Will you commit to keep the dashboard both current and accurate because it is neither right now?

You cannot manage what you cannot measure.

I recognize the effort, the professionalism, and the expertise that all of you bring to the table.

I think some of my back numbers were $88 billion in IT purchases, and about $44 billion of it got us nothing a couple of years ago.

What is the plan? What is the progress--none of which, by the way, have a metric on whether they are successful.

I would just recommend it. We are proud of the success of the Career Tech Program in Oklahoma. It is highly successful.

The government cannot manage what it cannot measure.

It just drives me nuts that we continue to spend money on programs that do not achieve anything without truly reforming.

Gene, your thoughts on that?

Do you not think that the American people deserve to be able to go online and see what all the programs are and where their money gets spent?

If we have CIOs, they ought to have the power as well as be held accountable for the implementation of this.