EFFORT TO MAKE TECHNOLOGY A PART OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
           MORE MONEY SHOULD BE APPROPRIATED FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING.
           REGULATIONS NEED TO BE WRITTEN SO THAT THE MARKET CAN OFFER
           CURRICULAR RELEVANT COURSES TO STUDENTS IN THE HOME AND
           SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO SETTLE THE DISPUTES SURROUNDING THE E-RATE
           SO OUR SCHOOL BOARDS CAN PLAN AND BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. THIRD, WE
           NEED BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT ON HOW TO PROTECT PRIVACY AND
           SECURITY. THE ENCRYPTION DEBATE HAS HOBBLED OUR EFFORTS TO
           WRITE LAWYERS UNDERSND ENABLED OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NATIONAL

           SECURITY AGENCIES TO CARRY OUT THAIR MISSION OF KEEPING
           AMERICANS SAFE WHILE HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE MARKET TO
           INCREASE SECURITY AND PRIVACY. ANY DISCUSSION OF SDURETE
           SECURITY ON-LINE MUST INVOLVE ENCRYPTION ISSUES. OVER THE PAST
           FIVE YEARS, THE DEBATE OVER ENCRYPTION POLICY HAS PITTED PEOPLE
           AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. YET ALL OF THESE INTERESTS WOULD AGREE
           THAT PROVIDING SECURITY IN OUR PUBLIC NET NETWORKS IS

           ESSENTIAL. PERSONAL PRIVACY IN THE DIGITAL WORLD SHOULD NOT
           SUFFER AT THE HAND OF UNREASONABLE EXPORT LAWS. THEREFORE IT
           CONGRESS SHOULD TAKE ACTION IN THE COMING YEAR TO REMOVE EXPORT
           RESTRICTIONS ON ENCRYPTION PRODUCTS OF ANY STRAIN. I AM
           CONFIDENT THAT THROUGH COOPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DISPRI,
           ENCRYPTION CAN BE EXPORTED WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE LEGITIMATE
           NEEDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY. A COMPROMISE
           CAN BE DRAFTED IF ALL PARTIES BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ARE
           WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE COMMON GOAL OF

           MAINTAINING AMERICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE NEW DIGITAL AGE.
           FOURTH, MR. PRESIDENT, WE SHOULD CREATE IN FLAW A PANEL
           CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS,
           AND LEADERS IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY TO ADDRESS THE
           IMPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON OUR SOCIETY AND OUR
           SECURITY. WE SHOULD ALSO CREATE A NEW NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR
           INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL BOTH PERFORM RESEARCH IN THIS
           FIELD AND SERVE AS A FORUM FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE
           ISSUES ARISING FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. MRPRESIDENT, THIS
           FOURTH AREA, A NEW PANEL AND A NEW LABORATORY, THAT I'D LIKE TO

           DISCUSS TODAY. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO OFFER REASONS WHY THESE
           THINGS ARE NEEDED. WE NEED THEM BOTH FOR STARTERS BECAUSE THE
           NEW THREAT OF INFORMATION WARFARE REQUIRES A NEW PARADIGM IN
           WHICH THE MILITARY MUST RELY LIKE NEVER BEFORE ON OTHER
           GANIZATIONS AND NUGSS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS. EVEN IF ALL THE
           INFORMATION SAFEGUARDS FOR THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S DATA,
           EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATIONS WERE AIRTIGHT THAT WITH NOT BE
           ADEQUATE. CURRENTLY, MORE THAN 95 PUNISH OF ALL WIDE-AREA
           DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAVEL ON COMMERCIAL CIRCUITS AND

           NETWORKS AND IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLICATE THAT TYPE OF
           CAPABILITY ON OUR OWN. SHOULD AN ELECTRONIC ATTACK COME, IT
           WILL LIKELY NOT BE AIMED JUST AS MILITARY TARGETS BUT AT
           CIVILIAN SECTORS AS WELL. IT IS NOT SIMPLY THAT THE PRIVATE
           SECTOR RELIES ON THE MILL TAIFIRM THE MILITARY RELIES ON THE
           PRIVATE SECTOR. THAT IS ONE REASON WE AS A GOVERNMENT CANNOT
           AFFORD TO IGNORE THE DEFENSE OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR
           INFRASTRUCTURE. WE CANNOT DO OUR MOST BASIC JOB, PROTECTING
           NATIONAL SECURITY, WITHOUT THEM. IN THIS NEW WORLD OF

