Doing that through the securities we have, the overseas partnerships that provide intelligence for us. We do have home grown violent xtremists here and we have 100 people 100 people investig so theres not zero threat but we are managing it. So the policy you spoke about previous, specifically what has worked . Guest well, certainly pushing security outward to our partners and improving the detection of people trying to come into the United States, cking up information on bomb plots by plots by al qaeda and the air ban pen ins la. Detection at home. Protection. Border detecting individuals protectio. Detecting individuals who have come in any number of ways. So those are the number of policies put protection. Detecting individuals who have come in any number of ways. So those are the number of policies put in place, strength nd and they are working. Commission e 9 11 was formed one of the things they spoke about was this idea of stove piping of information. Is that information sharing G
In addition i would note that President Trump continued a long tradition of president s since 9 11 to receive a counterterrorism briefing this morning in the oval office from his intelligence community, from his director of National Counterterrorism center, from myself and others on the team. The purpose of that is to give the president a sense of the terrorist threat that exists globally and to the homeland and give him a sense of what were doing about it and make sure hes comfortable with our posture. As i said the other day, we dont have current, active threats against the homeland to our knowledge and thats a good ews story for today. Let me move into a quick thought. Before i do it, though, sarah noted we created the department of Homeland Security in the wake of 9 11. I would note that the government engaged in a massive reorganization of its structures and efforts to create and National Counterterrorism center, created the department of Homeland Security, office of director of n
Good afternoon. And ia summer day today and sarin others were honored to join the president at the pentagon in a moment of silence on the south lawn as well. In addition i would note that President Trump continued a long tradition of president s since 9 11 to receive a counterterrorism briefing this morning in the oval office from his intelligence community, from his director of National Counterterrorism center, from myself and others on the team. The purpose of that is to give the president a sense of the terrorist threat that exists globally and to the homeland and give him a sense of what were doing about it and make sure hes comfortable with our posture. As i said the other day, we dont have current, active threats against the homeland to our knowledge and thats a good news story for today. Let me move into a quick thought. Before i do it, though, sarah noted we created the department of Homeland Security in the wake of 9 11. I would note that the government engaged in a massive re
In to start legislative work today. You can continue watching this and both of last weeks Senate Health Care Committee hearings on the individual Health Insurance market on our website cspan. Org. Live coverage of the u. S. House. Prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conro y. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god we give you thanks for giving us another day. As members of the peoples house return to washington, delayed by the storms that have blown through the southeast, we ask your blessing upon them. That they might be all the more focused in their work and as modeled by so Many Americans in their efforts these past days in helping their neighbors prepare to Work Together to address our nations most pressing needs. Continue to bless those who are recovering from hurricane destruction and those fighting still the storms of wildfire that plague our western states. Blanket those who fight to overcome these Natural Disasters with your spirit of strength and endurance and pres
The house hearing today focused on the federal government of Cyber Security programs and initiatives. It includes election and system designation is Critical Infrastructure and modernizing the federal government it system. From House Homeland Security subcommittee this is one hour and 20 minutes. The committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection will come to order. First of all, im sure i speak for all of us here on the day as expressing our deepest condolences to all of the family members and all of the victims of yesterdays tragedy in las vegas. It is like the ones yesterday really demand the utmost humanity in response to such blind hate and able and hopefully it will give us a renewed sense of purpose today as we approach the task of the day. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony regarding the department of Homeland Securitys Cyber Security mission. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. We are here today, at the