Prepare and train for it. He spokes in Salt Lake City to talk to leaders on the international stage. It was hosted by the utah council of kip diplomacy. Its an hour and 10 minutes. As a proud arm brat, its my privilege to introduce general david d perk perkins. Hes responsible for training and educating professionals and designing the future u. S. Army to support National Security. A graduate of the u. S. Military academy at west point in 1980. General perkins held numerous leadership positions over his career. These include special assistant to the speaker of the house, 104th u. S. Congress. Battalion commander in macedonia. Brigades commander, leading over 300,000 personnel during the invasion of iraq, executive assistant to the vicechairman of the joints chief of staff and division commander. The u. S. Forces from iraq in 2010 through 2011. Most recently, some november 2011 to february of to 14, general perkins commanded the u. S. Armys premier education and Leader Development insti
Host got to leave it there and i apologize only because were done with this threehour program where we looked at free speech. Time for us to conclude. We take you towe now take you ts institution in washington, d. C. A form looking over Security Matters over 21st century security, looking at the Trump Administration and Security Matters. We will take you to that forum right now. Allow them to take off from where i leave. We will have broad discussion up here amongst ourselves. To my left is former secretary of defense robert hale. He has been through the battles of iraq and afghanistan and sequestration and shutdown. He has seen it all in the obama years where he was for the most of that time. He is speaking today under his own auspices. He is my former boss, i worked with him at the Congressional Budget Office 25 years ago. I know. Twoeflects badly at least ways, the amount of time and your progeny, so to speak. He then went to the air force and was the comptroller through the 1990s f
Forum. Let me introduce each of the gentlemen here and then i will say a couple of broad words about where we stand in the Defense Budget to allow them to take off from where i leave off. We will have broad discussion among ourselves and go to you about half way through. Immediately to my left is former under secretary of defense who is pentagons comptroller. Bob has been through the battles of not only iraq and afghanistan but sequestration and shut down and has pretty much seen it all in the obama years where he was the comptroller for most of that period of time. He has been with hamilton but speaking today under his own and is also my former boss. I worked for him at the Congressional Budget Office. After that reflects badly in two ways by the time but as things turned out bob went to the air force and was comptroller throughout the Clinton Administration and spent a number of years in various pursuits. And then tom wright is sitting in the middle today. Tom is my colleague at broo
In their ability to gain opportunity, support their families, and have some modest aspect of the american dream. Right now people do not feel that and we do not have a system that is coordinated in a way to be able to put that together. We do have programs that do positive things that we should double down on. Whether that is apprenticeships or advanced manufacturing. We need to paint a picture, what are we doing in various communities . Whether that is world communities, or communities like the southside of chicago where there should be job prospects. I do not think either party answer that question. And that is going to be laid right at the feet of the next administration. I want to see a congress that works. I am tired of everybody bickering and nothing getting done. Ms. Bumiller thank you both, thank you to the audience. [applause] follow the transition of government on cspan as president elect trump prepares his ca cabinet. , live a demand at cspan. Org, on our free radio app. Nex
In their ability to gain opportunity, support their families, and have some modest aspect of the american dream. Right now people do not feel that and we do not have a system that is coordinated in a way to be able to put that together. We do have programs that do positive things that we should double down on. Whether that is apprenticeships or advanced manufacturing. We need to paint a picture, what are we doing in various communities . Whether that is world communities, or communities like the southside of chicago where there should be job prospects. I do not think either party answer that question. And that is going to be laid right at the feet of the next administration. I want to see a congress that works. I am tired of everybody bickering and nothing getting done. Ms. Bumiller thank you both, thank you to the audience. [applause] follow the transition of government on cspan as president elect trump prepares his ca cabinet. , live a demand at cspan. Org, on our free radio app. Nex