diff --git a/core/analyzer.go b/core/analyzer.go
index 304e045..45b1b7b 100644
--- a/core/analyzer.go
+++ b/core/analyzer.go
@@ -92,9 +92,12 @@ func (gas *Analyzer) process(filename string, source interface{}) error {
 
 		// here we get type info
 		gas.context.Info = &types.Info{
-			Types: make(map[ast.Expr]types.TypeAndValue),
-			Defs:  make(map[*ast.Ident]types.Object),
-			Uses:  make(map[*ast.Ident]types.Object),
+			Types:      make(map[ast.Expr]types.TypeAndValue),
+			Defs:       make(map[*ast.Ident]types.Object),
+			Uses:       make(map[*ast.Ident]types.Object),
+			Selections: make(map[*ast.SelectorExpr]*types.Selection),
+			Scopes:     make(map[ast.Node]*types.Scope),
+			Implicits:  make(map[ast.Node]types.Object),
 		}
 
 		conf := types.Config{Importer: importer.Default()}
diff --git a/core/resolve.go b/core/resolve.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c5070c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/resolve.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// (c) Copyright 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package core
+
+import "go/ast"
+
+func resolveIdent(n *ast.Ident, c *Context) bool {
+	if n.Obj == nil || n.Obj.Kind != ast.Var {
+		return true
+	}
+	if node, ok := n.Obj.Decl.(ast.Node); ok {
+		return TryResolve(node, c)
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func resolveAssign(n *ast.AssignStmt, c *Context) bool {
+	for _, arg := range n.Rhs {
+		if !TryResolve(arg, c) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func resolveCompLit(n *ast.CompositeLit, c *Context) bool {
+	for _, arg := range n.Elts {
+		if !TryResolve(arg, c) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func resolveBinExpr(n *ast.BinaryExpr, c *Context) bool {
+	return (TryResolve(n.X, c) && TryResolve(n.Y, c))
+}
+
+func resolveCallExpr(n *ast.CallExpr, c *Context) bool {
+	// TODO(tkelsey): next step, full function resolution
+	return false
+}
+
+func TryResolve(n ast.Node, c *Context) bool {
+	switch node := n.(type) {
+	case *ast.BasicLit:
+		return true
+
+	case *ast.CompositeLit:
+		return resolveCompLit(node, c)
+
+	case *ast.Ident:
+		return resolveIdent(node, c)
+
+	case *ast.AssignStmt:
+		return resolveAssign(node, c)
+
+	case *ast.CallExpr:
+		return resolveCallExpr(node, c)
+
+	case *ast.BinaryExpr:
+		return resolveBinExpr(node, c)
+	}
+
+	ast.Print(c.FileSet, n)
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/rules/subproc.go b/rules/subproc.go
index 99f8f68..d47ae26 100644
--- a/rules/subproc.go
+++ b/rules/subproc.go
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 package rules
 
 import (
-	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 	"go/ast"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+
+	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 )
 
 type Subprocess struct {
@@ -27,10 +28,8 @@ type Subprocess struct {
 
 func (r *Subprocess) Match(n ast.Node, c *gas.Context) (*gas.Issue, error) {
 	if node := gas.MatchCall(n, r.pattern); node != nil {
-		// call with variable command or arguments
 		for _, arg := range node.Args {
-			if _, test := arg.(*ast.BasicLit); !test {
-				// TODO: try to resolve the symbol ...
+			if !gas.TryResolve(arg, c) {
 				what := "Subprocess launching with variable."
 				return gas.NewIssue(c, n, what, gas.High, gas.High), nil
 			}
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func (r *Subprocess) Match(n ast.Node, c *gas.Context) (*gas.Issue, error) {
 
 func NewSubproc() (r gas.Rule, n ast.Node) {
 	r = &Subprocess{
-		pattern: regexp.MustCompile(`^exec.Command$`),
+		pattern: regexp.MustCompile(`^exec\.Command|syscall\.Exec$`),
 	}
 	n = (*ast.CallExpr)(nil)
 	return
diff --git a/rules/subproc_test.go b/rules/subproc_test.go
index 4f9528c..d71ef7b 100644
--- a/rules/subproc_test.go
+++ b/rules/subproc_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func TestSubprocess(t *testing.T) {
     )
 
     func main() {
-    	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/sleep", "5")
+			val := "/bin/" + "sleep"
+    	cmd := exec.Command(val, "5")
     	err := cmd.Start()
     	if err != nil {
     		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func TestSubprocessVar(t *testing.T) {
     )
 
     func main() {
-      run := "sleep"
+      run := "sleep" + someFunc()
     	cmd := exec.Command(run, "5")
     	err := cmd.Start()
     	if err != nil {
@@ -98,3 +99,22 @@ func TestSubprocessPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 	checkTestResults(t, issues, 1, "Subprocess launching with partial path.")
 }
+
+func TestSubprocessSyscall(t *testing.T) {
+	analyzer := gas.NewAnalyzer(false, nil, nil)
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewSubproc())
+
+	issues := gasTestRunner(`
+    package main
+
+    import (
+    	"log"
+    	"os/exec"
+    )
+
+    func main() {
+    	syscall.Exec("/bin/cat", []string{ "/etc/passwd" }, nil)
+    }`, analyzer)
+
+	checkTestResults(t, issues, 1, "Subprocess launching should be audited.")
+}