon. Should be adaptable. Other the industrial processes are not power generators. I think you had some ethynol plant data up there as well. Bob made the point exactly that its sources of co 2, its not just coal, certainly not just natural gas. Its steel plants and cement plants. We did spend quite a bit of time this is a panel that will talk about the economic competitiveness on what are some of the lessons that o...

Im willing to entertain comments. Mr. Chairman, im so respectful of every member of this committee. Each of us has very strong views. Some of them are nuanced and some of them are quite different, but i just want to go on record, this is a conscious issue. I also am very respectful of the relationship you have goped you and Ranking Member have developed in soon to switch gavels. And it makes me very proud because i think its so key. These are difficult moments, but its not theyre not moments whe...

As required, we set out to have one test site operational within six months of election. We surpassed that goal within four months and three more sites operational within six months of their selections. Now all six uas sites are fully operational and have established their research agendas. The data and information from the test sites will help answer key questions about how Unmanned Aircraft Systems Interface in the air space as well as with air Traffic Control. The Faa Technical Center in Atla...

Review board report to upgrade security for personnel at highthreat posts. Has this been done . Not according to the facts ive heard. So, in fact, the department has yet to comply with benghazi arb recommendation 11, correct . We believe benghazi arb 11 intended for there to be Marine Security guards at all high threat posts. So i want to hear you say yes, that is correct. Thank you very much. Ive got 24 22 seconds left. I did want to touch a little bit on the local guard force. Real quick, mr. ...