Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards and in accordance with their traditions the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place as well as as peoples that that reside in their traditional territory. Working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. I would like to move on to agenda item 2 which is an opportunity for Public Comment on matters that are not on the agenda. At this time we will take in person Public Comments followed by phone Public Comments. Members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment in person please line up at the podium now. Each person will have two minutes to speak. For the record there are no in person Public Comments. Members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment over the phone please call 4156550001 and enter
Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards and in accordance with their traditions the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place as well as as peoples that that reside in their traditional territory. Working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. I would like to move on to agenda item 2 which is an opportunity for Public Comment on matters that are not on the agenda. At this time we will take in person Public Comments followed by phone Public Comments. Members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment in person please line up at the podium now. Each person will have two minutes to speak. For the record there are no in person Public Comments. Members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment over the phone please call 4156550001 and enter
At any time. Ill now recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here. Its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries have sought to suppress our voting process. Voting is one of our fundamental rights. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today we are here to talk about the best way to protect the integrity of our Voting Systems bu the cybersecurity of our Voting Machines and election systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide that administer elections and even within states, counties use different systems and different technologies to conduct elections. Over a year ago, last september. Ranking member kelly and i held a hearing in the subcommittee titled cybersecurity and sharing the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential cybersecurity issues with the upcom
Csp csp cspspan. Or cspan. Org. Next, a look at hacking attempts by russia which may have targeted as many as 21 u. S. States. We heard yesterday from the person in charge of Cyber Security for the Homeland Security department janet manfra and other intelligence officials. From capitol hill this is a little over three hours. Hearing is in order. Today the committee convenes the sixth open hearing of 2017 to further examine russias interference in the election. This is an opportunity for the committee and the American People to drill down on this vitally important topic. In 2016 a hostile foreign power reached down into the state and local levels to touch voter data. It employed sophisticated cyber tools and capabilities and helped moscow to potentially build detailed knowledge of how our elections work. There was another example of russian efforts to interfere into a democracy with the goal of undermining our system. In 2016 we were woefully unprepared to defend and respond and im hope
Convenes the committee to examine the russian interference in the u. S. Elections. This is an opportunity for the American People to drill down on this important topic. In 2016, and hostile foreign power reached down into the state and local levels to touch voter data. It employed relatively sophisticated cyber tools and capabilities and helped moscow potentially build detailed knowledge of how our collections work. It was another example of russian efforts to interfere in a democracy with the goal of undermining our system. Were woefully unprepared to defend and respond, and i am hopeful we will not be caught flatfooted again. Our witnesses are here to tell us more about what happened in 2016, what that tells us about russian intentions, and what we should expect in 28 team and 20 in 2018. If we do not work with the states to secure our elections, we could be here in two or four years, talking about a worse crisis. The hearing will feature two panels. The first will include expert fbi