jean dodaro comptroller of the united states government comptroller office accompanied by a panel of experts and on behalf of both of us in his whole body we thank the thousands of men and women who served in the gao who work hard to create a work product and presented here today. we welcome all. pursuant to committee rules the chairman will be sworn in before he testifies and swear in the panel behind. if you could all rise, please. if you rise and please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give will be the truth the holster the nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect all the witnesses answered in the affirmative. mr. dodaro have testified before to me several times so we will give you great latitude that we would appreciate you summarizing your comments and then your entire written statement will obviously be made part of the record. you are now recognized. >> thank you mr. chairman to get afternoon to you ranking member comings and members of the committee. very pleased to be here today to discuss gao's latest high

please welcome the honorable jean dodaro at the government accountability office.panied by expert and on behalf of both of us in this whole body, we think that thousands of men and women who serve in the gao really work hard to create a work product and present here today. pursuant to committee rules, the witness will be sworn before he testifies. who will also swear in a panel behind him should their input be needed during their questioning. so if you could all rise please. thank you. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the test on your to give but the truth of the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect all of the witnesses answered in the affirmative. mr. dodaro can be a testified before a committee several times. we times. we look at the great latitude here, but we would appreciate your summarizing your comment and your entire written day that will be obvious to me part of the record. you are not recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. adapter next year ranking member comments, all the members of the co