and that of course is what nextgen is going to get you. as aircraft become more electric and demand to stay in touch, they will demand the conductivity and you'll see the newest equipment now come with servers and conductivity built-in. our new proliant fusion that we are building for business aviation and for some regional jets are built into the system to enable built-in server equipment so as they become more ubiquitous, you can connect to that. the second thing i want to talk about is the idea of government involvement. we see a lot more which he described in military programs and commercial programs. the commercial aviation industry in the developed countries is pretty much best-of-breed and understand they have to be competitive by picking that. in the emerging countries, russia, china specifically we see a much more controlled environment where you are asked to partner up in joint ventures with local entities to allow them to develop the knowledge and expertise to allow the wealth to flow and that's where we are beginning to see a l

and now there is a nextgen product -- project that i'm sure every one in the room is aware of. it needs to be funded. the return on the funding is infinite in terms of unlocking the ability to move around this country in the air with lower margins and with, you know, less distances between planes and all the things that you need. but we need, we somehow have not yet made this, the kind of issue at the national level we need to make. and it's really going to slow down the growth rate of this country if we don't get after it. >> you and i really agree on that. that's what i got you to do that spirit we are the only two in an who are old enough to remember the eisenhower freeways being built in the 1950s. [laughter] >> that's true. we got a lot of easy questions. now i'm going to take one or two in a row that would be a little more difficult only because of relationships. but 18 months ago, the nrl be dropped its complaint against boeing, alleging retaliation against the machine us. during that period of time, you continue to hire more and more people into the company. at the same

you on a number of deficiencies that the faa is part and parcel of, excluding the implementation of nextgen. i look forward to your leadership in helping to push that. i know in addition, one of our challenges has been looking at options to reduce costs as part of the reform act. there has been direct responsibility is to look for ways to streamline the offices to seek efficiencies. as part of that process, one of the things i know has been undergone is efforts to see consolidation in various places, including consolidations of the air traffic control facilities. are you familiar with the planning? >> yes. >> that is a high priority for us. as has the potential to yield significant long-term efficiencies for the agency across the board. >> are you familiar with an rfi a request with respect to the air traffic control facilities in the northeastern united states? >> yes. >> that is good as well. on the rfi, one of the things i was struck by was the idea that you were looking for consolidation -- the request is for an interest in properties that can be sold to the united states. what are we s

the nextgenive consequences from that sequester -- the negative consequences from that sequester have been felt in the commonwealth, whether it is repairs to ships, planned furloughs of d.o.d. civilian employees or the delay o in a carrier deployment. the good news is we can fix it and improve it and the appropriations committee's work discussed today is a way to begin to do that. we have a chance to get it right and to reduce the negative effects of sequester by dealing effectively with the expiring c.r. for fiscal year 2013 and then producing a pro-growth 2014 budget. this is the work before this body in the next few weeks and we need to do our very best work. on the continuing resolution, it has been made clear in the comments before, we do not have a fiscal year 2013 budget or appropriations bills at the current time, and so since october we've been operating out of 2012 appropriation bills pushed forward for a few months at a time. this leads us to a situation where we're not forward-focused but we're operating out of an old playbook. we need to align our spending around this yea

there is a nextgen project i am sure everyone in the room is aware of. it needs to be funded. the return on the funding is infinite in terms of unlocking the ability to move around this country in the air with lower margins and less distances between planes and all the things you need. madee somehow have not yet this the kind of issue at the national level we need to make. it will really slow down the growth rate of this country if we do not get out there. >> you and i really agree on that. that is why i got you to do that. >> we are the only people enough to remember the eisenhower freeways being built in 1950's. >> that is true. [laughter] we have had a lot of easy questions. i will hit one or two in the role that will be a little more difficult only because of the relationship. droppeds ago, he nlb its complaint against boeing, alleging the retaliation. during that period of time, you have continued to hire more and more people into the company. at the same time, the union members in the private sector in america are dropping very quickly. how do you feel about the relation

you on a number of deficiencies that the faa is part and parcel of, excluding the implementation of nextgen. a look forward to your leadership in helping to push that. i know in addition, one of our challenges has been looking at options to reduce costs as part of the reform act. there has been direct responsibility is to look for ways to streamline the offices to seek efficiencies. as part of that process, one of the things i know has been undergone is efforts to see consolidation in various places, including consolidations of the air traffic control facilities. are you familiar with the planning? >> yes. >> that is a high priority for us. as has the potential to yield significant long-term efficiencies for the agency across the board. >> are you familiar with an rfi -- a request wit respecth to the air traffic control facilities in the northeastern united states? >> yes. >> that is good as well. on the rfi, one of the things i was struck by was the idea that you were looking for consolidation -- the request is for an interest in properties that can be sold to the united states. what are w