tingerlini? >> we're looking at the matrix. clearly this form or structure created some issues and we're concerned about what it could create going forward. >> you were briefed by the ig last may. why did you allow mr. kenneally and others to continue their trips and off-site meetings up until just a couple of weeks ago? >> congressman, this is -- the conversation that we had with the ig in may alerted me to how serious this investigation was. i have a lot of respect for the ig and what an investigation entails. i immediately began some activities with respect to the controls and the immediate leadership in the region, but i have to say i respected the investigation and i did not want to act on inconclusive material. it was not the final report. and until i got the complete and final report, i did not feel i would be doing anything but interrupting what was an investigation which my deputy had requested. so the fact that it took an initial nine months was not what i was expecting at that point. and i -- that was a wrinkle in th

administrator, dan tingerlinie. white house directed all agencies to review conference spending last year. cases look this don't help in an election year when the president is drawing criticism for what some call excessive spending. >> there were heated civilized words to night between the d.c. mayor vincent gray, and marion barry. to go over the 2013 budget forward 8. barry said he was unhappy with the fact the meeting was held on the eve of primary elections since that create aid controversy for his campaign workers. >> i think it is disrespectful to have a budget meeting the night before an election is going on. >> those who needed to cam pa e tonight should go out and be campaigning. i am not going to apologize. >> barry took issue with the mayor's budget proposal for his ward. he said it is going to hurt, poor, disabled and senior citizens. >> turning to the race for the white house. voters in our area get to help devied the candidate for president. primaries in maryland and the district tomorrow. polls open fr

tingerlini. i know there's going to be a number of questions about what you are implementing today and the reassurances you can give to the american public that you have put the safeguards in place to address this. i want to just touch on, before we get started with the questions, what is being done on transparency? you've heard -- i've been asking -- this committee has been asking for quite some time for a budget for the last five years. i assume that that is something that you have readily available today. how long will it take you to get that to this committee? >> i have your letter of april 13th. you've given us an april 25th deadline. i intend to meet that deadline. >> five-year budget? full details? >> we will provide all the information we can get. as you heard today, there are serious concerns about the way the data has been managed within the regional structure. i will get you everything i can. >> you're also doing an internal audit right now. the ig is still doing an audit or an investi