>> this is dennis weppner with crossdeck. what is that? >> it is geared toward the department of defense mainly. what does it due? >> right now we are aiming to take a lot of the navy's current system and make it digitally. tomorrow morning hundreds of thousands of sailors will start the day by printing out their schedule. we solve the problem by keeping it in the pocket but allow it to be updated as the ever changing needs arise. so another feature we have is personal qualification system. a lot of the training is peer to peer. we might have qualifications you need and i might have ones you need. in order to get qualified we train each other. the navy carries around three inch binders with hundreds of papers and signatures. that is how they get qualified. there is no way to decipher unless i hand you the binder and you hand the binder back to me. that allows you to sign digitally and we can track in real time and make sure on marine core units and what have you people are qualified in the place they need to be qualified. >> so the idea ca

. >> host: dennis weppner of crossdeck, and these are a couple of the companies that 1776 has put on the board. >> host: and now joining us on "the communicators" is democratic congressman bobby rush from illinois. congressman rush, why are you down here at the technology display? what are you looking at? >> guest: well, you know, technology is one of my interests. ing. [inaudible] i sit on the subcommittee on technology and the internet, and so i'm always amazed at american innovation. is and we've seen it can help us save money and also help us to really make our life a lot easier. and so i'm really excited about the display on your home in terms of your heating -- [inaudible] administered and controlled by your cell phone. so that best buy display was amazing to me. as a matter of fact, i'm just is so excited, i can't wait to get back to my local best buy store so i can invest some more of my money in best buy to buy these home improvements. >> host: so you're down here more on a personal level than a congressional level. >> guest: i am here -- look, i'm a consumer. we're all cons

. >> dennis weppner of crossdeck. these are a few companies 1776 has put on the board. >> and now joining us on "the communicators" is democratic congress man bonnie rush from illinois. why are you down here at the technology display? >> i sit on the subcommittee on technology and the internet so i am always amazed at american innovation and these things that can help us save money and also help us to really make our life a lot easier. so i am really excited about the display in terms of your heating system and they can all be controlled by your cellphone. so that is amazing to me. as a matter of fact, i am so excited i cannot wait to get back to my best buy store and go in and invest my money in these improvements. >> host: you are down here more on a personal level than a congressional level? >> i am a consumer. we are all consumer first and foremost. we are members of congress secondary. so first i am here as a consumer. i meant just excited as a member of congress about the advancement in technology, advance in te