. >> ok, do you have a sense of how many new personnel you have to have in order to get to the level of strength you need to be? >> right now, the vast majority of our re-investigations have been conducted by contractors. we had to recently reduce personnel. to maintain our own investigative source and eliminate the use of contractors would require several hundred individuals dedicated to doing. re-best occasions. periodic re-investigations. we had to release 99 investigators in the last pay period. >> and that is because of budget issues? >> yes. mr. perkins, we talked about the multi-agency meetings that to have. could you tell the subcommittee more about that, please? >> presently, we have 12 border corruption task forces established. these are operational entities that involved agents from the agencies at this table as well as the transportation security administration. they were up in west the southwest border and on the northern borders of the country. they worked cases involving corruption along the border, particularly in the southwest border involving drug trafficking. they

our border and it has doubled in size in a lot of truth -- in the last 10 years and we have some new personnel coming and are starting to see some problems as a result of that. the cp has a goal of polygraph goalcvp has the gold -- tocvp hs the goal of polygraphing all personnel, but there is a larger problem of guns and money moving north to south across the border and there's always the possibility of terrorists coming into the country if we have a weekend porter and border patrol. -- weakened border and border control. we should not underestimate the ability of these cartels to try to corrupt u.s. law enforcement agencies. right now, we think that the mexican drug cartels have operations in 230 u.s. cities. three of those happen to be in my state, for smith, fayed phil, and little rock. -- fort smith, fayettev ille and little rock. and we have lost bigger numbers then all of the men and when that we have lost in iraq since the beginning of the war. this is a very serious problem. this is a war going on down to around the border end in mexico related to the drug cartels. what i would like to

border and also it's a double the size and ten years and then the people are coming, new faces, new personnelink we are starting to see problems as a result of that. our review suggests that the cbp may not be using all with the accepted tools to screen job applicants. i think they have a goal of polygraph all job applicants but today they are only doing about 10%. so we want to talk about that today and this is not just drugs but there's a guns moving across the border, there is money laundering moving and my understanding largely from north to south across the border and there's always the possibility of terrorists coming into the country if we have a weakened border in border patrol so these cartels in mexico are very powerful. we should not underestimate the ability to try to correct u.s. agencies, law enforcement agencies right now. we think the mexican drug cartels of operations and to enter 30 u.s. cities. three of those happen to be in my in little rock and the ifill and also in 2009, the statistics indicate there were 6,500 drug war related deaths in mexico so that is a bigger number

new england has partially opened. >> d.o.t. crews out all night supplemented by national guard personnel and pumping and pumping and pumping all night long and into today to get the water off of 95. they've succeeded in doing that. >> reporter: it will be days before all the floodwaters are completely gone, and the full extent of the damage can be assessed. yunji de nies, abc news. >>> moving overseas now israel says overnight air strikes in gaza were retaliation for a recent rocket attack. the israelis claim they hit four targets in the hamas-ruled territory. two weaponsmaking factories an two storage facilities but hamas officials say the target list was much greater and that it included a cheese factory and movie complex. there were no injuries. >>> a u.s. navy warship has captured a gang of five pirates off the eastern coast of africa. the pirates had attacked "the uss nicholas" but the u.s. warship fired on the skiff and disabled it. >>> convicted murderer scott roeder is beginning a life sentence in prison. that is the harshment penalty he could have received for the killing of dr. george tiller last may. before being se

the group also appealed to allies for more personnel to train afghan forces. at a news conference in estonia, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said the taliban insurgency would not make that process easy. >> we believe that with sufficient attention, training and mentoring the afghans themselves are perfectly capable of defending themselves against insurgents. now does that mean that it will be smooth saling? >> i don't think so. >> sreenivasan: president obama has set a target date of july 2011 to start bringing u.s. troops home. also today, nato officials in afghanistan announced the deaths of two u.s. troops. they were killed in a gunbattle with insurgents in the east. a new york man pleaded guilty today to plotting to bomb new york city's subway system last september. zarein ahmedzay admitted to conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, and providing material support to al-qaeda. he is a former high school classmate of najibullah zazi, who pleaded guilty last month to his role in the same foiled terror plot. a third classmate is facing similar charges. n

