i found a remark earlier, miss swensen, that you made, somewhat staggering. that it takes nine to ten months to hire someone? did i hear correctly? >> unfortunately yes, you did. >> so you have the funding you need. >> correct. >> you have the spectrum that is necessary. >> correct. >> the two essential components that have been commonly identified. but you are in effect -- i don't think it's to strong a word to say -- handicapped, even crippled by procurement procedures including hiring protest procedures that are completely inadequate to the urgent task that you face and you have used the word urgent to describe it. i think all of us would agree. what can be changed in those procurement policies which have so handicapped other branches government as well in similarly urgent tasks particularly in the hiring area. >> as i said we're working with department of commerce and the secretary's staff to see what we can do. in addition to just the federal process, i think we have some things internal to firstnet nti and commerce that i think we can look at. we're loo