lobiondo? >> mr. thompson? >> thank you madame share and general. >> excuse me, i made a mistake. senator udall next. >> madame chair, i am happy to yield to the congressman lobiondo if my time remains intact. >> for mr. thompson out of deference tomy former colleagues. if i could follow up, congressman. >> you have been gracious. cynics before senator udall. general, thank you both for being here today and for your service to our country. i'd like to know, general clapper, how we are doing in regard to the guidelines that you have set forth in regard to the gao of the government accountability office working with the intelligence community when that's appropriate. as you know, when this committee and congress has taken a very keen interest in mang sure that we have this corporation, you had some experience with this in regard to the reform efforts on the security clearance issue i'd like to know how we are doing in that regard what sort of progress we are making and since you issue the guidelines were we stand. >> we do have some intense but i think professional discussions with

so next will be conaway followed by schakowsky, shift, lobiondo and thompson. mr. conaway?>> thanks for coming this morning playing off of your comment about the two spheres of emphasis on the testimony you talked about the management of the intelligence community. part and parcel of all of that is senator blunt started down this a little bit is the management systems, information systems and internal controls day in and day out to give decisionmakers accurate and data this is gathered as efficiently as we can general clapper, what is the expectation that he communicated to the 15 agencies yet to be able to obtain audited financial statements and by the way on the financial statements your office will not cross the border, give your thoughts on that and general petraeus, if you would a little early in the tenure but you have to give me your thoughts and hopefully commitment that are included among your top priorities and communicated to your team is the report of getting this system in place to talk about being audited, but that is just a catch phrase it's really about the

so next will be conaway followed by schakowsky, shift, lobiondo and thompson. mr. conaway?>> thanks for coming this morning playing off of your comment about the two spheres of emphasis on the testimony you talked about the management of the intelligence community. part and parcel of all of that is senator blunt started down this a little bit is the management systems, information systems and internal controls day in and day out to give decisionmakers accurate and data this is gathered as efficiently as we can general clapper, what is the expectation that he communicated to the 15 agencies yet to be able to obtain audited financial statements and by the way on the financial statements your office will not cross the border, give your thoughts on that and general petraeus, if you would a little early in the tenure but you have to give me your thoughts and hopefully commitment that are included among your top priorities and communicated to your team is the report of getting this system in place to talk about being audited, but that is just a catch phrase it's really about the

so next will be conaway followed by schakowsky, shift, lobiondo and thompson. mr. conaway?>> thanks for coming this morning playing off of your comment about the two spheres of emphasis on the testimony you talked about the management of the intelligence community. part and parcel of all of that is senator blunt started down this a little bit is the management systems, information systems and internal controls day in and day out to give decisionmakers accurate and daa this is gathered as efficiently as we can general clapper, what is the expectation that he communicated to the 15 agencies yet to be able to obtain audited fincial statements and by the way on the financial statements your office will not cross the border, give your toughts on that and general petraeus, if you would a little early in the tenure but you have to give me your thoughts and hopefully commitment that are included among your top priorities and communicated to your team is the report of getting this system in place to talk about being audited, but that is just a catch phrase it'sreally about the day i

so next will be conaway followed by schakowsky, sift, lobiondo and thompson. mr. conaway?>> thanks for coming this morning playing off of your comment about the two spheres of emphasis on the testimony you talked about the management of the intelligence community. part and parcel of all of that is senator blunt started down this a little bit is the management systems, information systems and internal controls day in and day out to give decisionmakers accurate and data this is gathered as efficiently as we can general clapper, what is the expectation that he communicated to the 15 agencies yet to be able to obtain audited financial statements and by the way on the financial statements your office will not crss the border, give your thoughts on that and general petraeus, if you would a little early in the tenure but you have to give me your thoughts and hopefully commitment that are included among your top priorities and communicated to your team is the report of getti this system in place to talk about being audited, but that is just a catch phrase it's really about the day