Jim Cooper actually said...

With all due respect, it doesn't sound to me like you are taking responsibility, because aren't you the Deputy Secretary and haven't you bee...

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?