a contractor at the facility. that system did not utilize the background checks system that the federal -- or department of defense required. i'm sorry. i'm getting a tremendous amount of background noise. >> i apologize. hopefully we can fix that. we'll do the best we can and muddle through and hopefully you'll stay with me. could convi congressman, i want to take you back to the beginning of the shooter's career and ask you how he got into the navy reserves in the first place when he had an incidence of violence involving a gun in his background. >> that's the type of questions congress will be asking. congress is returning to washington today, and part of our oversight function will be to review both this individual and also the system that's currently in place. the inspector general report cites failures across the system with the navy, and i think that's something that people