Daniel Akaka actually said...

"I have long been concerned that contractors at DHS and elsewhere are performing inherently governmental functions, work that should be done by Federal employees."

"That is the agency's responsibility, to put in place measures, so that the contractors that came in to do the drilling really did have the ability to prevent what is happening now."

"If an agency is looking at its core capabilities--Senator Voinovich and you talked earlier about cyber security professionals--sufficient to maintain the agency's mission and operation, that is not a ..."

"As always, I want to thank Senator Voinovich who has been a partner on these issues."