Then with that, again, i thank the chairman and i now welcome our panel of witnesses. First, i would again like to welcome senator angus king, the former governor of maine, who served as cochair of this commission. Senator king currently sits on the Senate Armed Services committee and the committee on intelligence among others and has been a vocal leader on cybersecurity throughout his tenure. I welcome the senator here. Next, representative Mike Gallagher, cochair of the cyber Space Commission and current member of the house of representatives for the 8th district of wisconsin. Mr. Gallagher is a member of the house Armed Services committee and a former member of this committee. I also would like to welcome mr. Gallagher back to the committee again, back to congress after his paternity leave. I thank him for interrupting his paternity leave being with us. Again, congratulations on your daughter grace. In addition to being a huge packers fan, i know youre very proud as a father and for
Community center . No, it is way more than that. Comcast is partnering with 10 Community Centers to create wifi enabled li zones, so students from low income milies can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast supports cspan as a Public Service. Along with these other television providers. Giving you a front row seat to democracy. The director of the cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency, jen easterly, testified for a house subcommittee on a range of technical challenges facing the u. S. Artificial intelligence, and concerns about the chinese government. And information sharing. [silence] the committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection will come to order. The purpose of this hearing is received testimony from jen easterly, director of cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency. We now recognize Ranking Members for the purpose of seeking unanimous consent. Thank, you chairman, i asked for unanimous consent
Homeland security subcommittee on cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection will come to order. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony from jen easterly, director of cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or cisa. I now recognize Ranking Member swalwell for the purposes of seeking unanimous consent. Mr. Swalwell thank you, chairman. I ask unanimous consent that the gentlelady from new york, ms. Clarke, be permitted to participate in todays hearing. Mr. Garbarino without objection, so ordered. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Welcome back for our second subcommittee hearing of the congress. Last month, we hosted Industry Leaders to give their perspective on the state of american cybersecurity and particularly how the cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency or cisa has developed since its creation five years ago. Im glad that well hear directly from cisa director jenest easterly on. Director easterly and i have had a fantastic relationsh
President elect joe bidens advisory board. Well be looking at numbers in maricopa county. Before we talk about the current president , today we heard from our last president. Not in a speech or an interview, but in an audiobook. The atlantic magazine published an excerpt from president obamas new memoir, including an excerpt of the former president reading a preface. He said one reason it took so long to write this book is because he didnt fully anticipate the way things would fully unfold in the years after he left the office. Which i think is Barack Obamas measured way of saying stuff got crazy around here. Our democracy seems to be teetering on the brink of crisis. A crisis moving between two opposing visions of what america is and what it should be, a crisis that left the body politic angry and distrustful. On joining breach of norms, safeguards and the adherence to basic facts that republicans and democrats once took for granted. What i can say for certain is im not ready to aband
Voter rolls and taking actions to prevent cyber attacks. They also warned about the dangers of misinformation and threats of violence related to the administration of elections. [indiscernible chatter] the committee on Homeland Security will be in order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Free and Fair Elections are the bedrock of our democracy. As we learned just over 18 months ago, democracy is not something we can take for granted. We must defend it fiercely and protect the institutions that uphold it. So i commend chairman thompson a for allowing this hearing. When i was first eligible to vote in two 1006 election officers were in the process of replacing of the structure. Social media was new and largely a way for Young College kids to connect it our adversaries had not figured out how to weaponize our freedom of speech or technological ingenuity and use it against us. The notion that an armed crowd would desce