Of the future. Weve adopted that as a way forward. We interact quite a bit with leadership and Law Enforcement, and the stone Garden Program that Congress Gave us several years back after the department was created is a very useful tool for us and is very well thought of by state and local. Could you give me your assessment of Border Security in the indian reservation, for example. I dont want to single those out. With the reservation compared to others, areas on the northern border, would you say its equivalent, better, worse . Im not aware of any deficiencies we have specifically. How about with the park . Glacier National Park . Same. We have an ongoing working relationship to be present and understand their concerns as well as being present on the border and patrolling. So the need for additional tools and i dont want to put words in your mouth. Need for additional tools, youve got it with operation stone garden, with the park service relationships, memorandums, whatever . Correct,
Yes, sir. What im trying to say is its a challenge in a sense that that in the way the budget is structured. Uh just talked in my opening remarks. These are undergoing operational assessment right now. Our two organizations sat down, and tried to put in the budget on my side ready for acquisition in that time frame and delivered in that time. And the cost is the acquisition and maintenance of that. I frankly doubt that the budget that he put in will get get approved. Its the way the structure, the budget is structured. Being an operational department, cbp have many urgent needs. And if otaa come up and ask for budget for a possible technology that may or may not be successful three years from now, it doesnt come as a very strong argument against other very urgent needs. So the problem of what we call wedging the budget, if we dont do that, then, of course, theres no smooth transition. To deliver a technology in fy 18, if by that time we pass all the assessment, and lets say obp asks, m