host: viewers might have seen quite a bit on the clark kent ervin. you were also inspector general of the homeland security back in the bush administration. here to talk to us about these new screening procedures for folks coming in to the united states announced on friday by the administration, what changes? guest: as you know, in the immediate aftermath of the christmas day bombings there was a blanket targeting really of those with passports from 14 countries of concern, countries that have been linked to terrorism -- yemen, saudi arabia, pakistan, now nigeria, etcetera. people transiting to the united states from those countries and also americans who happen to transit from those countries are automatically -- or work automatically subject to secondary screening, pat downs, technology screenings. that has changed now. instead based on intelligence. if there is a reason to believe based on a person's name, nationality, backgrounds, other information that other intelligence agencies have, then that person will be subjected to secondary screening bu

ervin. >> tonight. i have just a couple of questions. mr. warren, hostility to this november 20, 2009 what are the kbr from todd bishop to dcaa any reference to anything both of the dead in the last round of questioning that kbr brought to the government specifically said to's attention that under utilization of class and that there were numerous communications are unique to the government that affect in the city provide all that to us. essentially, what was -- did you get a response from dcma and what was its response? >> i do not know that we got a response. >> mr. laboa? >> mr. ervin, there were discussions. i do not looking back over all the data see a formal response. and we, to my knowledge, did not make a formal written letter. these were briefings that were taken to the third expeditionary support command and discussed. >> so is discussed at lower levels which are seen? it was never elevated to the attention of higher authorities? >> it was discussed at the right level because the third ese, expeditionary support command is the group

. >> tomorrow, on "washington journal," clark kent ervin talks about the no-fly list.epresentative don edwards talks about democratic efforts to target open house seats in 2010. william minnix looks at the correct need for long-term care.

. >> tomorrow, clark ervin talks about airline security and good do not fly list. representative don edwards discusses midterm politics. and william minnix president of the american association of homes and services for the aging. live it 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. >> up next, a discussion about the future of american culture and the impact of president reagan on contemporary things. this is two hours, 30 minutes. [no audio] >> speakers this morning. each year i leave thinking no way can we talk that one. each year they get better. so, your presence here signifies among charles kessler's distinctions are two of extraordinary significance. editor of america's best-selling addition of the federalist papers and co-editor with the late william f. buckley of "keeping the tablets." but how did charles get there from the coal fields of west virginia? in 1973 as a 16 year-old reporter for his high school newspaper, he sent a letter to william f. buckley asking for an interview when he came to speak at a nearby college. well, mr. buckley never responded until just the da

commissioner ervin, your point is excellent on how long. i was involved in a couple of hearings in a prior life where the army came in in 2004. there was an extra year in their. in mid-to thousand four that acknowledged the army -- in mid- 2004, the acknowledged that they had an extra year. your friend strom thurmond used to say $1 million here, $1 million there is not as meaningful. >> was that strom? >> sorry about that. i am going to ask you what are some of the lessons learned. i do not wish to blind side view. please, be thinking about that. what are some of the lessons we are learning. you have the floor. >> thank you. how would to go back briefly to what we were talking about before with the drawdown thekbf. -- and kbr. for people have reviewed the kbr plan. you are still evaluating this? i want to check that i understand your observations. to take two of them, you figure that they would only reduce its staff 15% through july 2010 even though the army is going to come something closer to 50% of its troops in line with this, you say t

host: clark kent ervin, particularly we are talking about folks coming in to the united states. the numbers are -- if you are watching us from outside the united states, online, or whatever, y tsa has been operating -- the administration started without a leader, a confirmed head through congress. has that been a debilitating situation for them? guest: i think it has been. on a day-to-day basis, of course, the agency operates just fine but just fine is not an acceptable standard for transportation security administration. the kind of bold moves that need to take place as far as policy deployment, for example. there are a number initiatives, like 100% screening of air cargo. these measures can only be undertaken by somebody appointed by the president and -- united states senate. it is incredibly troubling, nearly two years into the administration would don't have it confirmed tsa head. host: back to the issues of people flying into the united states but let us talk about the no-fly list and also profiling. a first of all, the no-fly list. does this new decision change that at all