           TECHNOLOGY, IF ONE OF US GETS TRIPPED, WE ALL RISK A FALL. OUR
           GOVERNMENT, AS IT IS NOW ORGANIZED, CAN SCARCELY COPE WITH
           THESE NEW CHALLENGES. WE NEED DRESS THE DEVELOPMENT AND
           VULNERABILITY OF THE AMERICAN INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE NOW.
           THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS ESTABLISHED OVER THPAST 60 YEARS FOR
           TELECOMMUNICATION, PROO AND TELEVISION MAY NOT IN FACT MOST
           LIKELY WILL NOT KNIT THE INFORMATION ECONOMY. EXISTING LAWS AND
           REGULATIONS SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND REVISED OR ELIMINATED TO
           REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE NEW ELECTRONIC AGE. AS A GOVERNMENT,

           WE NEED TO REASSESS THE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR
           DIFFERENT PARTS AND THE LINES OF AUTHORITY THAT CONNECT THEM TO
           ENSURE THAT WE ARE BEST ORGANIZED TO FACE THIS THREAT. MORE
           THAN FWO DOZEN FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE EITHER JURISDICTION OR A
           DIRECT INTEREST IN THE REGULATION OF FRA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
           AS IT APPLIED TO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. THE CONGRESS HAS S. NO
           BETTER OFF. IN CONGRESS, SOME 19 COMPLEETZ RESPONSIBLE FOR
           LEGISLATION ON THE SAME ISSUES. THE GOVERNMENT HAS MUCH TO
           OFFER THROUGH OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SECURITY CONCEPTS AND
           TECHNOLOGY, AWLONG THE VULNERABILITIES OF INFORMATION

           TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS. WE ARE STRONGLY COMMITTED TO SHARE THIS
           KNOWLEDGE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SUCH PARTNERSHIPS ARE
           CRUCIAL BUT THERE ARE SOME PITFALLS. AND WE WILL NEED TO BUILD
           A BALANCED APPROACH. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO
           GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT GOVERNMENT WANTS TO INCREASE ITS
           INVOLVEMENT IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
           BUSINESSES. THIS IS NOT AT ALL THE CASE. AND FEW THINGS WILL
           DRIVE THE PRIVATE SECTOR AWAY LIKE POTENTIAL FOR MORE
           GOVERNMENT INTRUSION. GOVERNMENT KNOWS BEST IS NOT THE MESSAGE

           WE WOULD NOT TO SEND. AS GENERAL PRINCIPLE, GOVERNMENT SHOULD
           STEP IN ONLY WHEN PROBLEMS EXCEED THE COMPANLTS OF THE PRIVATE
           SECTOR AND THE REMEDIES OF THE MARKETPLACE. HOWEVER, IN CASES
           WHERE THERE ARE NO REASONABLE BUSINESS REASONS FOR COMPANIES TO
           MAKE PREPARATIONS SUCH AS TO COUNTER A SIMULTANEOUSLY ATTACK
           AGAIN MULTIPLE INFRASTRUCTURES, THEN GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE READY
           TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. ULTIMATELY, THAT WILL BE OUR BEST COURSE OF
           ACTION. A SOLUTION THAT COMBINES THE ENTREPRENEURIAL STRENGTH

           AND ENERGY OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH A NATIONAL MISSION OF THE
           GOVERNMENT. ONE CANNOT OVERSTATE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET THE
           GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY RELATIONS RIGHT BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM AS A
           FOUNDATION, THE VALUE OF ALL OTHER EFFORTS WILL BE
           SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED. A FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE IN MANY CASES
           IS GTING INFORMATION ABOUT VULNERABILITIES AND THREATENS
           ITSELF. AND THIS SIMPLY CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE FOUNDATION
           OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR INFORMATION SHARING. WE CANNOT SOLVE
           THIS BY UNILATERAL GOVERNMENT EFFORTS. WE HAVE TO MOVE TOGETHER
           TO SOLVE EM. AND, MR. PRESIDENT, IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT BOTH THE

           GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR WITH FINDING THIS DIFFICULT AND
           COMPLICATED AND FRUSTRATING. THE COMBAT CYBERATTACKS WHETHER BY
           TERRORISTS, SPIES, DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES, PRANK STERX ONE NEEDS
           BOTH TECHNICAL SOPHISTICATION AND COOPERATION AMONG NUMEROUS
           COMPANIES, AGENCIES AND NATIONS. IT IS GOING TO BE COMPARATIVE
           FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE
           PRIVATE SECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS, AND LAW
           ENFORCEMENT WORK TOGETHER. NOT JUST ON THIS ISSUE BUT ON ISSUES
           FOR THE FUTURE. MANY FEAR THESE DISCUSSIONS WOULD LEAD TO
           GOVERNMENT INTRUSIVENESS AND A. BUSE OF POWER. AMERICANS HAVE

           ALWAYS HAD A HEALTHY CONCEPT SYSTEM AGAINST GOVERNMENT POWER
           AND OUR CONSTITUTION SETS STRICT LIMITS ON WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN
           AND CANNOT DO. MR. PRESIDENT, TO GET PAST THE SUSPICION BETWEEN
           THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOVERNMENT, WE NEED TWO THINGS. FIRST,
           WE NEED A MECHANISM THAT TRANSCENDS NARROW ORGANIZATIONAL
           POLITICIAN TO BRING CONSENSUS. SECONDLY, WE NEED A SILT FOR
           ADVANCED RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION THAT
           ALSO PROVIDES A VENUE FOR CONSTRUCTIVE AND ONGOING DIALOGUE
           WITH SCRTIRX THE GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA. I BELIEVE CONGRESS

           SHOULD ACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO CREATE A BLUE RIBBON PANEL OF
           LEADERS, LEADERS FROM COMPAN CAP KOL HILL. WE NEED TO HAVE A
           PANEL THAT CAN SPEAK WITH AUTHORITY ON BOTH POLITICS AND
           POLICY. FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WE NEED TO SEE A COMMITMENT OF
           TIME, ATTENTION, AND RESOURCES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. CABINET
           OFFICERS NEED TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SHAPING THE SOLUTIONS
           THAT ARE GOING TO EMERGE FROM SUCH A PANE THE ISSU ARE
           COMPLAITSED AND HAVE FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS. SO TEDS END OF

           THE DAY, WE NEED TO HAVE LEADERS THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS,
           CABINET AND CABINET-LEVEL FISHES, WHO ARE PREPARED TO FORGE THE
           NECESSARY COMPROMISES AND MAKE THE CASE FOR INDUSTRY, AND TO
           THE PUBLIC. CONGRESS, MR. PRESIDENT, FLEEDSS TO TAKE A SIMILAR
           PROGRESS MATTER I CAN APPROACH. COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS WITH
           THEIR EXPERTISE IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY
           NEED TO BE ON THIS PANEL AND GIVE IT RAOUL THE ATTENTION THEY
           WOULD A PIECE OF LEGISLATION. CLEARLY, MR. PRESIDENT,
           GOVERNMENT CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. WE NEED THE PERSPECTIVE, THE
           INSIGHT AND VISION OF EXPERTS WHO ARE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENTS
           OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIELD AND WHO CAN PREDICT ON THE

           BASIS OF THAT EXPERIENCE WHERE TECHNOLOGY IS GOING. MR.
           PRESIDENT, THE COMPLIMENT TO THIS CONGRESSIONAL PANEL SHOULD BE
           A FORM WHERE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC OFFICIALS CAN
           WORK ON THESE PROBLEMS IN A SYSTEMATIC, CONFIDENCE SHOL AND
           DISPASSIONATE WAY. I PROPOSE THAT WE LEARN FROM OUR EXPERIENCE
           AND LOOK TO THOSE MODELS OF GOVERNMENT COOPERATION THAT HAVE
           WORKED IN THE PAST. WE CAN LEARN FROM AGENCIES LIKE THE
           NATIONAL SAFETY TRANSPORTATION BOARD, DARPA AND OTHER
           FEDERALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
           SPECIFICALLY, CONGRESS SHOULD PASS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD

