Critical audience for us representing a lot of researchers and thinking that goes into laying the foundation for a lot of advanced technologies. Attend tend to be a wonky or crowd, a lot of people who understand what we are saying and hearing from them helps inform what we are doing great we support this panel today and appreciate everyone and in the Human Trafficking panel earlier today. Human trafficking is a critical issue we all need to take action on now. Well will be talking about the secretarys top priority which will be fostering innovation. While ensuring the publics legitimate concerns over safety and security on the forefront. And the Deputy Assistant secretary for transportation policy. Ive been working on these for three years. At,ything we are looking and very excited about this conversation braden to my left is james owens. I will be in the innovation space its very active space. Ensureole is doing these are in our airspace and to ensure we keep that is innovative as pos
And welcome to this hearing on detecting the nation, Transportation Systems. We reflect on a summer day in american history, 18 years ago that terrorists turned a address the agencys progress towards implementing modernization the committee will exercise oversight to existing security programs. Notably the passenger screening teams in february administrator pekoske briefed the committee on disturbing testing results from the ig and promised to revamp k9 training. Tsa is committed to making the federal federal air Marshals Program more intelligent space. Improving todays Frontline Security programs is important but tsa must adapt to changing threats and technologies. Emerging Technology Including biometrics, perhaps we will hear about that today. Understand tsa has a biometrics roadmap but we certainly need to do this in light of concerns involving privacy, Data Protection and civil liberties. I look forward to a robust discussion today on the vital role the tsa plays. Madam Ranking Mem
Among the World Leaders in agricultural exports, despite the fact that we fully provide ourselves with environmentally friendly and affordable products. The president spoke about this the day before in the Stavropol Territory with producers and farmers. The conversation lasted until late evenings, discussed not only obvious successes, but also problems. Anatoly lazarev listened attentively. Not so long ago, such indicators in russian agriculture seemed like something out of science fiction, but now they are reality. The country not only fully provides itself with food, but also. Exports have grown 30 times. Last year, the president emphasized, state support played a huge role in the fact that the industry began to grow, despite all the antirussian sanctions, but this issue is constantly requires manual configuration, which is why president s hold meetings with representatives of the Agricultural Sector to talk about the nuances. For example, Ivan Gorbunov from melitopol told the head o
Channel repeatedly exposed the kremlin s corruption. It now has over 30 million followers. And so despised is he by the leadership in moscow, that mr putin never refers to him by name. So, it was an extremely brave thing to go back. But how he is paying for it . But how he is paying for it. Alexei navalny was already serving nine years in a high security prison for alleged fraud, a Parole Violation and contempt of court. Today, a judge added another ten for alleged links to extremism, which his supporters say were entirely fabricated. Our russia editor Steve Rosenberg was in court as mr navalny was sentenced he sent this report. This is the closest we were allowed to get to russias most famous prisoner. Wed been let inside the High Securityjail where Alexei Navalny is already incarcerated. But journalists werent allowed into the makeshift courtroom. We had to watch on a screen. For the kremlin critic, this is a trial behind bars. He was found guilty on extremism charges. Punishment mor
Vacation twice a year and other benefits from the state. Everything is fair here. Serve under contract. This is russia 24, we continue to talk about the main thing for today. Vladimir putin demanded not to delay the assessment of damage and its compensation to the residents of the region. Victims of floods, the situation with floods and wildfires became the main topic of a special meeting of the president with the head of the ministry of emergency situations, alexander kurenkov, and the minister of Natural Resources and ecology, alexander kozlov. It means we havent finished the wiring yet. I would like to hear your report on what is happening in these regions, but at the same time, fires are starting. In any case, a firehazardous situation is developing in the regions. Households, which is more than 70 of total number of flood victims, the population is being informed, work has been organized and carried out to eliminate the consequences of the flood, 29. 92 residential buildings, 747