I certainly would be myself willing to look at that, and my guess is, based on the body language, other Members would.
I am a little curious as to what the impediments are...
Yes. I suppose people in our age group like that trend.
Acting Administrator Miller, B&W got nearly 60% of its award fee in FY2012. The security failure at Y-12 only cost them $12 million in un-ea...
Americans want Washington to tighten their belt. And to do that, we need to find waste.
But I think that one thing folks back home understand is what do we get for taxpayer dollars?
Right now in DOE, it doesn't seem like we are getting those results.
With all due respect, it doesn't sound to me like you are taking responsibility, because aren't you the Deputy Secretary and haven't you bee...
But meanwhile, as the inspector general told us in his testimony, your Department is spending about a billion dollars a year securing variou...
Then how can you say it was well defended? It was not well defended. That is why we are having this hearing.
I am sorry we have to be here, because this incident never should have happened.
These regulatory costs are quite significant.
It's time we legislate based on facts, not rhetoric.
According to the Office of Management and Budget, the net benefits of regulations exceeded $91 billion.
What should be done at the contract level to increase accountability and liability for failures?
Secretary Poneman, B&W got nearly 60% of its award fee in FY2012. The security failure at Y-12 only cost them $12 million in un-earned fee.
Do you feel like you are taking responsibility?
It's well defended when an 82-year-old nun got into Y-12? How can you possibly say that?
