Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. We have one item in the action plan that has been pushed out to 2026-27, and it is a long time frame. That is the automation technologies. That's the bar coding, the radio technology chips. It requires changes to our IT systems. It's going to require

Public Accounts committee  Okay. I'll ask Mr. Finn to provide some more detail on each of the elements, and where we're at.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Functional authority usually means that one of your senior leadership is responsible for an area but doesn't necessarily have direct accountability for it. Pat, for example, would be a functional authority about inventory materiel management, but at the sam

Public Accounts committee  I think it gets back to my earlier comment that inventory originally was very disaggregated, decentralized, in the department, so base commanders who will play a role in that inventory. We have parts in warehouses across the country and around the world. All of those people are b

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. First of all, thank you for your comments regarding NATO and the respect they have for the Canadian Forces. I think that's very much appreciated. I agree with you that Canada is very well respected in NATO. Let me start off by getting to the heart of your questions.

Public Accounts committee  My apologies, sir. In terms of the plan we've put in, I think we have made progress since the last plan. I talked about it somewhat at the beginning, in terms of going back and putting in the system, first of all. That's what was needed to help us break the back of it.

Public Accounts committee  It was part of the original plan, as I recall.

Public Accounts committee  I would believe so, sir.

Public Accounts committee  I can't answer that for you, but I'm happy to get you—

Public Accounts committee  Yes, sir.

Public Accounts committee  I am—

Public Accounts committee  Sir, first of all—

Public Accounts committee  I am responsible for it, even though it was my predecessor. I wasn't here at the time. I take that responsibility seriously. I'm the deputy now, and it is my responsibility and it's my accountability. If you would like an explanation on any matter of where we are now versus wher

Public Accounts committee  I would be happy to provide that back to the committee on every item we had in the 2012 plan—

Public Accounts committee  Go ahead.