banks, miss cheney, mr. ohall ran and miss swazi. they are new to this committee. returning members, mr. conway and mr. scott. so i look forward to their keen insights. for today's hearing we are also joined by -- or will be joined by one or more committee members not members of the subcommittee. for any members of the full committee who are not members of the subcommittee, i ask unanimous consent they be permitted to participate in the hearing with the understanding that all sitting subcommittee members will be recognized for questions prior to those not assigned to the subcommittee. without objection with be so ordered. today's hearing topic is especially timely. three weeks ago the department of defense inspector general released a report about allegations that leadership within u.s. central command improperly manipulated intelligence products that led to an inaccurate understanding of the u.s. campaign against isis. as a consequence, 30 professionals in the inspector general's office undertook an inquiry into this matter. they conducted 152 interviews at centcom