Thank you. [applause] one of the objectives of this subcommittee is to bring attention to matters that impact the overall readiness of the department of defense. This includes programs or activities which face management challenges, present budget implications, or could be administrated more efficiently. It is our goal to provide necessary oversight in order to ensure our armed forces achieve the highest level of readiness possible. Given the current threat facing our nation and budgetary pressure on the department of defense, accountability is always paramount and every dollar counts. Vigorous oversight can help ensure that mistakes do not happen and when they inevitably do, we learn lessons from missteps for this reason. I am very grateful that we have convened this hearing today on the recent Accountability Office report highlighting deficiencies found with the management and operation of the Law Enforcement support office, l e s o within the logistics agency. They are responsible f
Who are optimistic, 202 7488000. If you are pessimistic, 202 and if you have mixed thoughts about 2017, 202 7488002. I hope 2017 is a terrific year for all of you. With some breaking news from istanbul, turkey as the death toll continues to mount. The current death toll at 39, including at least 15 foreigners killed in an attack in a nightclub and desk in istanbul, turkey. A gun man opened fire at about 1 30 local time as revelers were marking the new year. Another 69 people were being treated in the hospital or are said to be , four are said to be in critical condition. Have imposedrities a media blackout on coverage of the attack, citing security and public order concerns. Some media reports speaking of wyatt more than one attacker, and some witnesses claimed the attackers were speaking arabic but there is no confirmation. A developing story, the situation in turkey were the death toll stands at 39. On the front page of the New York Times as times square, with more than a Million Peo
As i mentioned, over two hundred thousand people could be here on a day during world war ii. The station had to be closed because it was full. Some of the benches needed to be removed then. It was still a primarily the largest waiting room certainly, in the city and the crossroads of the world, it was once dubbed by the press. Interesting to go through this building, particularly world war ii and the changes that were made. For example, the announcers voice was changed to a female voice, under the theory that a female voice would be sweeter and softer and more appropriate during wartime. We have a quote from one of the porters who says that he was bribed frequently or attempted to bribe frequently to put people in a wheelchair so he could take them to the head of the line. The lines were so long, he extended quite a way through the building. Watch the entire tour of Union Station at 6 p. M. And 10 p. M. Eastern sunday on american artifacts. This is american cspan3. V only on join us to
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