is not doing to ffx the problem now.. rather, he stated, the real question is why d.o.d. wasn't thinking about this issue 10 pears ago when steps could have been taken to avoid the situation we are ined too. this raises another -- we are in today. this raises another question. to what extent security contractors and even be used in future military operations? some argue that d.o.d. didn't address the issue in the 2010 quadrennial defense review. d.o.d. has begun to examine the issue. to examine the extent to which it relies onncontractors and o plan for future operations and to help plan d.o.d.'s future corps structure. they have briefed the most senior levels of thee department. this effort is a step in the right direction. mr. chairman, distinguished members of the subcommittee, this concludes my testimony. thank you again for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss these issues. i will be pleased to respond to any questions you might have. >> well, thank you, very much, mr. schwartz. we will have questions and i appreciate you being here. mr. forsberg, if you w