John Thune actually said...

But are the rules for Stage 2 not final?

The leap from the current Stage 2 requirements, particularly with regard to interoperability, is going to be very difficult.

A lot of the money that has gone out the door, that seems to be the metric instead of, what is the metric or what is the measuring stick for...

Your agency's Office of the Inspector General has warned that this is a potential problem.