"It would seem to me... we are going to see them again anytime soon."
"I think it gets harder at the State level, but you still have that chief operating officer role as the Governor."
"There really is not that equivalent at the Federal level, and I think that has been one of the challenges."
"But whether this position will be maintained, whether it will have enough juice I think the jury is still out."
"There is governmental oversight, but there is not a governmental efficiency metrics performance group."
"I think our Federal work force at times feels overwhelmed with whatever--whoever is coming in has got a new set of reporting requirements."
"You have to be relentless, that none of this is easy, none of this comes quickly."
"As a matter of fact, it was ranked No. 1 in the whole country, a designation that we maintained until changes just in the last week or so."
"I urge you to support that request."
"We put the brakes on spending."
"the worst example of penny-wise, pound-foolish is not investing in the Federal contracting oversight work force"
"It has been, a national embarrassment."