Military nominations, none of which are controversial. Is there any objection to that . If not, since a quorum is not present, but i asked committee to consider the 4,158 pending nominations, of these nominations, 503 nominations are two days short of the committees requirement. The nominations be in committee for seven days, i recommend the committee waive the sevenday rule to permit the nomination of these officers before the senate goes out for the october recess. Is there a motion to favorably report these 4,158 nominations to the senate . So moved. Is there a second . Second. All in favor . Aye. I thank the committee. We wouldnt want to go out for a long time without these pending nominations, none of which are in any way controversial. And i think that there was a cyber attack on admiral rogers automobile which accounts for him being late this morning. Well have a full investigation. Hes joking. Mr. Secretary, we welcome you and admiral rogers, and well begin with you, mr. Secret
To find why the driver was impaired after dose of methadone butf his attorney said no. He went to court today to start facing charges forto this. Two weeks ago i 90 in Cleveland Cuyahoga county say they he was impaired by drugs. They attain new test he had a dose of methadone at 1234, is the trooper speeding at about 78 miles pera hour then failed sobriety testing at the scene. Methadone commonly used general mathematics kick their habits. Prosecutors say he had used methadone for eight years but defense attorney said the driver was not impaired and have gotten a quote therapeutic dose of methadone from a doctor. The Attorney Says it would have had no effect on driving. Gaspar pled not guilty but to sent a set bond at 1 million. Never doctor describing methadone whos taking it in bt he failed the severity test of this brings up the springs of the bigger question of methadone and its use legally. Really bad looks like it will be thei heart of this case if it goes to trial. The prosecuto
The senate arm theed Services Committee that he didnt think they should be separate. This starts off with john mccain talking about military nominations. How are you, admiral . I would, since the quorum is not present, but we have pending military nominations, i would ask unanimous consent to waive the requirement for two more members to conduct the routine business for the 4,158 pending military nominations, none of which are controversial. Is there any objection to that . If not, since a quorum is not present, but i asked committee to consider the 4,158 pending nominations, of these nominations, 503 nominations are two days short of the committees requirement. The nominations be in committee for seven days, i recommend the committee waive the sevenday rule to permit the nomination of these officers before the senate goes out for the october recess. Is there a motion to favorably report these 4,158 nominations to the senate . So moved. Is there a second . Second. All in favor . Aye. I
Thank you for being here. What did secretary carter mean when he said he would accelerate the digital effort against isis . He has publicly acknowledged that we are flying Cyber Capabilities against isis in iraq. The a publicly acknowledged we are adding cyber as another tool in the broad set of capabilities we are trying to ring together for the fight against isis. Charlie can you explain to me how cyber tools can be used in fighting isis. What are you talking about . Adm. Rogers you could view it capability if he wanted to we will talk about it much more broadly, as opposed to specifics you could use cyber as a tool, how much you have an impact on social media efforts. How much you have an impact on the ability of a group to communicate. Just as we, for a long time, have used traditional, kinectbased facilities, cyber offers us similar kinds of capabilities. Charlie it seems to me that in the fight against isis, it is all in. Adm. Rogers no doubt about that. You are seeing that play
Meandid secretary carter when he said he would accelerate the digital effort against isis . He has publicly a knowledge we have publicly acknowledge that we are adding cyber as another tool. In the fight against isil. Charlie can you explain to me can be used in. Ighting isis it. Rogers you could view as a capability we will talk about it much more broadly, as opposed to specifics you could use cyber as a tool, how much you have an impact on social media efforts. How much you have an impact on the ability of a group to communicate. Time,s we, for a long have used traditional, connecticutbased kinectbas ed facilities, cyber offers us similar kinds of capabilities. Charlie it seems to me that in the fight against isis, it is all in. Adm. Rogers no doubt about that. You are seeing that play out in syria and iraq. You are seeing it in isil as a much more broader and global. Based threat we are seeing a determined freedom whose view of and its expression are different from our own and is co