mr. massey. >> i thought we were on the other memo. this is something we have been working on for a very long time and i think it's going to save a lot of resources and make life easier for the regulating community and it reduces a lot of paperwork for the staff and i think the public uses the information will still have quick assess to all of the information they need and deserve. i just wanted to thank steven for really a lot of work. we spent several days in sacramento working on this and so i just wanted to point out that he did great work. he deserves the thanks of the commission and so does member ammiano as well. >> on behalf of the commission, thank you, mr. massey, for your efforts. any comments, questions from the commissioners? ms. studley? commissioner studley: i know that we have been working for quite a while on this and i begin with, i focus on the advantages for the public. what i found most compelling in the executive director's report were the way it allows public users of the system to get integrated information and

mr. massey. >> i thought we were on the other memo. this is something we have been working on for a very long time and i think it's going to save a lot of resources and make life easier for the regulating community and it reduces a lot of paperwork for the staff and i think the public uses the information will still have quick assess to all of the information they need and deserve. i just wanted to thank steven for really a lot of work. we spent several days in sacramento working

mr. massey, for your efforts. any comments, questions from the commissioners? ms. studley? commissioner studley: i know that we have been working for quite a while on this and i begin with, i focus on the advantages for the public. what i found most compelling in the executive director's report were the way it allows public users of the system to get integrated information and not chopped-up information if for example, a committee goes from a small filer to one that is required to file electronically that they now would end up with all of the materials together and a variety of other ways in which it seemed like it would be positive for the public. that to me relates to the requirement that the amendment further the purposes of cfro which as we have just been reminded and i do mean reminded, not instructed for the first time, that that is the principal question that we have to ask. that leaves me in support of all the pieces. there is one thing that, i think that my question was, i asked a question, had a question as i was reading and then i believe it was answered, but i w

and some of these foreign elements frankly rather sketchy in terms of their ideology and tactics mr massey when you think about that sketchy it's a good word for some of them. well just small correction to be all right now and they're going to make but anyway i was talking more about the free syrian army not so much about the civilian population which may have grievances against the assad dynasty for forty years i'm talking about letters analyze the rulz the funding the etymology for lack of better word of this free syrian army when has it come about it was being described as nothing and now they're saying they're about to take power and they're already in damascus so how did this transformation happen such a short time and would the forces that are behind this behind them basters of you on this because he's in israel ok mr mansour you want to jump in there. yeah i have a view not just because i mean. i would say the following it's. about the opposition of the opposition is divided it is politically weak normally when i speak to and to another insofar as the events in syria i try something

mr. steve massey of a family friend who is a very proud virginia native and a great patriot. betty and i have been married for 34 years and i've always found our relationship fascinating because she needs me for absolutely nothing. and i need her for everything. she is the most beautiful, talented intelligent woman i have ever known and she has raised our great children mark, john, matt and liz while i wander the world. sheave rocks and if you are confirming her this morning we would like to take about five minutes by an confident you will be more delivered with me. mr. chairman, thank you so much for allowing her to be here. it is a tremendous honor and a humbling experience to be nominated by the commander-in-chief to serve as the chief of staff by the united states air force and i would like to thank the president and secretary leon panetta and adamle for their confidence. i'd also like to thank general schwartz for his leadership of the air force for the past four years. i believe that history shows times are always challenging and these times are certainly no different.