zakheim's question.who is making those decisions whether the hundred people recruited by the state department -- how they're being distributed across the bureaus? >> you're talking about the crc members? when you say the 100 people who are recruited? >> crc members. >> first, on the hiring pace, it was -- it was slow at the start because we simply followed the old rules which led to inappropriate cannons coming forward. we realized that and we then streamlined the process but if you look at the hearing you'll see clear and steady improvement. who makes the decision to use the crc, we have been in discussion with the office of ambassador holbrooke who are hiring so they can be considered in jobs for afghanistan. they make the decisions. >> okay. but who decides of the pool of people coming into the department how they're being distributed? and are you getting your fair share? >> ah, okay. yes, we have been getting our fair share of resources over the past 18 months. it took us -- before that, no. since th

zakheim's question. who is making those decisions whether the hundred people recruited by the state department -- how they're being distributed across the bureaus? >> you're talking about the crc members? when you say the 100 people who are recruited? >> crc members. >> first, on the hiring pace, it was -- it was slow at the start because we simply followed the old rules which led to inappropriate cannons coming forward. we realized that and we then streamlined the process but if you look at the hearing you'll see clear and steady improvement. who makes the decision to use the crc, we have been in discussion with the office of ambassador holbrooke who are hiring so they can be considered in jobs for afghanistan. they make the decisions. >> okay. but who decides of the pool of people coming into the department how they're being distributed? and are you getting your fair share? >> ah, okay. yes, we have been getting our fair share of resources over the past 18 months. it took us -- before that, no. since t

commissioner zakheim, please. >> who do you report to? >> i report to the new administrator of a.i.d.. >> that's fine. ambassador herbst reports to the secretary of state and mr. bever to the equivalent of deputy secretary. who do you report to? >> i report to the undersecretary of defense for policy, michelle flournoy trusten secretary michael ticker. >> secure basically reporting to michael. do you think that is sufficient for the department that is often described as the 800-pound gorilla that spends big bucks even on serp which was authority or 50,000-dollar deal but now it gets chopped at correct me if i'm wrong, commissioner, it is over $1 million. >> i think so. >> do you think that is a sufficient level of cord nation? how often do you speak to the ambassador directly? >> once a week? once every day? >> on a weekly basis we were in europe together a few days ago and we work together. >> if you travel together. to speak to him every day? >> of every day. >> every week? >> probably. >> okay. do you think that is efficient? when i wa

zakheim has raised. >> mr. bever, would you run through -- do you want me to -- let me bring them in the order that i did. the s/crs? >> yeah -- >> is your mic on. >> yes. >> take the s/crs providing -- i'm sorry. i apologize. right, the joint stabilization. >> i think each of these has potentially some merits that bear more careful attention. my own view and this is my view, in the intergovernmental process is that each of our agencies our government works best when each of ice agencies work to its own comparative advantage. >> okay. thank you. >> and when our authorities are not usurped in such a way, where the authority rest is different from where the accountability -- >> let me say it in my terms to see if you agree. if everybody is in charge nobody is in charge? in other words, you feel you would have more accountability? i'm hearing you say you would have more accountability if you're in charge of the funds you're in charge in rather than grouping them in other funds? >> yes. this is why i like the notio