news is that d.o.t. crews out all night supplemented by national guard personnel and pumping and pumping and pumping allday to get water off of 95. >> president obama has also key dleard massachusetts a federal disaster area. he made a surprise visit there yesterday. >>> new charges against d.c. councilman jim graham's former chief of staff. ted loza was charged in october with taking bribe from cab companies. this is file of him on the right. now, federal prosecutors are adding extortion, making false statements and conspiracy charges. prosecutors say he took at least some cash, trips and other gifts in exchange for legislative favors for certain certain cab companies. >>> police have now identified a fourth suspect in tuesday's deadly drive-by shooting in southeast d.c. but that person is still on the run. so far, three people have been arrested and charged including 26-year-old nathaniel sims, 0- year-old orlando carter and a 14-year-old with a criminal past believed to be the getaway driver. police say the suspects pulled occupy day crowd along south capital street southeast and began shooting, kill

what that demand for it as receive more data in early 2007, standard and poor's new issue surveillance and criteria personnel all worked together to understand what was happening and how to respond. ;during our ongoing analyses in early 2007, standard and poor's took numerous significant steps to react to the deteriorating rmbs performance and inform the market of our analysis. we recognize the unprecedented nature of the early to like what is occurring in the 2006 vintage. it fundamentally changed in february of 2007 to reflect issuances -- issues on creditwatch without warning for losses to develop. -- without waiting for losses to develop. standard and poor's continued to downgrade ratings as appropriate on an ongoing basis by july, 2007, standard and poor's had adopted its methodology sufficiently to issue such a substantial number of downgrades. that the pollution continued through july, 2007 resulting in further downgrades and a subsequent performance data and criteria warranted. finally, i would like to thank the members and staff of the subcommittee for giving me the opportunity to participate in thi

what that demand for it as receive more data in early 2007, standard and poor's new issue surveillance and criteria personnel all worked together to understand what was happening and how to respond. ;during our ongoing analyses in early 2007, standard and poor's took numerous significant steps to react to the deteriorating rmbs performance and inform the market of our analysis. we recognize the unprecedented nature of the early to like what is occurring in the 2006 vintage. it fundamentally changed in february of 2007 to reflect issuances -- issues on creditwatch without warning for losses to develop. -- without waiting for losses to develop. standard and poor's continued to downgrade ratings as appropriate on an ongoing basis by july, 2007, standard and poor's had adopted its methodology sufficiently to issue such a substantial number of downgrades. that the pollution continued through july, 2007 resulting in further downgrades and a subsequent performance data and criteria warranted. finally, i would like to thank the members and staff of the subcommittee for giving me the opportunity to participate in thi

new criminal territory, sex trafficking of a minor. >>> the parents behind t infamous balloon boy hoax have agreed to pay $36,000 for some of the costs incurred by emergency personnel responding to last year's incident. the agencies wanted $12,000 more for the sky-high drama where the parents falsely reported their boy was trapped in a runaway homemade balloon. >>> and picasso's famous painting "the actor" has return to new york's metropolitan museum of art. it was gone since january when a woman accidentally fell into it and tore the canvas. the repaired masterpiece should be safe now that it's behind plexiglass. probably a good idea. >>> and now here's an early look at hue wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,117 after adding 25 points. the s&p rose 9 points. the nasdaq went up 20 points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei climbed 189 points, but in hong kong the hang seng fell 112 points. >>> stocks continue their relentless advance yesterday as investors continued to overlook the problems of wall street giant goldman sachs, preferring to focus instead on first quarter profits. among the biggest percentage gaine

the next day's news emphasize coverage of the personnel change and a very scant coverage to the findingsthe systemic risk report. this was of course exactly the result intended by those who engineered the timing of the announcement of my replacement. the white house withdrew its nominee and i remain in office for two more years. in 2004, as ofheo begin its accounting of fannie mae the political attacks and efforts intensified. and he was with document requests and engage supporters for assistance. as described the indie ofheo special ag@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @a that provided money for ofheo's budget in 2005. the bill included specifically which getting that 10 million of the agencies 2005 budget could not be spent until i was removed from office. the language was later removed from the final appropriations bill. also in that same month, ofheo release its first report on the accounting misconduct at fannie mae and we took supervisory action to correct the problems that i was summoned before the house financial services committee to testify on the findings of the report. it is a vast understa

personnel resources? >> mr. chairman, i cannot speak to the specific. >> no, but you disagree with that. is that correct? that was not a reason why that newodel was not applied to the existing deal. >> in 2005, i did that no that resources -- >> did you ever have a problem in terms of existing resources when it came to your job of surveillance? did you ever raised the issue? >> yes, i did. >> tell us about that. >> we started to see the increased delinquencies, we switched to doing the interviews on the 2006 and 2007 transactions. we worked in conjunction with a number of people throughout the organization and criteria, data, management, the new deal side. in new york, i have the luxury -- i had the luxury of moving targets with attrition and new hires and termination, etc. anywhere from 100 to 125 people reported to me. when i needed additional resources, i would shift people around to cover that. at the same time, i would make request for additional resources for the future so that i could adequately cover all of our workload. >> you did not get those resources? >> i got resources. >> for the adequate? >> -- were the adequate? >> i woul

