Were so lucky to have them join us public conversation with doctors and who director security project here. In general is going to speak first. And then well have a moderated conversation followed by an audience q a. There are very few things that can be considered bipartisan nature in washington so concern over space as base threats are one of those as i hope you dont try me and walking me the general. [applause] thank you i greatly appreciate the invitation and more portly for your leadership. I was enjoying coming to csis. I have to apologize to the team because i always get more out of these engagements that i give. It is a great and i hope that well get to that. While the group really good conversation and some things i can take away and i continue to work on. About three years ago, a little over three years ago, right before he took the commander position. Since i past held a dinner series when we brought folks and to talk about the challenges in space. I always marvel if i was p
Held by the Senate Armed Services committee, this is two hours. To receive testimony from the Government Accountability Office Service chiefs of the current condition of privatized military housing. Almost a year ago i first heard from the military families about the conditions they faced and frankly it was called to my attention from the air force base and i thought this was something that was just unique to the air force base and then i thought its elsewhere in oklahoma. Its also everywhere around the country so that was kind of the background of how this all started. Ive come to learn that it is a problem nationwide. The National Crisis in portions we havent seen since the scandal about a decade ago. Members of this committee can our staff an and bicycles, peope traveled and seen the problems firsthand. This is the third hearing that committee has had and im sure that it wont be the last. We hope this is the first two hearings we would see differences by now and be able to use this
To the air force base and then i thought its elsewhere in oklahoma. Its also everywhere around the country so that was kind of the background of how this all started. Ive come to learn that it is a problem nationwide. The National Crisis in portions we havent seen since the scandal about a decade ago. Members of this committee can our staff an and bicycles, peope traveled and seen the problems firsthand. This is the third hearing that committee has had and im sure that it wont be the last. We hope this is the first two hearings we would see differences by now and be able to use this hearing. In fact it was set up to discuss the progress that has been made. Well, it is set up to the progress that hasnt been what he wanted. We continue to hear regularly from the families across the country about questionable practices for the workmanship and frankly in some places about housing contractors just not caring about the families that they are supposed to be serving. Additionally, as it is rep
Participate in the questions and there is a formal way i would ask unanimous consent and on Committee Member be allowed to participate in the hearing after the subCommittee Memberofthe sun opportunity to ask questions. Is there any objection . There being none, if none, you are recognized at the appropriate time for five minutes of questions. With that, but the committee will come to order. Ladies and gentlemen, i called the committee to order from the Armed Services committee. Since february of this year the committee has been conducting extensive oversight of the program. We first heard about the systemic failures and privatized military Family Housing program from a panel of courageous military spouses who provided graphic and disturbing testimony about lead, mold, exposure, infestations, rude and dismissive House Management and ineffective oversight of the program by the services. Then we heard from the assistant secretaries on their efforts to address the failures of oversight tha
Which means. Rain and the yellow meaning even more rain john trouble in the Weather Center now with the very latest on all of that good morning john. And good morning to you guys to is such a calm morning, its hard to believe that later on today were going to be seeing such inclement weather but thats exactly the case big switch up right in the midst of your day. So right now Golden Gate Bridge looks nice and clear we are seeing calm conditions, sunny conditions in some spots but also some cloud cover and others as we work our way into the afternoon. This is whats heading its way our direction this line of heavy showers is going to push on in towards the latter part of your afternoon. So we start dry, we do have a dry conditions all the way right towards lunchtime after that this is 04 00pm right here, starting to check in with some lighter showers pushing on in and then the heavier stuff begins to pick up after that. Its looking like it could get really heavy after sunset latest model