mr. speer assumes responsibility for his position a couple of months ago, in february of this year. as acting assistant secretary, mr. speer advises the secretary of the army and chief of staff on matters relating to financial management and oversees the development, formulation, and implementation of policies, procedures and programs for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of department resources. our next witness is the honorable susan rabern. is it dr. rabern? are you retired navy? what was your rank in the navy? >> captain. >> captain. all right. so we'll have several titles to use for you today. but the assistant secretary of the department of the navy for financial management and controller. dr. rabern was appointed to her current position august 2013, last year, as assistant and controller, dr. rabern is responsible for directing financial matters including the budget for the united states navy and the u.s. marine corps. dr. rabern again retired from the united states navy and we