our new written hiring policies for career personnel are now on our web site. our process chad been taken away in the prior administration is now back in the hands of career people and we hired a bumper crop of 16 now law graduates who will be starting this summer and this fall. we've also made it a lot easier for lawyers in the division to do their jobs. by eliminateing a wide range of needest -- needless bureaucratic obstacles standing in the way of doing their job. we've restored communication between career and noncareer staff and as a former i'll always considered myself a career attorney because i spent 10 of the best years of my life in that division. and so for instance before we make decisions on section 5 cases i now want to hear from all the career attorneys and the analyst what is their opinions were. the policy was changed in the prior administration so that they were not allowed to offer that view point. we may not always agree on the final outcome but every voice will indeed be heard. we're encouraging our lawyers rather than forbidding them to c

primary group change assumptions or instituted new criteria and the two major reasons, why we have taken this approach, is, one, lack of sufficient personnel resources. are you familiar with that document. >> no, i'm not. i just reviewed it this week. >> this is not accurate? this is not true? you said that -- >> this is not my understanding of how securities were surveilled. >> okay. and if you look at exhibit 92-a, mr. mcdaniel... >> yes? >> this is a focus group associate survey, and if you look at page 3, you apparently were there, at a series of interviews and focus groups, if you look at that first batch and you look at the findings, most indicated that sfg business objectives included increasing market share, and/or coverage? do you see that? >> yes. >> now, after your mass downgrades in 2007, during the last six months, moody's rated about 500 subprime rmbs securities and s&p rated over 700 and so you are still allowing these dubious mortgages to be put into the market. and you already decided that these securities were high risk in july, hadn't you already reached that conclusion. >> i don't believe there were new rmbs transaction

news. so the question is what is the interstate? what was interesting about horse soldiers and special forces personnel and cia personnel and conventional troops is they never wanted to turn the place into minneapolis. that's never been the point. the plays and is afghanistan and these people do not want the taliban and power by and large. so if you let picture in mind what is going on it is a country that you can go to school in that girls can go to school, greg mortons and has done fascinating work in this area. he basically is a civilian special forces kind of person in other words if you read his books and absorb them and understand them you just distill those that is the nugget also of what some parts of the u.s. military are using to create change. so, the idea is that instead of going from the top down and hitching the wagon to a corrupt government in kabul which for a number of reasons can't reach into the land hugo tried by tried, valley by valley, person by person. it's very old fashioned, very time intensive and you have to speak the language and know a whole bunch of stuff that we are not training as a matter of course in th

personnel actually sold those things originally. >> exactly. >>> coming up next on "360," amanda knox, convicted of murder. a new development in the case. >>> and later, dr. jack kevorkian, part two of the "360 interview." we talk about life and death and faith. are you a religious man? >> no. >> do you believe in god? >> i don't know. is there a god? look, i'm a scientist. a doctor is always a scientist. >> more from my interview with dr. kevorkian after the break. anncvo: with the new geico glovebox app... anncr vo: ...you can get help with a flat tire... anncr vo: ...find a nearby tow truck or gas station... anncr vo: ...call emergency services... anncr vo: ...collect accident information. anncr vo: or just watch some fun videos. anncvo: it's so easy, a caveman can do it. caveman: unbelievable... caveman: where's my coat? it was suede with the fringe. vo: download the glovebox app free at geico.com. and while it can never be fully answered, it helps to have a financial partner like northern trust. by gaining a keen understanding of your financial needs, we're able to tailor a plan using a full suite... of sop

new vision. other than we face a risk of loss to the key personnel that essential to safe space flight. finally, i must report to you that we are seeing examples of facility which concern us across nasa. : >> both theresources and the mission must be kept stable. asking nasa to attempt too much too fast with too little can only lead to danger and to disappointment. i'll be happy to answer any questions that you were the other members may have. >> i am going to turn to senator shelby to ask his questions. he has many duties also related to the financial. >> thank you. mr. frost, welcome to the committee. we are glad to have you here. more than that we appreciate your background and your statement. the future of human spaceflight is being proposed to be given to companies that have never launched humans before. that is disturbing to me because your own panel four years has advised me that they are not ready if there is substantial risk in relying on unproven commercial providers to put our astronauts in orbit to you have a suggestion on how to reduce that risk? >> quoted as saying if it i

