January 1961 to november 1963. Kennedy was a formal former naval officer. So he thought he knew something about intelligence. He was also a big fan of the james bond novels written by ian fleming. Ive pictured him with his Brother Robert kennedy because the brothers together had great influence on Us Intelligence. Theres a lot to say about Us Intelligence center kennedy, even though he served less than a full term because of course he was assassinated by a procuban american leftist a disturbed former marine named Lee Harvey Oswald at the end. Ill have have some reflections about the assassination. Before we get to the main intelligence events of this administration. I want to mention a couple of other developments that theyre not as spectacular, but still they deserve to be remembered as important milestones in Us Intelligence history and they leave a legacy to this day. One of them is the president s daily brief. Which was created for kennedy as the president s intelligence checklist
Was assassinated by a procuban american leftist a disturbed former marine named Lee Harvey Oswald at the end. Ill have have some reflections about the assassination. Before we get to the main intelligence events of this administration. I want to mention a couple of other developments that theyre not as spectacular, but still they deserve to be remembered as important milestones in Us Intelligence history and they leave a legacy to this day. One of them is the president s daily brief. Which was created for kennedy as the president s intelligence checklist when i first came to cia in 1990 i was i learned that one of the nicknames that insiders used was the pickle factory. They never use the company, but they used the term the pickle factory and i couldnt figure out what it was until later. I became a ci historian and heard about the pickle. The president s intelligence checklist. It was renamed. Of course the president s daily brief and continues to this day. Every president has used it
James bond novels written by ian fleming. Ive pictured him with his Brother Robert kennedy because the brothers together had great influence on Us Intelligence. Theres a lot to say about Us Intelligence center kennedy, even though he served less than a full term because of course he was assassinated by a procuban american leftist a disturbed former marine named Lee Harvey Oswald at the end. Ill have have some reflections about the assassination. Before we get to the main intelligence events of this administration. I want to mention a couple of other developments that theyre not as spectacular, but still they deserve to be remembered as important milestones in Us Intelligence history and they leave a legacy to this day. One of them is the president s daily brief. Which was created for kennedy as the president s intelligence checklist when i first came to cia in 1990 i was i learned that one of the nicknames that insiders used was the pickle factory. They never use the company, but they
Congress has never denied the va a single penny for doing its job. The current budget, over 54 billion is being paid out to veterans and direct benefits. The balance of their budget that they receive right now is for administration of their business. But they are not doing business properly. I could see here for hours and gave the statement after statement after statement of egregious behavior. Wrongful denials and in some cases the liver of malfeasance. All we ask is you continue to press this forward. You consider our mission, to have a full Veterans Administration complete the rear commencing the way we do business in demanding full 100 accountability of repercussions for their actions. Thank you again, mr. Chairman, ranking number 79, esteemed panel. We are grateful for the opportunity to be here to testify in the pr to take any questions from you. Thank you, ms. Price. Now we will hear from ms. Mcnutt. Please begin your statement when youre ready. [inaudible] complex va claims. My
We announced these changes than the secretary of defense, general dempsey said it will result in better aligning our structures and resources with dod Strategic Interests and priorities. And earlier this year we directed the management review in that review developed options to help the dod plan for a range of future budget scenarios, including the persistence of sequester lover untracked level cuts. And as all of you know, these threats, and less changed, will represent a 500 billiondollar reduction over the next 10 years, and that is in addition with a 480 billion spending cut that the dod has are implemented. Included in the strategic choice of management review is a comprehensive look that all savings that could be achieved by reducing overhead throughout the department and streamlining organizations, including osd and the joint staff. As you may recall, i announced this summer that dod would reduce headquarters operating budgets for 20 represent over the next five years and these