Now, everybody was being paid, but contracts weren't being paid, contractors were not being paid, and program dollars were not done. What does that mean? Simple things like in fema, All the fire training center, all the domestic preparedness conferences, all the things that we do to be able to prepare for a hurricane coming up for this fall, those things couldn't happen. All the work to be able to prepare for wildfires, none of that could actually happen for our cybersecurity professionals while we have an ongoing conflict with Iran. (08:07–08:17)
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