new vision. otherwise, we face a risk of loss of the key personnel that are essential to space safe flight. finally, i must report to that were seen examples of facility degradation across nasa. adequate funding for nasa facilities and infrastructure must be considered on an even the more visible missions that come out of these facilities. in conclusion, manager, the asap believed that america's human spaceflight program stands at a critical junction today. choices made today will have for at least a generation to come. safety must be an inherent part of the vehicles that were used to launch disaster not. it cannot simply be added on after the fact. just as importantly, the resources provided to nasa must be consistent with whatever mission they are assigned in both the resources and the mission must be kept stable, asking nasa that is too fast or too little can only be to danger and disappointment. i'll be happy to answer any questions which are members may have. >> i'm going to turn to senator shelby to ask his question. yes many duties also related to the financial service. >> thank you,

the next day's news emphasize coverage of the personnel change and a very scant coverage to the findings of the systemic risk report. this was of course exactly the result intended by those who engineered the timing of the announcement of my replacement. the white house withdrew its nominee and i remain in office for two more years. in 2004, as ofheo begin its accounting of fannie mae the political attacks and efforts intensified. and he was with document requests and engage supporters for assistance. as described the indie ofheo special exam report, in april 2004 fannie mae executives acted on the plan to have the key senior comic he senator initiate an investigation of ofheo by the hud inspector general. the goal was to try to discredit the agency in advance of its report on fannie's accounting practices. the intrusive nature of the ig review was clearly designed to intimidate ofheo personnel, and to distract them from their work. the ig eventually conclude that the agency had done nothing improper, but wrote a very biased report to curry favor. later in september of 2004, the senate a

news. so the question is, what is the end state? what was interesting about the "horse soldiers" and this vessel services personnel in the conventionalwere there as they never wanted to turn the place into minneapolis. the point is that it is afghanistan and these people do not want the taliban in power by and large. so if i want to pitch in our mind with going on, it is a country that you can go to school and, that girls can go to school in. greg mortensen has done some fascinating work in this area. he basically is a civilian social forces kind of person. in other words, he writes books and you observe them and you understand them. just install those. that is the nugget also of what some u.s. military are using to create change. so the idea is that instead of going from the top down and hitching your wagon to a corrupt government in kabul which can't reach into the hinterlands come, you go tribe by tribe, valley by valley, person by person. it's very old-fashioned. it's very -- you have to speak the language and knowing whole bunch of stuff were not training as a matter of course in the army. so we're catching up with that. but how

is this sort of a new concept for these products or is there other products where you've got firewalls? i know cftc personnel specifically can't invest and other people who have unique knowledge, that owners of the exchange, things like that but, beyond that, can you pick a commodity where the cftc has imposed some sort of firewall concept like this. >> i believe it is a new type of condition. >> well, i don't like the fact that, we're very clumsy with our efforts to legislate in this arena. witness the fact that we've got an exception for on johns for -- onions for gods sakes. i don't think we really want to set up a regime where everybody is running to us because they're worried some product might be approved inappropriately by the cftc so we start adding to the list. it is now onions and now movies, whatever, i don't know what it will be. seems to me the cftc needs to help us out, coming up with some principle or the parties here need to come up with some principle that can guide the cftc and guide congress in concluding, yes, no. this is an appropriate product. this is not an appropriate product, and i j

new interim defense minister made this pledge to the people of kyrgyzstan. >> ( translated ): the armed forces will not be used to resolve internal issues. this is very important. why? personnelf the special units and personnel of the armed forces were used against civilians in the cities of bishkek, talas and other places. this will not happen in the future. >> reporter: throngs of people converged on the central square in bishkek today. they ripped up white material to wear as armbands to show support for the interim government. russian prime minister vladimir putin was the first foreign leader to recognize that government, but he also denied that russia had anything to do with the turmoil. alisher khamidov is from kyrgyzstan originally and teaches at the john's hopkins school of advanced international studies. he said russia has significant leverage over its central asian neighbor. >> russia has long been trying to keep kyrgyzstan within its orbit of influence. and so the russians, their immediate goal is to stability, in the country which they consider an important ally. the longer term russian goal is to see kyrgyzstan be closer to russia geopolitically and wants the u.s

