"the Federal Government spends a great proportion of its IT budget operating and maintaining legacy systems rather than investing in new ones."
"Congress must look to find new and creative ways to solve fiscal challenges and improve services through government IT modernization, and I could not agree more."
"Thank you, Ms. Kent."
"I want to thank you all for the testimony you submitted today, the feedback, your ideas, legislative and otherwise."
"A member of my family never went to college, makes more money than I do."
"the Federal Government does not know, I guess, what all systems that we have, which is deeply concerning to me."
"the worst witness we have ever had, I mean, ever. It was just terrible."
"Outdated technology forces air traffic controllers to use binoculars, 1800s-level technology, to coordinate plane landings."
"we are going to be introducing legislation to help improve modernization efforts with IT legacy systems."
"it was the worst witness we have ever had, I mean, ever."
"I intend to continue our Committee's dogged oversight of Federal agencies' IT modernization effort to ensure that we live up to that commitment."