           ENABLE THE PRESIDENT TO CREATE A NEW NATIONAL LAB FRI AND
           RESEARCH FACILITY TO ADDRESS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
           PROTECTION. THE ROLE AND MISSION OF SUCH AN ORGANIZATION WOULD
           BE TO TARGET THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT ARE NOW SUFFERING FROM
           SPORADIC, CONTRADICTORY OR INSUFFICIENT ATTENTION. WE SURPLUS A
           SLTAUCH CAN ADDRESS THE ENTIRE RANGE OF NATIONAL SECURITY
           PLANNING AND EXECUTION. IN OTHER WORDS, THREAT ASSESSMENT AND
           EVALUE WAY, DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS ARE INDEED AQUI
           DECISION, R AND D ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM FROM LARGE-SCALE

           CONFLICT TO PEACEKEEPING AND OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR. BUT
           THIS CENTER SHOULD ALSO HELP TO DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
           TO MAKE CIVILIAN AND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURE.
           TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION, MR. PRESIDENT, THE INFORMATION
           TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES SHOULD HAVE TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND
           DEVELOPMENT BY INDUSTRY OR GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM THAT
           AIMS TO PROTECT OUR PRIVACY, SHIELD OUR COMMERCIAL INTERESTS
           AND DEFEND OUR NATION AGAINST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THREATS.
           SECOND, IT SHOULD ENSURE THAT THERE'S SECURITY CONDUIT FOR THE
           EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT SECURITY THREATS. THIRD, IT

           SHOULD PROVIDE A FORM FOR DEVELOPING AND MANAGING RESPONSES AND
           CONTINGENCY PLOONS. BOTH DRELD AND IN COOPERATION WITH A THE
           NATIONAL COMMAND AUTHORITY. THE INRMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
           WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS AS A
           FEDERALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER. BUT IT SHOULD
           ALSO BE ABLE TO ESTABLISHIFY-BASED AGENCIES WITH CONTRACTS WITH
           FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS UNIVERSITIES,
           SPECIFIC SERVICES SO THAT BUDGET COSTS CAN BE KEPT DO A
           MINIMUM. THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY CAN ALSO
           CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE SCRTAI TO DO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 7

           WHILE TAKING SPECIAL PRE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT DATA OR
           INFORMATION. THE LABORATORY, MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD ALSO REPORT
           ANNUALLY TO THE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT NEATS COMPO IN COMONG AND
           TO THE PRESIDENT. IN JUST FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, KNOWLEDGE AND
           INFORMATION WORKERS WILL MAKE UP ONE-THIRD OF ALL THE WORKERS
           IN OUR MULTI MULTITRILLION DOLLAR ECONOMY. WE CAN CREATE A SAFE
           CORRIDOR FOR THEIR PASSAGE TO THE NEXT CENTURY. OR WE CAN
           CONTINUE TO TALK PAST EACH OTHER WHILE THE INFORMATION
           SUPERHIGHWAY ATTRACTION MORE AND MORE ROBBERS AND FRAUTEDS AND

           TERRORISTS. WE NEED TO COME TO THIS TASK WITH A CLEAR SENSE OF
           PURPOSE AND FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE URGENCY INVOLVED. AMERICA
           HAS GAINED MUCH IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND STANTEDZS TO GAIN
           MUCH MORE AS THESE SYSTEMS MA CURE. OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON THE
           SUCCESS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. WITH THAT SUCCESS AND OUR SECURITY
           DEPENDENT ON FINDING THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT WILL
           IDENTIFY AND CORRECT VUL NERNLTS BEFORE THEY ARE EXPLOITED.
           TOGETHER I'M CERTAIN WE CAN ADDRESS THE PROBLEM SHALL AN EN

           ENNOBLE BUT PERFECT DEMOCRACY SUCH AS OURS, ANSWERS ARE NOT
           IMPOSSIBLE. THEY ARE ONLY -- I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE OF

           MY COLLEAGUES TO FACE THIS CHALLENGE AND I YIELD THE FLOOR. MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT?
           
