. >> thank you, mr. rymer, that tic. -- fdic. >> i see you now. >> i was going to ask you about your insights, since you have been at dod, about the audit readiness. i know in statute they should be ready by 2017, which you have addressed already. i wanted you to compare and contrast, having been the igate patni fdic versus the dod, but also, mr. roth came from doj. i know he was not aig there, but maybe he could compare and contrast about each organization, dhs urges doj, and for both of you, probably addressing whether or not there is any tension between the dual reporting responsibility that both within the executive branch and to the congress? thank you. >> great question. a multiple part question. that's a good one. i will start with some of the differences comparing and contrasting between dod and fdic. the most obvious thing is the relative size. fdic, when i got there was a billion-dollar enterprise. it is a little larger now post financial crisis. 500-plus billion dollars. so the scale itself is vastl

mr. jon rymer. n is the recently appointed inspector general for the department of defense.efore joining dod, he was in specter -- the inspector general -- and he had a very short stint at the sec from 2012 until 2013. before that, he had a distinguished career in the private sector and is also sitting on the gao counsel -- council on federal control standards. mr. john roth was at the department of food and drug administration where he was nominated to be the oig for the department of homeland security. mr. roth also had a distinguished career as well at the department of justice. before i introduce our speakers, just to double check for everybody -- let's make sure that cell phones are on silence. we have a session for about 75 minutes. the hall foraround questions, if you have questions, fill them out. for cpeo are looking credit, the code word for today from session is -- attic. attic is the code word for your cpe session. with that, let me turn it over to mr. rymer. >> thank you. i wrote that down. i-c.t- right? [laughter] i love being here, but i am here for the cpe's