Meeting on the 10th for possible action. If there is any lingering issues or questions, a special meeting could be called the following week. It happened in the past. That is a possibility in case there are any issues of the advance of the second submissions. Now that the citys budget process is a 2year process, the first 1 fiscal year 20162017 is the first one approved. No major changes from the current year. I want how highlight some items. The main issue on the budget is the annualization in the a lot of issues in the department with regards to mainly positions. Most positions were funded at. 7 and. 5. Those positions are annualized fully for 1617. Originally in the budget we had two fire academies budget for 16, 17 and 18. However given the award last year of the federal safer grant we were able to add an Academy Grant to that. We are going to have three academies, one in june, one in october and one projected for march 17th. I briefly wanted to update the commission on the departm
Enforcement actions and the lessons that we should take away from them. We must recognize that Enforcement Actions are just one part of the answer, so im interested in hearing also about how we can better inform computer users of the dangers of botnets and what other hygiene steps we can take to address this threat. My hope is that this hearing starts a conversation among those dealing day to day with the botnet threat and those of us in congress who are deeply concerned about that threat. Congress, of course, cannot and should not dictate tactics for fighting botnets. That must be driven by the expertise of those on the front lines of the fight, but congress does have an Important Role to make sure there is a solid Legal Foundation for Enforcement Actions against botnets and clear standards governing when they can occur. We must also ensure that botnet takedowns and other actions are carried out in a way that protects consumers privacy. All while recognizing that botnets themselves re
Agency is an agency that has gone far beyond the pail when it comes to regulating businesses. The government has regulated Energy Production and development out of business practically. I dont know if we could find out at this moment when the last oil refinery was constructed in this country. We need policy that would enable business men and women to invest in the development of our natural resources. I support oil andatural gas. South dakota and frankly hiwater well. I know of a rancher who was drilling water 30 miles or so from rapid city and pumped oil for five days. It is here ladies and gentlemen we see government restricting the governor. Larry pressler 60 seconds on south dakota oil. I would get on one of the Energy Committees and work i would use my senior at it, which i can take back to the senate and get on one of the Energy Committees and work for legislation that would allow development of oil and south dakota with extreme environmental care. Now i cosponsored three water p
And that is the involvement of Security Experts in development of the Design Excellence program. I know there were some who were on the commission to develop it. But ms. Munaz and mr. Green, if you could address the actual input of the Security Experts into the program and setting standards in the program, and whether theres an ongoing effort to keep the Security Experts involved. Beyond what the state department comes up with on its own. One of the criticisms that has happened has been that the state department has underestimated the security needs and the security threats. And i want to make sure as we move forward and build these embassies that security considerations are part of that ongoing process of assessment. So if you could sort of address that, starting from who was on the initial commission and whether that involvement and security continues and mr. Green, if you could gives your assessment as a security expert yourself. Im not really a security expert. You led the committe
Were doing. Could you comment, please, sir . Yes, sir. The observations that we made, and this is in the report and certainly not allconclusive. These werent six guys in the mess hall who dreamed these things up. These were based on comments we got from Security Experts who were with obo on a daily basis. I would tell you for one, if you can build a beautiful embassy under Design Excellence and you can do it as fast, and it doesnt cost any more, im all for it. I dont care. I dont care what we build. But what i am concerned with, its just not logical to the people we talk to and, frankly, to me that you can build under Design Excellence as quickly and as costeffectively as we did under standard Embassy Design. You pull a design off the shelf and build it and adopt the facade in a way that is fitting with the local the country as opposed to going through a design bid build with architects and builders, it just doesnt make sense. Now, if you can show me with facts and figures that it does