mr. christopher l. mclaughlin is the assistant administrative security operations at the transportation security administration. mr. steven sadler is the assistant administrator for intelligence analyst at the transportation security administration. mr. steven lord is director for homeland security at the u.s. government accountability office, our wing, if you will. and rear admiral zukunft. and i might mention without a doubt, the best jewel ever given to homeland security, in my opinion, and in the ranking member's opinion. pursuant to the rules of this committee, would you all please rise to take the ohs? raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're to be give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? let the record indicate -- please have a seat -- all witnesses answered in the affirmative. now my predecessor, whose face and portrait is up there, mr. towns, began a tradition of explaining the obvious. but he did it every time, and i appreciated it. your