personnel, they're having practice sessions at least quarterly, and these individuals that are inspecting our mines are being better informed and are better trained in mine safety inspectors of the past. it's a new and it is coming into effect. we will certainly follow up in congress. >> that's my question in the sense that i know you will follow up, sir. i'm not questioning your commitment to this issue. it is only after people die that we ask these questions. is there a way to have a circuit breaker, i know the company is innocent until proven guilty, but is there a way -- the miners say they have to go to work because they have to feed their families, is there a way for the industry that if you need to stop work for a day or three or a week or three, to check these things out that these guys get paid? so someone can say is there a methane buildup in there, is there too much coal dust before we have to have a conversation under these circumstances? >> i will admit to you the warnings signs were there on this particular operation, this particular mine. as i have said and you've accurately quoted. this has been a bad apple, and it's incumbent that we find methods, perhaps an anonymous 800 toll f

wholesale changes to existing ratings or even institute a new criteria the two major reasons why we have taken this approach is lack of sufficient personnel resources are you familiar with that document. >> no. i just reviewed it this week >> this is not true? >> this is not my a understanding of how securities were surveiled. >> looking at exhibits 92a mr. mcdaniel, this is a focus group of associates survey and look at page three apparently were there with a series of interviews of focus groups and look at the findings most indicated the business objectives included in increasing market share and coverage. do you see that? >> yes. [inaudible conversations] >> after your mass downgrades in 2007 during the last six months moody's rated 500 subprime securities and s&p rated over 700 the worse still allowing these dubious mortgages to be put into the market. have your decided they were high risk in july? had you already reached that conclusion? >> now believe there were new transactions. >> not in the last six months? >> not that i recall. >> i actually departed s&p beginning of september so i am not familiar of the last six months of trans

personnel to request f.b.i. background checks for potential nominees -- appointees. this helps ensure that on january 20, when the new president is sworn in, the most critical national security positions are immediately filled. while some aspects of a successful presidential transition process have been formalized by these acts, much of what has become necessary for a safe and smoothe transition is still left to chance. madam president, fortune favors the prepared. we were lucky the first transition of the post september 11 era was carried out smoothly and with great preparation by both the outgoing and incoming administrations. as i said a few moments, and i repeat, we owe great thanks to former president bush for making this a priority committing staff and resources to the process. i also commend those who worked on both the obama transition team as well as those from senator mccain's campaign who engaged in some transition planning before election day. most importantly, our bill will go a long way in removing the stigma that has historically caused candidates to hide or even delay important transition planning unt

new york city, right? all right. kevin keeps walking and keeping taking the picture. one adult with a sign that says betsy and they're like -- >> it's a personnelt and center. >> where is she? >> in north carolina. >> hello, aunt betsy. >> file closed. >> welcome back to "the early show." coming up, the multitalented ben stein is here. he's done everything from presidential speech writing to hosting game shows. that was such a good show, right? but this morning he has important advice for anyone concerned about their finances. i guess that's just about everyone. and we're also hear something you probably would not expect to be coming out of the mouth of ben stein. >> it's great. >> can he please say buehler, buehler -- >> buehler, bultlehler. sgloo also ahead, more bang for your bite. we'll have foods that do double duty. they're low fat and they'll make you feel full longer so you'll seat less. >> and matt blashaw has easy fix-up projects that you can do for under $25 as you get your housespackle. >> thanks for announcing that. >> but this year he's not having one. >> what are you doing? >> go on google maps and -- >> the address is price ther

under the new criteria, the two major reasons we have taken this approach is one, a lack of sufficient personnel. were you familiar with this? >> i just read it this week. >> but this is not true? >> this is not my understanding of how securities or surveiled. >> will you please take a look at exhibit 92-day, mr. mcdaniel? >> yes. >> this is a focus group associates survey. take a look at page 3. you apparently were there at a series of interviews and focus groups. if you look at the findings, most indicated pepper -- most indicated that there should be increasing market share and or coverage. do you see that? >> wii's. >> yes. >> now, after your mass and downgrades in 2007, during the last six months moody's rated about 500 subprime securities, and standard and poor's rated over 700, so you were still allowing these dubious mortgages to go into the market. had you not already decided that these securities were at high- risk in the july dax had you not already reached that conclusion? >> i do not believe there were transactions in late 2007, not that i recall. >> i actually departed standard and

