christopher shays spent 20 years in the united states congress. michael thibault is former deputy director to the defense contract audit agency. and the other members alphabetically, by the way, clark kent ervin of the department of state. grant green undersecretary of state for management and also a former secretary of defense, robert heinke and katherine schinasi former acting drinker for sourcing management in the gao. charles tiefer, the professor of government contracts, contracts and legislation university of baltimore school of law. dov zakheim former undersecretary of defense comptroller and chief financial officer of the department of defense. their credentials are much broader than what i just read but it will give you the quality of background and experience that went into this commission. with that i'm going to turn it back over to mr. thibault. and, again, express my strong view that these recommendations will be listened to and when appropriate acted on by the united states congress. thank you very much. >> we appreciate all of you c

christopher shays, michael tivo, the cochairs, come highly qualified. christopher shays spent years in congress, michael was a member of the defense contract agency. clark kent ervin, a former inspector general of the department of state and homeland security, a former undersecretary of state for management also assistant secretary of defense. the former assistant secretary for management at the department of veterans affairs. the former managing director for acquisition and sourcing management at the gao a professor of government contracts and legislation at the university of baltimore school of law. if former undersecretary of defense, controller and chief financial officer at the department of defense. athere credentials are much broader than what i just read, but it will give you an idea of the quality and experience that went into this commission. again, i express my strong view that these recommendations will be listened to and when appropriate, at acted upon by the united states congress. thank you very much. >> good morning. thank you, senator w