           

           THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM IDAHO.
           

           MR. CRAIG: MR. PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF THE MAJORITY LEADER, LET
           ME PROPOUND A COUPLE OF UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS. I ASK
           UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE RERECEIVES FROM THE
           HOUSE LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR CONTINUED GOVERNMENT FUNDING
           UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, THE BILL BE CONSIDERED
           AGREED TO AND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID UPON THE TABLE.
           

           THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE OBJECTION?
           
           

           MR. FORD: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, MR. PRESIDENT, AND I'M
           SURE I WON'T, BUT LET ME CHECK FOR JUST A MOMENT.
           

           MR. CRAIG: CERTAINLY IT HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH THE OTHER SIDE.
           

           MR. FORD: MR. PRESIDENT, I DO NOT OBJECT.
           

           THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
           

           MR. CRAIG: MR. PRESIDENT, I ALSO ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT
           MORNING BUSINESS BE EXTENDED
           
           UNTIL 4:00 P.M. TODAY WITH SENATORS PERMITTED TO SPEAK UP TO
           FIVE MINUTES.
           

           THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION.
           

           MR. CRAIG: MR. PRESIDENT, WITH THAT, I WOULD CONTINUE TO SPEAK
           IN MORNING BUSINESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. MR. PRESIDENT, A GREAT
           DEAL HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT HERE THIS AFTERNOON AS TO WHAT THIS
           CONGRESS AND OUR PRESIDENT WILL DO ON THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION. I
           AM ONCE AGAIN PLEASED TO SEE OUR PRESIDENT ENGAGED AND SPENDING
           TIME TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION. HE HAS SPENT SO MUCH TIME

           SKIPPING CLASS AND TRYING TO AVOID DETENTION THAT HE FAILED TO
           LEARN ABOUT WHAT REPUBLICANS AND A MAJORITY HERE IN CONGRESS
           HAS BEEN DOING ON BEHALF OF EDUCATION FOR THE LAST GOOD MANY
           MONTHS. IT IS WITH THAT IN MIND THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, FOR A FEW
           MOMENTS, TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND WHAT IS BEING DONE.
           AND I AM PLEASED THAT THE PRESIDENT IS ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED -- WE
           FINALLY GOT HIS ATTENTION IN THE LAST WEEK. HE'S STAYING IN THE
           WHITE HOUSE AND TRYING TO WORK WITH US TO RESOLVE SOME OF THESE

           ISSUES. THAT IS IMPORTANT, IT IS TIME THE CONGRESS ADJOURNED,
           BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE MUST FINISH YOU OUR WORK BEFORE WE GO.
           THE PRESIDENT DID COME HOME ON OCCASION TO VETO A FEW BILLS
           THIS YEAR, BUT HE SEEMS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THEFM HE SEEMS TO
           HAVE FORGOTTEN THE COVERDELL A-PLUS EDUCATION BILL THAT HE
           VETOED, THAT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS,
           WOULD HAVE ALLOWED PARENTS TO SET ASIDE $2,000 A YEAR PER CHILD
           FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES EXPENSES. TEACHING TESTING AND MERIT

           PAY WOULD REWARD TEACHERS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THE
           CLASSROOM. THAT WAS A PART OF THE BILL THAT HE VETOED. DOLLARS
           TO THE CLASSROOM THAT WOULD PUT MONEY DIRECTLY FROM THE FEDERAL
           GOVERNMENT INTO HELPING STUDENTSS INSTEAD OF THE BUREAUCRAT. IT
           IS INTERESTING THAT MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE A FEW
           MOMENTS AGO INTRODUCED INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT G.A.O. SAID.
           WELL, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID. WHAT
           THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAID ABOUT ITS OWN PROBLEMS WITH
           PAPERWORK AND
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