mr. nordquist, for being here today. this is my first year in congress. i will tell you that often times, i am asked for my observation. i served in the government for 20-40 years. the most shocking thing about being in congress is that there has never been a comprehensive audit like the dod. it is just outright ridiculous. there is no other way of putting it. it has been said that you can't measure it, can't evaluate, and i think this is one of the most significant issues facing the american people: have an in our being able to act -- adequately fund our military -- having trust in our being able to adequately fund our military. we want people's trust. there's no question as to how daunting this task is going to be. the stakes are high. billion in the department of defense was approved. we sell it to taxpayers to provide oversight and accountability over their tax dollars. mr. nordquist, in your written testimony, you mentioned that for years, the department had received opinions on dod --ancial statements because mixed opinions on dod financial statemen

mr. nordquist, for being here today. this is my first year in congress. i will tell you that often times, i am asked for my observation. i served in the government for 20-40 years. the most shocking thing about being in congress is that there has never been a comprehensive audit like the dod. it is just outright ridiculous. there is no other way of putting it. it has been said that you can't measure it, can't evaluate, and i think this is one of the most significant issues facing the american people: have an in our being able to act -- adequately fund our military -- having trust in our being able to adequately fund our military. we want people's trust. there's no question as to how daunting this task is going to be. the stakes are high. billion in the department of defense was approved. we sell it to taxpayers to provide oversight and accountability over their tax dollars. mr. nordquist, in your written testimony, you mentioned that for years, the department had received opinions on dod --ancial statements because mixed opinions on dod financial statemen