George Voinovich

Senator Graham, who in the Administration is going to read your report?

We have systematically underinvested in training in the Federal Government.

It would seem to me that if we are going to deal with this problem the way we would like to, each of the agencies need to be looked at in terms of the human capital commitment that has been made in the agencies.

The fact of the matter is to get into dotting the I's and crossing the T's.

Well, I would sure like to--how many of the agencies that were out there would have a national security dimension in them.

So you think the way it has worked is appropriate?

And just for the record, do you agree that the M in OMB should be the person that should be the orchestra leader and the quarterback on it?

I just think it is a good idea to get the folks that are there... to have them come back and share with you whether or not they think the training they are receiving is relevant to the job that they are doing.

So your observation should be that Dr. Sanders is doing the job he is supposed to do?

Now, this is kind of a follow-up for you, General Navas.

Have you done an analysis of what it is that you think the agencies you are working with need in terms of resources to do the job that you think that they need to do?

We do have antiviral drugs available to us to respond to the folks that are getting sick.

When are you going to be able to tell whether or not folks should be vaccinated for this?

I think that is very important.

The purpose of that is that somebody has the virus, and the antiviral deals with it so they do not get sick and die.

Please clarify that.

You need to clarify that because you have flu shots does not necessarily mean that you are going to be exempt from this.

This undertaking of looking at the future of NASA, I think it would be very important for you to share with the folks that are doing this that, many of us are very happy with the 10 healthy center concept.

In other words, you're dealing on a professional basis, with scientists, and the foreign policy thing hasn't entered into those negotiations? You feel that they're being fair and above-board?

Recently I was in Brussels and heard Sergiev Levrov, the Russian Foreign Minister give a speech, and I was quite concerned about the tone of this speech.

What's does NASA do about these in terms of contractors?

I think that kind of work on your part is very important.

Too often NASA does not do a good enough job in letting the folks of this country know how the work that they're doing has so many other things that make a difference in people's lives.

I was concerned about what the administration would do about the NASA budget.

I think the real challenge now is to make sure that we allocate these resources in the places that it makes the most difference.