Just over an hour. [applause] im not used to the applause. Walter sackson or bringing isaacson for bringing some dignity to the Wilson Center. C. E. O. Of the nd center. I want to recognize my colleagues from the advisory council, especially my cochair, in the middle there, number two. D [laughter] and heres a list of other dignitaries. Let me first recognize my colleagues from that committee. We have on to michael, the director of the program. Formerly of some very Senior Intelligence posts. Crowley, raj day, mike ayden, another of the luminaries from the intel world. David hayman. Jim loy, christian who used to be chiefofstaff to jay him homeland ll number four. Former member of congress. Morell deputy c. I. A. Director. Head of majorrmer gency, intel agency at the pentagon. Xford, john pistol, former tsa administrator. Starnes walker and web sler. Demarco, who is and the ons wife, superior member of the johnson household. [laughter] secretary the deputy of the homeland department, s
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Syndikate. Are charged in quicks death, the other two are accused of being part of a racketeering conspiracy. The prosecution has called more than two dozen witnesses and entered 400 pieces of evidence in the case. Quick was reported missing in february 2014. His body was found a week later in goochland county. The trial begins today for one of the men charged in connection to a shooting that killed two and hurt four others in roanoke. Several charges were filed against demetrius wade. Including first degree murder. The charges stem from a shooting at the former obenchains Garden Center in january of last year. Ronald ramey and leonard suspect. William october. The trial is expected to last all week. A woman faces reckless driving charges following a three vehicle crash in campbell county. It happened around four sunday afternoon on route 696. Struck an acura after failing to brake in time. The acura was then hit by another car. All five people involved in the crash. Including baretts
Agents. With reduction of overall numbers. Do you anticipate a need to reexamine and restructure how the Border Patrolmans bases and Forward Operating bases . I share very much the concern we discussed on this hiring issue. For the Border Patrol to be in a downward spiral, which means were not able to hire as fast as attrition is very concerning. I have talked with your staff also about the number of programs that we put in place, particularly to speed up the process. So in these new hiring hubs we can get people through in 160 days until at times, well over a year. That is important. The close cooperation with the department of defense as people leave the department of defense and the active duty military to be able to hire them into the Border Patrol or into customs and Border Protection is particularly important. Working with congress for additional pay for very difficult locations where they work, hardship reimbursement would be particularly helpful. Along with things that weve dis
Surprise i found that theres obviously evidence out there that it exists, that women do have a different effect in leadership and gender inequality has an affect on a variety of state Security Issues and im sure some of you are nodding your head because im idiot and i should have known that. It was surprising to me who was a cobra pilot, im just like the guys. Theres nothing i cant do that they can do. Kind of took some of this emotion or the not emotional but more as a marine what i felt like touchy feely stuff out of the equation. As it turns out, i was wrong back then and im learning more every time. Right now what ive been looking at for a number of years is the impact of gender inequality not necessarily on face value, on its face, but the impact of gender inequality on domestic terrorism as an enabling condition. And terrorism, obviously, is very relevant right now and has been for the last 15 years, more so than it was earlier. And we still dont fully understand the factors that