personnel. the justice department indicted her in federal court in 2008. she is convicted several weeks ago in new york. most of this work was done by career professionals driven by no ideology except in loyalty to our nation and a commitment to keeping our people safe. they work hard. they get results. since september 11, 2001, congress has provided the justice department broad authority and resources to fight terrorism. the department has used these resources effectively, obtaining 160 convictions for terrorism plots. time and questions have been raised about our courts, most of these convicted came during the last administration. it made it 8n integral component of the strategy. they use the criminal justice system to interrogate, prosecute, and incarcerate terrorists for the same reason the obama administration has spent a it is an effective tool to protect the security of the american people. this administration would use every tool available to its to fight terrorism. every tool. this includes civilian courts and military commission. we have referred six cases for prosecution that will refer

personnel. the justice department under the bush administration invited her in federal court in 2008 and she was convicted several weeks ago in new york. most of the work was done by career professionals driven by ideology accepting loyalty to the nation and a commitment to keeping our people safe most importantly they get results. since september 11, 2001 congress has perfected the justice department authorities have significant resources to fight terrorism. the department has used these resources i believe effectively training 160 convictions for terrorism offenses and to under 40 convictions for terrorism related crimes. at a time questions have been raised about the will of the courts it is important to note that most of these convictions can during the last administration which made the criminal justice system and interpol component of this counterterrorism strategy. the bush administration used the criminal justice system to interrogate, prosecute and incarcerate terrorists for the same reason the obama administration has. it is an extremely effective tool to ensure justice to protect the security of the american people. le

personnel. the justice department under the bush administration invited her in federal court in 2008 and she was convicted several weeks ago in new york. most of the work was done by career professionals driven by ideology accepting loyalty to the nation and a commitment to keeping our people safe most importantly they get results. since september 11, 2001 congress has perfected the justice department authorities have significant resources to fight terrorism. the department has used these resources i believe effectively training 160 convictions for terrorism offenses and to under 40 convictions for terrorism related crimes. at a time questions have been raised about the will of the courts it is important to note that most of these convictions can during the last administration which made the criminal justice system and interpol component of this counterterrorism strategy. the bush administration used the criminal justice system to interrogate, prosecute and incarcerate terrorists for the same reason the obama administration has. it is an extremely effective tool to ensure justice to protect the security of the american people. le

personnel. the justice department under the bush administration invited her in federal court in 2008 and she was convicted several weeks ago in new york. most of the work was done by career professionals driven by ideology accepting loyalty to the nation and a commitment to keeping our people safe most importantly they get results. since september 11, 2001 congress has perfected the justice department authorities have significant resources to fight terrorism. the department has used these resources i believe effectively training 160 convictions for terrorism offenses and to under 40 convictions for terrorism related crimes. at a time questions have been raised about the will of the courts it is important to note that most of these convictions can during the last administration which made the criminal justice system and interpol component of this counterterrorism strategy. the bush administration used the criminal justice system to interrogate, prosecute and incarcerate terrorists for the same reason the obama administration has. it is an extremely effective tool to ensure justice to protect the security of the american people. le

personnel and mission capabilities through the establishment of sectors. members of assets currently assigned to group astoria will be combined with other coast guard units to stand up the new sector columbia river in astoria later this year. and it is fitting that we celebrate group astoria's long history as it embarks on this transformation. madam speaker, house resolution 1062 gives this house the opportunity to express thanks to members of the coast guard astoria and their colleagues stationed at other coast sectors and groups for their selfless service to protect those in need. madam speaker, if i may assume a personal role. some years ago as an active duty coast guardman i was assigned to the unit in astoria at the mouth of the columbia river. so this resolution is taking me down a nostalgic trail, a pleasant one, and the past is coming alive, reviving old memories. with that in mind i join with the resolution sponsor and co-sponsors in honoring their service and the service of all coast guard members and officers. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: i yield, madam speaker, such time as he may consum

new emphasis on an edit, and yet, i think we'll find. >> i just got a note, i will thank the staff for the. the aor all contracting personnelboard that ethos and to get an award for showing up. no testing et cetera. so maybe you're just been lucky with the cors that you have. last point, this is for mr. ward. your guys are brave. they're outside the wire. and you have some subcontracted. one of the issues we've looked at over the past year and a half or so is how do we get accountability and control over subs? tell us how you do it. >> well, we deal with subcontractors that we know. we that the subcontractors. because our contracts are awarded on competitive basis, we have to get -- we have to be competitive with the subcontractors, especially the larger the content of the subcontractor is, if they are not competitive that just makes us less competitive. we are very cognizant of that and worked at the then when we subcontract a large portion of her work, we look for the value added where we are, as prime contractor. you know, where our systems come into effect, our manager, our relationship with a contracting agency. the ki