What you have to look at, Senator, is the fact of the total public support for the different types of postsecondary education today.

I think one thing DOD could do, and Senator Durbin mentioned it a little bit in his questions with Mr. Vollrath, is the DOD could reach out more to accrediting agencies.

I am not asking you to----

So these are commercial ventures, these for-profit schools and what access do they have to the military?

Do you share that concern?

Public colleges----get some public support, though in most States it is diminishing at this point.

The numbers I read suggest that out of the substantial Federal revenues going to for-profit schools, 22 percent, on average, is used for marketing purposes.

There are 200 counselors, 200,000 students.

You have an organization that accredits for-profit schools and they accredit one another.

And you say there are more than 3,000 institutions that offer courses to any number of members of the military.

So why have you drawn that line or why do you think that line has been drawn?

The President's Executive order and the Department of Education's launch of the college scorecard suggests that we are moving in a different direction to give more information to students about the quality of courses and their outcomes.

The one point that we would make consistently is that it didn't have a lot of teeth because there was no obligation on behalf of the colleges and the universalities or the ed centers to address those particular recommendations that would…

I am still waiting for a change in practices.

I voted against the PATRIOT Act in 2001 and the FISA Amendment Act in 2008.

What is the effect of this Executive order? Is it improving your ability to share information with the private sector?

The overall effect of the Executive order is to jump-start some key initiatives that begin to address the cybersecurity threat.

We share President Obama's commitment and passion for education, and look forward to working with him and the Congress to ensure that all Americans can attain the skills they need to access meaningful opportunities.