this is jeff schwartz with "residence magazine." i want to ask two questions. one if the goal is to move off of 365 and if the workers will be using the web client for email? >> so your two questions then. the office 365 is a good question. we are standardized on microsoft office as a project -- as a product on our desk top. we're a large user citywide of microsoft word and excel and power point and access. i think, again, in terms of where we're going strategically with this project, i think we are certainly interested in 365 because we have budget challenges here in the city. i think it will come down to a conversation about cost. is it more cost-effective to take advantage of 365 online versus desk top approach? we're in conversations with microsoft about a desk top enterprise agreement for the desk top products. we'll be able to determine from a functionality and a cost point if 365 is a good fit for all of our users or a portion of our users. that's our strategy on 365 is seeing as we roll out email if it makes sense to us operationally. and then you had a

jeff is the president of the schwartz marshall institute. the institute is one of the few players in washington, d.c., focusing on security issues and space exploration issues. so jeff, i want to hand over the mic to your. >> thanks. thank you, david. and thank you to techamerica and the space enterprise council for graciously hosting this event today. as i extend my thanks and appreciation to our panelists for giving us their time this morning to come and share their experience and expertise, the anecdotes and observations about the emergence of the dome of space policy throughout the years. as david said, this event is an we think the first of its kind. certainly rare and unique to have this many authors, this reservoir of knowledge about space policy here with us today. as david mentioned, space is increasingly important to u.s. national security. it's important to economic prosperity well. and that underlies a number of programs that the marshall institute and the space enterprise have been hosting over the past few years. whether it's ou