The committee on Homeland Securitys subcommittee on Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection will come to order. First of all im sure i speak to for all of us here on the day as 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 eevlt and hopefully it 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 for an Opening Statement. Were here today at the start of national Cyber Security Awareness Month to discuss what i believe is one of the defining policy challengings. The Cyber Security posture of the United States. Weve seen Cyber Attacks hit nearly every sector. And it is our shared duty to insure that were doing our very best to defend against
Identifying on the Agency Networks and allow us to better prioriti prioritize. Thanks. So one of the other points i want to cover today was last week the gao came out with a fairly critical report one that would appear to be most troubling said only 7 of the 24 csf agencies have programs with any functions considered effective per the niche standards for Cyber Security control. That doesnt sound very good. I want to give you the opportunity to as we talk about the Cyber Security posture of the dot guv, reconcile that with the report. Sir, i think that we have weve learned a lot over the years about agency capac tattoo manage Cyber Security risks and the resources they have to do so. I can say theyve prioritized across the highest level of government. What weve learned through engagement in partnership and measuring agencies is there remains significant gaps and we have built over the last couple of years and are continuing to build Technical Assistance capabilities. Things like design
Work force. This subcommittee will work to find sense sbl solutions. Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants protect our communities, keep our airports running safely and smoothly and military running extremely effectively. We are gafl for their diligence. Important work is obstructed by a culture that rewards attendance over initiative, one that does not differentiate between poor performers and those who excel. The high performing often complain that under performing count parts harm work place moral and raise concerns that compensation is not appropriately related to performance. The 2016 federal Employee View Point survey found a mere 22 of employees agreed with this statement. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs. While the government fails to appropriately compensate employees based on performance managers face additional challenges. Federal managers are frustrated by comp
This subcommittee will work to find sense sbl solutions. Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants protect our communities, keep our airports running safely and smoothly and military running extremely effectively. We are grateful for their diligence. Were interested in their ideas and concerns. The important work of our federal employees is obstructed by a culture that rewards attendance over initiative, one that does not differentiate between poor performers and those who excel. In fact, it is the high performing often complain that under performing count parts harm work place moral and raise concerns that compensation is not appropriately related to performance. For instance, the office of Personnel Management 2016 federal Employee Viewpoint survey found that a mere 22 of employees agreed with this statement. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs. While the government fails to ap
This subcommittee will work to find sense sbl solutions. Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants protect our communities, keep our airports running safely and smoothly and military running extremely effectively. We are grateful for their diligence. Were interested in their ideas and concerns. The important work of our federal employees is obstructed by a culture that rewards attendance over initiative, one that does not differentiate between poor performers and those who excel. In fact, it is the high performing often complain that under performing count parts harm work place moral and raise concerns that compensation is not appropriately related to performance. For instance, the office of Personnel Management 2016 federal Employee Viewpoint survey found that a mere 22 of employees agreed with this statement. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs. While the government fails to ap