i thank you, severin, but thank you to keith miller who helped negotiate these and keep the costs low. thank you for that. >> president cohen: just a quick question. this is an extension to modernize the app? is that my understanding? correct? >> so this is extension to keep the existing plumbing working and then the important work that kate and the rest of the h.r. team is going above and beyond to see where do we want to be over the next 4-5 years? >> president cohen: are you considering a new contract being put together? putting a bid out? >> that's correct. so d.h.r. is working on the hiring modernization project and the first is upgrading the applicant system. jobaps is the current vendor we use. as we go to bid and do the procurement, we have to make sure the existing contract stays in place and we have the ability to accept applications for employment online. >> president cohen: good morning, severin. >> severin campbell from the budget analyst office. this contract is subject to board of supervisors approval because it's under the $10 million threshold. the board previously ap

joining me to discuss terry miller, keith fitz gerald is back with me as well ambassador, your thoughtsthis is boy did i language we want to see heading into the g20 meeting. >> last thing i want the stock market trending up about good news about the g20 is throw any cold water on that but i do think probably the best we can hope for out after group like the g20 and a meeting with meeting with president trump and president xi there would be something like a standstill agreement. something like we saw with president trump and mr. juncker of the eu a couple of months ago, where, everybody decides to just sort of hold in place and, and talk some more about where to go in the future. charles: well, the stakes are high and they're rising every single day and in addition to that, sir, we're seeing economic data out there there is sense of urgency for both nations, particularly for china. i'm not one that buys the notion they have a 100 year plan. president xi will not live 100 years. the only reason they have 100 year plan now after two opium wars and revolution, boxer revolution they thought