"We have a responsibility to hear from you on the action that you took."
"If FAA can do its job in setting the protocols, the standards, the courses, and the certifications and get the hell out of the business, don't you think we can do a better job?"
"Civil service was set up as a protection against political manipulation or misuse of authority over legitimate working civil servants."
"It's almost impossible to fire a Federal employee."
"But actually, we have actually saved money by going to the cloud. Is that correct, sir?"
"Many use outdated software languages and hardware parts that are unsupported."
"So we can actually spend less and get better technology, better results, and improved systems. Is that correct?"
"Our objective was to look at the total amount of money we were spending at the time, which at that time was $80 billion."
"I thought it was fitting to get them back there because they behead them, and I thought that was adequate due process."
"I'll probably make these into gold, into silver and bronze. You're going to get a silver."
"I want you to report to the committee quarterly, OK?"