ellen lord, former undersecretary for defense for acquisitions and sustainment. dr. richard murray, professor of co and dynamic systems at call tech and co-chair of the 2019 defense innovation board of software acquisition and practices study. and dr. dan pratt, senior fellow at the hudson institute. thank you all for being with us today. i will now recognize the ranking member for his opening remarks. institute. thank you for being with us toy.now recognize the ranking member for his opening remarks. >> thank you, mr. air. looking forward to hearing from you. the department of defense and u.s. government has been critical in the development of software and technology in this country as a representation of con valley. i remember that it was our mission to the moon that led to the acquisition of semiconductors. that is what spawned silicon valley. rs, you never would have seen the development of silicon valley and the technology. the innovation is happening in my district and the private sector, we need to figure out how we continue and strengthen and private sector r