august 11th of last year, i signed the mou with commissioner burson. i can assure you that we have taken every step to work closely in a number of my offices i have cbpi agents working closely jointly with us on cases. there is absolutely no turf battle. oig, cbp and i.c.e., we're all working together because this is not just a dhs problem. this is a problem for the entire nation. we want to make sure that we address each investigation effectively and in a timely manner. >> just a couple of comments. i agree with mr. edwards that the mou i believe has done a good job of really laying out the path forward as mr. moynihan had indicated. cases are being transferred from the ig over to i.c.e., and cbp is part of that process. so i think we've come a long way since former commissioner burson's testimony. >> just a couple of questions, too, that came to mind. if it's possible to give us a generalization, the bulk of the people that have been involved in this corruption, unethical conduct, what's their salary range? i know, you know, i just want to give a gen

last year before the senate committee on homeland security and government affairs, commissioner bursontated, and i quote, there is more than tension and friction between cbp iaa and dhs iannucci. so between customs and border and department as security there's outright confrontation in an unacceptable situation. that is the end of the quote. both part of the department of homeland security had to enter into a memorandum of understanding in the first place for oig to perform a function that statutorily belonged to that office and raises creates concerns. as the inclusion i cbp iaa employees as required by batman marion diamond proof that cooperation at all even though we had to do that to get there, has been improved the situation? .. that was i believe has done a good job of laying out of the past four word as mr. moynihan and and kidded cases are being transferred from the ig over to i.c.e. and cbp is part of the process so has come a long way since the commissioner's testimony. >> a couple of questions came to mind. it's possible at the general position, the bulk of the people that h