." >> tomorrow on optical washington journal," clark kent ervin talks about the no fly less. donna edwards discusses midterm politics and the targeting of vulnerable gop members. and the president of the american association of homes and services for the aging books at the current need for long- term care. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow, a preview of president obama trip to sign a new treaty with russia, hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. live coverage begins at 10:30 hear on c-span. >> now, president obama closing remarks at all white house workplace flexibility forum where he met with labor leaders, small business owners, and scholars. this portion is 10 minutes. >> thank you. thank you, at everybody. hello, hello. thank you, everybody. please, please, have a seat. good first, one caveat -- i will not be good -- as good as michelle. [laughter] so keep your expectations lower. i want to make knowledge john berry for the extraordinary work he is doing here and for helping to organize this. thank you, john. [app

captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> tomorrow, clark kent ervin talks about airline security and that do not lilas. don edwards discusses democratic efforts to target an open house seats and vulnerable gop house members and 2010. and william minnix looks at the current need for long-term care. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the white house hosted a conference wednesday on workplace flexibility. the event includes a panel with the ceo of campbell soup and others talking about the economic benefits of added flexibility. president obama talk to the participants at the end of the day for 15 minutes. -- to halt to the participants at the end of the day for 15 minutes. >> ladies in judgment, welcomed mr. john barry. -- ladies and gentlemen, please welcome john barry. >> thank you, and thanks to each and every one of you for taking time from your busy schedule to be with us at the white house here today, a brainstorm how we can increase productivity and the resilience of our government by making our workplaces more flexible. at

. >> guest: sam ervin, it was a unique opportunity for him. he was a very colorful character. he was fair. he had the wisdom to hire a very careful set of hearings. they developed basically all the information that gave the big picture. he educated the public as to the events. the prosecutor's files are loaded with those documents as for the basis of where they started so he did all the ground work to uncover why it was happening. >> host: health care. [talking over each other] >> host: there was a moment in the nixon white house where we could have had health care. >> guest: kennedy later said he wished he accepted nixon's deal when he offered it because we would have had health carry long time ago before the late senator passed away. that was a domestic policy area. i have incidental dealings with that. i am aware from some of the material that nixon who was very progressive in a lot of his policies -- >> host: china and the epa are two examples. >> guest: nixon was considered the last liberal president. >> host: filled joining us from baltimore with john dean. good afternoo

ervin brought up the idea of having a centralized view of the acquisition services, the air force haso that. we need to have a more integrated review. it's just a recognition, mr. commissioner, that the fact is that we have just got a lot of work to do in this area, and it's the recognition that this integrated workforce as you mentioned, there's no doubt as we go forward, contractors will be on the battlefield. >> well, if that's the case, and that's not exactly news, but let me just state for the record, i am absolutely flabbergasted that something as important as this, and you just laid it all out, and i totally agree with you, mr. assad, something as important as this could not command a single instruction, a single directive, a single objective, a single gold even in the qdr. will the gentleman yield? >> absolutely. >> sometimes i think in order to be able to say what we need is a we have to speak in tongues. what i think i heard you say was that you belief there should be major emphasis in the qdr of our contracting, and it is not in their come is that correct? >> no, that's not

and unless we plan for it, and they are going to mean squat. >> on that note, commissioner ervin, please. >> thank you, mr. chairman. again, it seems to me that we're really talking about the theme of urgency. there is no question but that step has been taken by each of you, and others, to move in the right direction. it seems to me with regard to service contracts, but i'm still worried that the issue isn't been taken up with the urgency, that the importance of it requires that someone specific example of that, and i guess this question should be addressed you, mr. harrington, if not, mr. assad. but our understanding is the army regulation on service contracts is still in draft form. it's been held up in the army office for nine months, is that right? >> close to that, yes or. >> and why is that? why has it taken so long to get his regulation out, do you have any idea? >> my only understanding is its editorial aspects of it that need to be completed for publishing army wide. >> do you periodically check on our continue to move the process for? >> sir, we periodically check on it, absolu

commissioner ervin, please? >> thank you, mr. chairman. like my colleagues i want to thank both of you for being here. i applaud you for being here and i applaud your companies for sending you here. i also want to stress that i've heard it said by some that the commission is biased against contractors. that's not the case. and certainly i'm not biased against contractors. i am only too happy to give kudos to companies that i think have done exemplary work. and that that have gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure you don't run afoul over the various applicable laws and regulations. and so i want to preface my question with that statement. that said, i want to go needless in some details and most of my questions are for you, mr. ward. with regard to aecom one of the things you talk about in the written statement that you submitted for the record on page 51 is the instance where there were overbillings on aecom's part. and you quite rightly and appropriately and commendably brought those over-billings to the government's attention. you d

