ms. dennis, you may proceed. >> good morning. this is my first time at a hearing. i did not prepare a testimony. because i was placed on administrative leave last wednesday. all of my fouls were confiscated. i was directed to turn in all of my government equipment and a sell from to the director of a chart in fort worth on thursday morning. on thursday evening, my supervisor called me late in the evening and said that i would be receiving a letter from the house of representatives requesting my testimony. as you know, i did not provide 100 copies. i received my letter at 10:30 on friday morning. i am not clear what testimony you are referring to, unless you are referring to interviews that i held with the ig, which i did not sign anything, other than the guarantee warning. without my files or anything, and i was not even sure, since the title of this hearing was "a pattern of mismanagement, excess, and waste," i did not feel comfortable without my computer files to even be able to provide a testimony to that effect. i'll be happy to answer any questions. >> if you