The overall effect of the Executive order is to jump-start some key initiatives that begin to address the cybersecurity threat.

So these are commercial ventures, these for-profit schools and what access do they have to the military?

So why have you drawn that line or why do you think that line has been drawn?

I trusted--and I still do--that we were hiring the very best, trusting them to not only give us their best in terms of knowledge but also their loyalty to our country.

The President's Executive order and the Department of Education's launch of the college scorecard suggests that we are moving in a different direction to give more information to students about the quality of courses and their outcomes.

My most significant concern with 215 was that it would be used to obtain sensitive personal information of innocent Americans who had no connection to any suspected terrorism or spy activity.

What is the effect of this Executive order? Is it improving your ability to share information with the private sector?

The Republican-controlled Senate approved my reform to 215 unanimously. However, the Bush administration objected.

It seems to me to be a problem there, that if we are just going to pay, even if they don't complete the course or a portion of the course.

And third, it is just could be for the sake of education, just to learn something that you did not know.

If it were a sizeable number, you would probably know, wouldn't you?

We ought to give them a break in life. They are doing what we ask them to do.

I take it from that, that you believe that one of the effective elements of leadership is education.

Is there a centralized complaint system that has been established for members of the military who are unhappy with the experience they are having in the TA program?

That seems to be a significant loophole that could undermine the quality of a servicemember's education.

It really is not a credible accreditation process for most of your schools.

In the last 10 years or so, there has been a dramatic shift in this Tuition Assistance program with some 40 percent of the money going to a handful of for-profit schools.

But in terms of an objective scorecard for members of the military to look at the various schools to see--for example, if I took a course from the American Military University, would my hours be transferable to a community college in my…

My concern is that servicemembers enrolled in for-profit colleges may not only be using tuition assistance for some courses that may not be valuable, but they may also be using up their personal one-time future VA educational benefits at…

we sincerely appreciate Senator Durbin's interest in this issue and we look forward to working with all stakeholders on a fair solution for our student-veterans.

But the Government is paying the school regardless.

if your industry does not establish credible standards of excellence and quality, you are covering up for the bad guys.

It seems inappropriate.

Do you recall whether there were any schools which have been chronic in terms of complaints?

If you take courses through the University of Maryland's University College in the TA program and don't complete your degree, what is the likelihood that those course credits can be transferred to another institution when you come back…