as i said before, i'm mike thibault, i'm the cochair of this commission. with me is my partner, co-chairman christopher shays and fellow commissioners that were previously introduced by senator webb. after these opening remarks, we'll be happy to take any questions that you have. we've provided a summary sheet on the report. at the end of the summary, you'll find all our names and prior affiliations in case you'll want to quote anyone. commissioners will be staying here for a while after the close of the question period, if you want to pursue the specific topics one-on-one. we're here today because the commission has now filed its final report with the presiding officers of the u.s. house of representatives and the u.s. senate. this report is titled "transforming wartime contracting, controlling costs and reducing risk." it's 240 pages and it includes extensive findings of fact and recommendations, plus, 15 strategic recommendations for reform. we believe that implementing our reform proposals will save great amounts of money and even more importantly, hum