. >> our next question is from stephen per ervin. what is your question for our candidates?> where do you stand on any future semi-automatic weapons ban? >> let's start with marlin stutzman. >> i believe it is the people's liberties teeth. it is the second amendment for a good reason. i would not support any additional restrictions on assault weapons. i don't believe in it is necessary. we need to protect those rights. back in the 99 because there were votes to ban assault weapons. we have to be vigilant in how the government and fringes on our second amendment rights. we value those freedoms we have that are guaranteed by the second amendment. this election is very important. the nra is making a clear statement how they will endorse the upcoming primary. it is important to stand strong on the second amendment issues and would not support additional appeals. >> i believe the founders were very clear with the second amendment. they were not talking about deer hunting, they were talking about protecting one's self and one's republic. i believe any attempt to take away the seco

. >> our next question is from stephen per ervin. what is your question for our candidates?where do you stand on any future semi-automatic weapons ban? >> let's start with marlin stutzman. >> i believe it is the people's liberties teeth. it is the second amendment for a good reason. i would not support any additional restrictions on assault weapons. i don't believe in it is necessary. we need to protect those rights. back in the 99 because there were votes to ban assault weapons. we have to be vigilant in how the government and fringes on our second amendment rights. we value those freedoms we have that are guaranteed by the second amendment. this election is very important. the nra is making a clear statement how they will endorse the upcoming primary. it is important to stand strong on the second amendment issues and would not support additional appeals. >> i believe the founders were very clear with the second amendment. they were not talking about deer hunting, they were talking about protecting one's self and one's republic. i believe any attempt to take away the second

. >> our next question is from stephen per ervin. what is your question for our candidates? where do you stand on any future semi-automatic weapons ban? >> let's start with marlin stutzman. >> i believe it is the people's liberties teeth. it is the second amendment for a good reason. i would not support any additional restrictions on assault weapons. i don't believe in it is necessary. we need to protect those rights. back in the 99 because there were votes to ban assault weapons. we have to be vigilant in how the government and fringes on our second amendment rights. we value those freedoms we have that are guaranteed by the second amendment. this election is very important. the nra is making a clear statement how they will endorse the upcoming primary. it is important to stand strong on the second amendment issues and would not support additional appeals. >> i believe the founders were very clear with the second amendment. they were not talking about deer hunting, they were talking about protecting one's self and one's republic. i believe any attempt to take away the secon

. >> our next question is from stephen per ervin. what is your question for our candidates?where do you stand on any future semi-automatic weapons ban? >> let's start with marlin stutzman. >> i believe it is the people's liberties teeth. it is the second amendment for a good reason. i would not support any additional restrictions on assault weapons. i don't believe in it is necessary. we need to protect those rights. back in the 99 because there were votes to ban assault weapons. we have to be vigilant in how the government and fringes on our second amendment rights. we value those freedoms we have that are guaranteed by the second amendment. this election is very important. the nra is making a clear statement how they will endorse the upcoming primary. it is important to stand strong on the second amendment issues and would not support additional appeals. >> i believe the founders were very clear with the second amendment. they were not talking about deer hunting, they were talking about protecting one's self and one's republic. i believe any attempt to take away the second

commissioner ervin, please. >> thank you, mr.chairman, like my college i want to thank both you've been here today. i applaud your companies for sending you here, and i also want to stress that i've heard it said by some that the commission is biased against contractors. that's not the case. certainly i am not biased against contractors. i'm way too happy to give kudos to to companies that i think have done exemplary work and that have gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure that you don't run afoul of the various apical laws and regulations. so i want to preface my questions with that statement. that said, i want to go into some details that most of my question offer you, mr. ward. with regard to aecom one of the thank you doctor in a written statement that she's there for the record on page 51 is the instance where there were over buildings on aecom's part. and you quite rightly into programming and commendably brought us over the to the governments attention. you did line by line as i understand, on its went sigurd looked a