mr. ticona was asking about performance measures and evaluations and how long it's actually been going on and the federal government. you indicated that the federal government over the last several years have been doing better in providing bonuses pursuant to performance goals and objectives at the beginning of the year and evaluation at the end. you were talking about the va. we talk about federal agencies? >> i'm talking about across federal government. there have been a change to look at performance in terms of results which is different than in the past. years ago it was just if you had a good attitude, if you're trying hard almost like a report card in school that i really think that the government, the federal government wide at opm has made a strong effort to judge performance on results and it's very important. you could have an outstanding employee in one year and that employee could be a fully satisfactory person the next year they don't produce the results that are defined in their performance plan i think there is than a general improvement in that. >> where is the va going wr