Want to submit, email them to the committee clerk. That email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Good morning, everyone. I want to welcome our panel of witnesses, members and those who were viewing remotely to todays subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity at nasa, the ongoing challenges and emerging issues for telework during covid19. In 2020, the world was caught off guard with the onset of the coronavirus. Nasa, like other federal aencies, rapidly shifted to telework operation to ensure the health and safety of its more than 17,000 Civil Servant employees and extensive contractor workforce. To its credit nasa prepared for , the transition having held in agencywide telework exercise in early march. It expanded telework operations nasasay 75 to 80 of silver Civil Servants work remotely, with project oversight and inspections, development work, engineering analysis and other activities. The shift to increased telework raises many questions, front and center cybersecurity. What
Hearing is an hour and twenty minutes. This hearing will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to tulare recess at any time. Before i deliver my opening remarks, i want to note today the committee is meeting virtually and announce a couple of reminders of this hearing. First, members should keep video feed on and members of responsible for microphones. Please keep muted if you are speaking. Finally if members have documents they wish to submit to the record, please email them to the Committee Clerk whose email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Good morning, everyone. Id like to welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses, members, and those viewing remotely to todays space and aeronautics security on cybersecurity at nasa, ongoing challenges and emerging issues for increased telework during covid19. In early 2020 the world was out caught offguard with rapid on set of coronavirus. Nasa like man agencies and consistent with management and budget guidance r
Anniversary of his agency. Admin. Wheeler the air quality is much improved. The air is much cleaner than it was decades ago. Today, President Trump holds a campaign trail admin. Wheeler our air and our Water Quality is its core mission. Over the past 50 years, the agency has expanded beyond the core mission. Too bureaucratic and burdensome, which negatively impacts Economic Growth. , i Obama Administration served as the chairman of the appropriations subcommittee responsible for funding the epa. During those years, i found myself constantly reminded that administration does not does not take a bigger bureaucracy to clean up our environment. Our tax dollars are much better spent replacing a Diesel Engine, an old Diesel Engine on a school bus rather than paying for another bureaucrat in washington, d. C. Thankfully, the Trump Administration has adopted a similar albaghdadi reforecast the agency, a similar outlook and reforecast the agency and refocused the agency. We have an epa that no
This raises questions is this about payback for democrats still angry over republicans not voting on obamas pick merrick garland. Democrats Chuck Schumer are backtracking saying no to the vote in Election Year, when they said do that, vote for one in 2016. Also this story, Florida Attorney general ashley moody on the Trump Administration now labeling three u. S. Cities as quote, anarchist jurisdictions for not stopping violence. Also as democrats now warn the Biden Campaign is alienating big democrat voting blocks. Ashley moody. David webb on a new push in the nations capitol for republicans to pass new legislation make rioters pay for their destruction, make them accountable. Former independent counsel ken starr on newlyreleased government documents and emails obtained by the Judicial Watch that the Obama Administration was a whole lot more worried and concerned than previously realized we joe and Hunter Bidens alleged paytoplay interests. Border Patrol Council president , brandon jud
It seems very much that the department of justice are in the headlines about all whats going on in t the country, if its not the protests in portland or in kenosha, if its not issues about covid and restrictions and whether they should be followed or not, if its not about the election and concerns about the legality of the election at the procedures to the election, not to mention the number of cases that involve administrative officials and the dojs role as those cases go through the system. We have a lot to talk about today at of what to start with the big question, and the big question is, does this look different to you . Doesnt look like a different environment than would you,ik fr example, the two of you at department of justice, or are we just overreacting . Lets begin with you because you were there the longest time ago, josh larocco come seeking give us some recent history. And i have the gray hairs. Thanks, karen. Its good to be here. I thought i would start with come to ques