"So I really think that we are helpful to you in raising these issues and asking you to come here, because it kind-of keeps the stuff in the forefront of what you are doing."
"We know that you all do really important work and that this is an important Department, but we also know that there are places like TSA that have internal concerns and threats right now as it relates ..."
"The report on HRIT released today by the Government Accountability Office makes clear that after more than a decade of sustained investment in HRIT, the program has provided virtually none of the capa..."
"Today, the subcommittee meets to respond to a serious management challenge facing the Department of Homeland Security--specifically, how does DHS build and maintain the large, complex workforce needed..."
"I wasn't suggesting that you were relinquishing anything. My concern is whether or not there is follow-up and accountability."
"It just seems to me that this is so vitally important to ensuring that there is consistency and that you have what you need."
"Is this something that should be uniformly applied across the Department because it ensures consistency and certain standards?"
"The RFS is a political lightning rod."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Milholland, it has been almost 4 years since the committee launched its investigation of the IRS..."
"Your company has a very bad physical, public image right now, if you care to know that."
"How are we to believe that?"