mr. steven sadler is the assistant administrator for intelligence analyst at the transportation security administration. mr. steven lord is director for homeland security at the u.s. government accountability office, our wing, if you will. and rear admiral zukunft. and i might mention without a doubt, the best jewel ever given to homeland security, in my opinion, and in the ranking member's opinion. pursuant to the rules of this committee, would you all please rise to take the ohs? raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're to be give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? let the record indicate -- please have a seat -- all witnesses answered in the affirmative. now my predecessor, whose face and portrait is up there, mr. towns, began a tradition of explaining the obvious. but he did it every time, and i appreciated it. your entire opening statements will be placed in the order. in front of you you have a countdown clock. and like so many things that you look at, you say does it really matter? the answer is please summarize if you run out of time. we'd like

mr. steven sadler, the transportation security administration. mr. steven lord is the director for homeland security of the u.s. government accountability office. rear admiral is the u.s. coast guard and the assistant commandant a former marine safety security and storage shed. -- stewardship. pursuant to the rules of this committee, would you all please rise to take the oath? raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear the testimony you're about to be -- about to give is the truth and nothing but the truth? but the record indicate that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. face is upsor's there. he began a tradition of explaining the obvious. he did it every time and i appreciated it. your entire opening statements will be placed in the record. in front of you, you have the countdown clock. like so many things that you looked at, doesn't really matter? the answer is please summarize if you run out of time. we would like to get through all of you and get you added. any time if -- out of here in a timely fashion. you have five minutes. >> good afternoon. th

mr. steven sadler, the transportation security administration. mr. steven lord is the director for homeland security of the u.s. government accountability office. rear admiral is the u.s. coast guard and the assistant commandant a former marine safety security and stewardship. pursuant to the rules of this committee, would you all please rise to take the oath? raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear the testimony you're about to give is the truth and nothing but the truth? let the record indicate that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. my predecessor's face is up there. he began a tradition of explaining the obvious. he did it every time and i appreciated it. your entire opening statements will be placed in the record. in front of you, you have the countdown clock. like so many things that you looked at, doesn't really matter? the answer is please summarize if you run out of time. we would like to get through all of you out of here in a timely fashion. you have five minutes. >> good afternoon. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. tsa has