Lolita C. Baldor
Christopher Swecker, chairman of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee speaks during a House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing about Military Criminal Investigative Organization Reform Recommendations from the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 16, 2021 - 5:53 PM
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday with how slowly improvements are being made to criminal investigation at Fort Hood, Texas, where rates of violent crime and sexual assaults are particularly high.
They grilled the commander of the Army's Criminal Investigation Command, or CID, who said she is âseizing this momentâ to correct the staffing and resource problems within her agency that led to sweeping failures in tracking and solving cases.