"But now it is getting to the point where we can't staff every program that we have at the requirement that we would need."
"negotiations with the White House on the 'Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act' are underway and that the parties are 'very close' to agreeing on the role that the Department of Homeland Secu..."
"it is astounding to me, we are not talking about an equipment site, we are talking about nuclear materials."
"the DOE and NNSA are going to fix this problem going forward in a meaningful way. And until they do, we are going to make them wish they had."
"I think that is the model. Do you disagree that should be the model in how we respond to serious security violations at important facilities like this?"
"I would hope you start reflecting those going forward, because that is the kind of action that sends a clear message that these lapses in security will not be tolerated."
"I think that due process would not impede firing people who would let an 82-year-old woman get into a nuclear facility."
"The chief of security for DOE has been there for 20 years."
"If a report comes out and says, we have a flawed culture of security problems at Y-12 comes out, that should have been presented to the chief of security."
"Who is responsible for establishing line authority within the Department of Energy?"
"The thing that I hope you take away from this, Mr. Secretary, is you have got to be capable of reforming yourself."
"If previous studies have repeatedly noted the same problems--for instance, confused lines of authority, responsibility, and accountability--why have they not been addressed? Why have prior attempts to..."