Epidemic, and that is very inspiring to us, to see these small news organizations that are struggling because they have lost so much advertising over the past decade, and still putting resources into this story is really important. So we cheer all those people on. Ms. Casey where does this go from here . Mr. Rosen i think the story that we did will get local television stations now to say lets cover it in our area in the bigger way. Lets not just cover the car crash or local three alarm fire, lets devote resources to this. When that happens, here is how it works in washington. Those stories happen, people at home get outraged, they call their senator and congressman, the senator and congressman look at the mail and the incoming phone list, and says oh, i better do something about that. Legislation has been proposed maybe to remedy it. Law enforcement, maybe the vote is more resources in a proper way. To theely, it goes executive branch that says this is going to be a big voting issue i
The Senate Armed Services Committee Held a hearing yesterday. [inaudible conversations] , one. Of morning. The Committee Meets to receive testimony on the u. S. Government policy strategy and organization to protect our nation in cyberspace. To begin id like to thank senators rounds and nelson for their leadership on these issues and our Cyber Security subcommittee. This hearing builds upon the good work that they and their subcommittee have done to tackle the critical challenge of cyber. This is a challenge that is growing more dire and more complex. Not a week passes that we dont read about some disturbing new incident, Cyber Attacks against our Government Systems and Critical Infrastructure, data breaches back compromise Sensitive Information of our citizens and companies, attempts to manipulate Public Opinion through social media and of course attacks against the fundamentals of our democratic system and process. Those are just the ones that we know about. This is a totally new kin
Good morning. Today will consider the nomination of admiral David Pekoske to become the next administrator of Transportation Security Administration. Having spent 32 years in the coast guard after graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 1977, admiral pekoske is especially wellqualified nominee to become the next tsa administrator. His leadership experience ranges as serving as the coast guard area and Defense Forces west where he was in charge of all coast guard operations for the western hemisphere to become the 26th commandant of the u. S. Coast guard 2009, where he served as second in command, chief operating officer and component Acquisition Executive of the coast guard. Admiral pekoskes nomination to be tsa administrator comes an important time. Security threats remain a persistent challenge for aviation and transportation in the tsa is not only tasked, but also ensuring the freedom and movement of people and commerce in an efficient manner. This committee in response to the 9
The and the tsa to screen bags. People trying to avoid a 25 or 50 or whatever it is to check a bag to the point of it cant get anymore and there comes to the murrays stuff in there, the less tsa professionals looking at whats in the bags. They cant tell whats in the bags anymore. Would you agree with that assessment . I would take guilty as charged. I did the same thing. I watched the screeners make sense of what i have been made risque. I know its incredibly difficult into a child which oftentimes they have to refer to supervisor to validate conclusions they might make. I agree theres an incentive to bring her back with you and you put everything you can and it makes harder for screeners. If confirmed, we have to look at the technology that might enable us knowing that the passengers are doing. There is a very lowtech solution, which is to eliminate the bag fee and to eliminate a lot of the incentive for people dropping everything they own into the bag. The only reason is the airlines
Workplace morale among tsa agents. This is 90 minutes. Good morning. Today well consider the nomination of admiral david picoski to become the next administrator of the tsa. Having spent 32 years in the coast guard after graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 1977, admiral picosk sichlt a well qualified nominee to become the next tsa administrator. His leadership experience ranges from serving as the commander of the coast guards pacific area in Coast Guard Defense forces west where he was in charge of all coast card operations in the western hemisphere to becoming the 26th vice commandant of the u. S. Coast guard in 2009 where he served as second in command, the chief operating officer and the component Acquisition Executive of the coast guard. Admirals nomination to become tsa administrator comes at an important time. Security threats remain a persistent challenge for both aviation and Service Administration and were tasked with protecting the modes and ensuring the movement of p