mr. estevez? >> thank you. appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to discuss a couple of years of high-risk identified by gao specifically supply chain management, weapons acquisition. the department of defense has made measurable progress in addressing these areas as well as in the areas of contractor management and infrastructure. the department is dedicated to improving our supply chain and acquisition processes to ensure effective support for our warfighters. supply chain management and weapon system acquisition of complex areas that until some level of risk. we develop and field the best weapon systems in the world and our logistics capabilities are unparalleled as demonstrate in the last 13 years of war. however, due to the scale and complexity of these functions, inside the department of defense, there will be some deficiencies. therefore, we must continually strive to improve. today that dod supply chain simultaneous existing forces in afghanistan, supporting the war on isil and completing the

mr. estevez i could by 140 f-35s on just about what we're going to lose this year in tax refund fraud. you can run south carolina for three years on that. and that is just the tax refund fraud. that research led to the research i want to ask you about. which is your testimony last week before the senate. where mr. grassley. senator grassley asked you questions about the impact within the internal revenue code and within your department of what the president has done on executive amnesty. i think you went back and forth with senator grassley and he asked you about people who are benefitting from the amnesty, claiming the earned income tax credit in arrears for up to three years. you remember that testimony with senator grassley? >> i do. >> and i don't know if we established what that would cost? have you had a chance to figure what the total cost of that program would be? >> i have not. but before i get there i don't know where the 31 billion in refund fraud came? >> 21 billion. >> as gao testified, we stopped last year about 16 billion with the refund fraud and only 5 billion is our e

as well as alan estevez crystal deputy secretary of defense for acquisition technology at the united states department of defense. mr. john mcmillion and then shantanu agrawal. >> yes. >> the deputy administrator and director of the senate program integrity for centers of medicare and medicaid services and mr. robert lightfoot junior jr. we thank you for your patience and it's been a while to get to this panel but we do appreciate you being here. so if you could please rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony will be the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> yes thank you. >> let all the witnesses answer in the affirmative and you may be seated. we will start with you mr. john koskinen. the single will be introduced into the record, please limit your testimony to five minute to thank you. >> chairman ranking member, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the government accountability offices high risk as it obtains to irs operations. i am delighted to note that business systems modernization was removed from the list in 2013 afte

john costigan and alan f estevez principal deputy to under secretary of defense for acquisition acquisition, technology, and defense of the united states department of defense. mr. john mcwilliams senior advisor at the united states department of energy and shouting arbor will. >> the deputy administrator and director of the center of a program integrity of the centers for medicare and medicaid services. robert amway for junior. we thank you for your patience. it's been a while to get in his this panel that we appreciate you here. all witnesses be sworn before they testify. raise your right hand to use all is well worth the testimony are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and the truth? thank you. i'll witnesses answered in the affirmative. you may be seated. we will start with you. your. you. your full statement will be introduced into the record of the we ask that you and your testimony to five minutes. >> thank you chairman ranking member of members of the community. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the government accountability office is high as high-risk list as it pertains to irs operations. i'm delighted to announce that one of our