rob neighbors conducted of the vha found, and i'm quoting, significant and chronic systemic failures, including too little responsiveness, transparency and accountability, and that is totally unacceptable. it recommends the vha be restructured and reformed with stronger management, leadership, and oversight, as well as more doctors and staff. and i totally agree, and we're going to make that happen. i've asked rob to remain at the va for now to help move these reforms forward. hiring of new vwa leaders has been frozen. vha leaders has been frozen to make sure the new team we're putting in place is the right one. based on the recommendations of our panel of experts i will be nominating the next leader of the vha. i want to get the very best leader on the job and get going on these reforms and we're going to work with congress to make sure the vha has more of the