I still believe that the best thing that we can do for veterans is to give them a job, and to give them a good-paying, middle class job is what we need to do.

Simply put, DHS should, at any given moment, know how money is being spent across the Department.

Unfortunately, the plan to transfer the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, DNDO, TSA, and Coast Guard to an IBC solution failed.

There is a need for Department of Homeland Security to have a modern and effective information technology system.

Financial systems, financial management is key to the success of DHS and its mission.

It is even more troubling that DHS spent millions of dollars on this modernization effort with nothing to show for it.

I am troubled to hear that despite such a lengthy discovery period, neither IBC nor DHS predicted this unfortunate result.

This subcommittee has held hearings on a range of matters, some of which do not have bipartisan agreement.

Therefore, I am confused and concerned with the focus of today's hearing, as evidenced by the hearing title insinuating the FEMA work force has a wide-spread integrity problem.

Does the GAO report actually say that FEMA has an integrity or misconduct problem that requires improvement?

FEMA employees risk their lives for the good of the country as a whole and for this we thank you.