i still believe security at facilities with klem calls is much better today than before congress gave dhs the first ever regulatory authority. unfortunately, my confidence in dhs and the substantial amount congress has given to it is not nearly as strong. someone compared this to an unmanned police car positioned at the site of a highway. it wards off speeders but not much else. we need to be assured that dhs' program has a plan and intends to focus on fixing the internal problems and not suggesting the program should take on any other additional responsibilities. i mean they better first do the responsibilities designed under law than to take on additional ones such as drinking water or ist issues. it is an appropriate component of the subcommittee's jurisdiction and the days of mapped torre oversight are over. i urge all members of this committee to join me in that effort. as a fellow u.s. military officer, i have tremendous respect for undersecretary bureau of services to this country. that said, he and i have been taught that there are only three acceptable responses when question