That. Ill keep it short because i know wevegot time constraints here but a quick description of what an enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security managers 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Ill start with itthe federal Emergency Management agency that has to deal with do hurricanes and wildfires now covid amongst many other responsibilities , Border Security, a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem by a long stretch but this administration has done a good job of stopping the outofcontrol illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. Pe this department is concerned about cyber security, Election Security, security of our Critical Infrastructure and as we just witnessed with some of the protests that have sprung to right, also protecting our federal buildings and of course we have to thank David Underwood in open oakland california, a member of the federal Protection Services so the responsibilities are
With many facing significant pay cuts if they remain, amid a dispute between the airline and its staff. President trump has signed an executive order banning any us transactions with the Parent Companies of tiktok and wechat two of the biggest chinese social media apps. And the 10 year old boy who was swept out to sea speaks about his rescue by lifeguards. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. I may people arriving into the uk from belgium, the bahamas and andorra will have to quarantine for m days. The uk transport secretary grant shapps said the changes start at 4 oclock in the morning on saturday except in wales, where restrictions started midnight on thursday. The countries are the latest to have a change in rules, after quara ntines were reimposed for spain and luxembourg. Up to 1. 8 million british nationals visit belgium every year, while 150,000 visit andorra. The ba
Next, Defense Department officials testified at a House Oversight hearing on the f 35 joint star fighter jet program. They were asked about maintenance issues and concerns that prime contractor Lockheed Martin provided defective spare parts and Outdated Technology systems for the aircraft. And generalsident manager of the f35 program at Lockheed Martin corporation also joined the hearing remotely to answer questions from lawmakers. The committee will come to order. Like to all, i would congratulate Ranking Member komar. This is his First Full Committee Hearing as a ranking i believe we are want a strong private military, strong private sector that is widely tracking taxpayers money and spending it efficiently for the purposes that it was meant for. I look forward to working with the Ranking Member in the future and i am so pleased that he is with us here today. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time, and i now recognize myself for open
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