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Homeland security secretary jeh johnson and a former Homeland Security undersecretary. They talked about russias speakinte interference in the election and how to prevent interference in the upcoming elections. If we may, well begin our hearing. It obviously was delayed with the arrival of former member scalise, which was obviously received quite warmly with the house. We are continuing to pray for his continued recovery and his family is constantly in our mind. This is our Congressional Task force on Election Security. We have formed this body to look at some issues around what happened during the last electi election. A lot of us are concerned about it. Were kind of looking forward rather than backward but kind of trying to figure out did we miss something. Can we use this as an opportunity to fix things for the future . We have the cochair miss br braddo braddock, Ranking Member on house administration. I have a comment for the record, miss cochair, in the interest of time, im just
On tactical Public Private innovation collaboration, a number of the public and private sector issues on cybersecurity. Want to also echo frank and thank our sponsors for this event, north rup grumened, and Marcus Edwards who has been our sort of partner in getting this organizes for the past few months. In addition to his day job, hes also a doctor of engineering student here at George Washington university. I dont know how he finds time to do both of those things, but thanks, marcus for all of your work on this todays conference. Ill briefly introduce the panel that we have before us, and then well go right into a discussion with some time at the end of the 50 minutes for audience questions. First, immediately to my left, your right, scott aaronson, executive director for security and Business Continuity at the Edison Electric institute. Hes been there since 2009, working in a variety of roles before getting his current position. Before that, worked on the hill for congressman lantos
Jefferson and friends divided. Look for these titles and bookstores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near future on booktv on cspan2. He is also the director or International Institution and Global Governance program. Known in shorthand as the iigg. Stewart is a quintessential policy practitioner at the rockefeller studies program. As a doctorate in International Relations from Oxford University where he was a rhodes scholar. He served on the state Department Policy and planning staff for the george w. Bush of administration and he has been with us here at cfr since 2008. As you might have gathered from stewarts very long title that he is an expert in multilateral cooperation and International Institutions. He has written widely as well on topics ranging from fragile states to u. N. Security Council Reform to the merits of Ad Hoc Coalitions of the willing. I will refer you to the internationalist available here on cfr. Org but tonight we are not here to talk ab
It is their war. They are the ones you have to win it or lose it. We can help them, give them equipment, send our men out there as advisors, but they have to win it, the people of vietnam, against the communists. [explosions] the explosion of events has given the ring of anachronism and ancient history. These are u. S. Soldiers, fighting on vietnams front lines. They are giving their lives, they are not just giving their advice. To a degree never foreseen by candidates, we hold the destiny of vietnam in our hands, and it holds hours. , 14,000american troops american dead, 50 billion american dollars later 50 later, american dollars their war is not for them to win or lose, it is ours as well. It has become the most divisive and 100 years of american history. It is is it a war we are winning . Can progress be measured . To the match the effort . These are the subjects of these broadcasts tonight. This special report where we stand in vietnam, is brought to you by western electric, the m