by senator kaine and other members read we are in the midst of voting. i like to welcome her awareness as to the hearing this afternoon. frederick stefany deputy secretary. that is a mouthful. welcome mr. secretary. assistant secretary of the navy for research development and acquisition admiral william galinis systems command rear admiral troy mcclelland program executive officer for industrial infrastructure and ms. diana maurer in the government accounting office. thank you for your service to the nation and for the truly professional service of the men and women under your command. i also want to recognize the ranking member senator cramer and senator kaine and senator sullivan and i appreciate my colleagues joining us to hold this joint readiness hearing on this very important subject. we stand at a crossroads today. the nation shipyards are in dire need of modernization to make sure to maintain the current fleet in the fate of the future. encourage the navy has finally