Protection, and securitysecuri technologies will come to order. First of all, im sure speak for all of us here on the dais in expressing our deepest condolences to all of the family members and all of the victims of yesterdays tragedy in las vegas. Events like the one yesterdayic really demand the utmost humanity in response to such blind hate and evil, and hopefully will give us all a renewed sense of purpose today as we approach the task of the h day. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony regarding the department of Homeland Security is Cybersecurity Mission. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. We are here to today, at the start of National Cybersecurity awareness month, to discuss what i believe is one of the defining Public Policy challenges of ouri generation, the cybersecurityy posture of the United States. We have seen cyberattacks hit practically every sector of our economy with devastating impact to both Government Agencies ande the private sector ali
The House Homeland Security subcommittee on Cyber Security held a hearing with officials from the Homeland Security department and the Energy Department regarding the federal governments Cyber Security programs. The subcommittee looked into the security of election systems, the governments i. T. Systems, and the security of the nations electric grid. The committee on Homeland Securitys subcommittee on Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection will come to order. First of all, im sure i speak for all of us here on the dais in expressing our deepest condolences to all of the family members and all of the victims of yesterdays tragedy in las vegas. Events liking the one yesterday demand the utmost humanity in response to such blind hate and evil and hopefully will give us all a renewed senses of purpose as we approach the tasks of the day. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony regarding the department of homeland securities Cyber Security mission. I recognize myself fo
Attracted the recruit. Its also important to note that there was a kind of ideological framework that had been laid before isis ever came into being. There was a sense that there was need for a muslim government in a particular form that was answered by the construction of a caliphate. So i have spoken to many people who have been supportive of the group, some of of who have gone to the group to fight, and they would say that the idea of a caliphate, a unified government for all sunni muslims, was something they had wanted for a long time, and it answered a kind of deep longing, especially for the foreign fighter element of this, i think its important to see that this was in some ways a long time coming. It was satisfying something theyd been thinking about and that they had in some cases been intellectually developing for a long time. And that also, and its important also to note, was a revival of a kind of practice of political islam that really was left behind by many of the jihadis
Attracted the recruit. Its also important to note that there was a kind of ideological framework that had been laid before isis ever came into being. There was a sense that there was need for a muslim government in a particular form that was answered by the construction of a caliphate. So i have spoken to many people who have been supportive of the group, some of of who have gone to the group to fight, and they would say that the idea of a caliphate, a unified government for all sunni muslims, was something they had wanted for a long time, and it answered a kind of deep longing, especially for the foreign fighter element of this, i think its important to see that this was in some ways a long time coming. It was satisfying something theyd been thinking about and that they had in some cases been intellectually developing for a long time. And that also, and its important also to note, was a revival of a kind of practice of political islam that really was left behind by many of the jihadis
He said the time has finished, so i will have to finish. Can you hear me . Were good to go . Okay. Im going to ask a few questions and engage in a bit of discussion here, and then turn it over for questions. Sir, one thing thats allowed isis the Islamic State to make gains in iraq have been the divisions in iraqi politics and iraqi society. Theres been a lot that iraq is developing a more inclusive government, but your government doesnt have a minister of defense, it doesnt have a minister of interior, theres a plan to engage the sunni tribes but the plan has not yet been implemented. Can iraq form a truly inclusive government now given all the failures of the past . Why can it work this time when it hasnt worked before . Tep interpr translator before there werele many sensitivities between various iraqi groups. In iraq, we are still dealing as groupswere many sensitivities between various iraqi groups. In iraq, we are still dealing as groups who unfortunately citizenship has not been