and part of this is our process and it goes to something senator portman referenced, a management perspective. how you unite all of these different pay systems that we have as well, and one of the big changes that the congress approved last year was the conversion for the eligibility, that journeymen pay in cvp. part of what you're seeing is that conversion over and now streamlining how we are organizing pay. whereas before i.c.e. and cd pechlt wecdp were treated different pi. we look forward to working with you on that, but that's the underlying focus. >> madam secretary, our focus today is, of course, for the 2012 budget, but i want to ask you about the fy 2011 continuing resolution the house is considering. while i support responsible and positive reduction suit, address our budget deficit, i'm troubled by the draconian kucuts that ma hamper the ability to keep this country safe. how would the proposed cuts in the continuing resolution put forth by house republicans affect the department's mission? >> well, it's not good. and, of course, it's a moving target. so changes are being made even