if Congress wants more data at the distribution level, you know, what if anything should Congress do.

Should it be FERC? Should it be NERC for us in the Northeast? Should it be the Department of Energy?

Just so that I am very clear on what you're talking about. When you're talking about a microgrid exactly what are you talking about?

We need to have a more weather ready Nation.

I think it only makes sense in terms of not only the cost, but also making sure that we maintain our attack submarine fleet.

So I do appreciate your follow-up on it. We certainly are taking on additional risk by doing this.

Especially with AFRICOM, yes.

But also, location is helpful, too.

Secretary Westphal and Secretary Matiella, to what extent are these efforts documented sufficiently to help ensure that they will be implemented in a timely and effective manner?

How concerned are you about this issue today?

Secretary Work and Secretary Commons, in the Federal Government, an agency's FBWT account is like a corporate bank account.

I understand that, among all the Services, the Air Force may have the most difficulty meeting Secretary Panetta's accelerated goal of 2014, as opposed to 2017, to achieve auditability of its SBR.

The Services historically propose annual budgets that contain an amount for base operating support that is significantly less than the known requirements.

How can we change this process to ensure the budget proposals reviewed by Congress are an accurate accounting of what we expect to pay?

How do we solve this? How do we get to the point where there is not this position?

Let me just ask you, Secretary Hale.

I think it is important. We have to be able to account to taxpayers.

without the ability to audit DOD's Statement of Budgetary Resources (SBR), how do we actually know we are saving this money?