Jim Cooper actually said...

But meanwhile, as the inspector general told us in his testimony, your Department is spending about a billion dollars a year securing variou...

Then how can you say it was well defended? It was not well defended. That is why we are having this hearing.

What should be done at the contract level to increase accountability and liability for failures?

Secretary Poneman, B&W got nearly 60% of its award fee in FY2012. The security failure at Y-12 only cost them $12 million in un-earned fee.