Charles E. Grassley: “In a nutshell, this is what Mr. Hamre said: ``They have been leading the fight to overcome the 40-year-old problems they…”

“In a nutshell, this is what Mr. Hamre said: ``They have been leading the fight to overcome the 40-year-old problems they inherited * * * Like me, they recently moved into these positions of responsibility, and their heroic efforts in these jobs led us to recommend them for bonuses.'' Madam President, I do not agree with Mr. Hamre's assessment. Mr. Hamre's position is based on the assumption that Mr. Springett and company are helping him fix the problem. I would like to try to put Mr. Hamre's belief in better perspective. DFAS was created in November 1990. It was one of the famous DMR or Defense Management Report initiatives. To that extent, it was the brainchild of the late Mr. Donald J. Atwood, who was Deputy Secretary of Defense at the time. I have a document signed by Mr. Atwood. It is dated April 14, 1992. In this document, Mr. Atwood outlines DFAS's million. One of DFAS's most important jobs, according to Mr. Atwood, was to eliminate unmatched disbursements.”