I am pleased we are having this hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposals for the National Science Foundation and the National Institute for--of Standards and Technology.

$7 billion sounds like a lot of money and of course it is. However, given the breadth and depth of our nation's scientific talent and their capacity to transform the world through scientific and technological breakthroughs, $7 billion…

NSF is requesting a 5.2 percent increase in its budget for Fiscal Year 2016, which I believe is fully justified and I am going to strongly support.

I fully support NIST's request in light of all the increased responsibilities.

Thank you. I want to start with Dr. Cordova, and I have a number of questions.

I have been the biggest supporter of that and it is great to see that it is very successful.

If we do not fully fund this agency, we may be compromising its ability to remain the world's leader in measurement science and standards development.

I want to give you an opportunity to explain to the Members, especially new Members on the Committee, just what you are doing that is new for transparency and accountability.

We must hold the government to the highest standards for privacy and security.

I am troubled by some of the things we know and some of the things we don't know about privacy and security on HealthCare.gov.

Is there anything you could tell me about that?