Pensacola in which three u. S. Service members tragically lost their lives and eight more suffered injuries. It is critical that we learn from the attack, understand the threat, and take the necessary steps to ensure the protection of our servicemen and women going forward. I would like to welcome our witnesses, mr. Gary reid, who serves as the director for Defense Intelligence in the office of the under secretary for Defense Intelligence, and Lieutenant General Charles Hooper who serves as the director of the Defense Security cooperation agency. And thank you both very much for being with us today, and we look forward to your testimonies. The National Defense strategy focuses on strengthening alliances and attracting new partners as a key component to more effectively compete with china and russia while countering the continued threat posed by radical terrorist groups and rogue regimes. The nds states that by working together with allies and partners, we amass the greatest possible st
Good morning everyone. We will call this subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities to order. The subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities meets today to receive testimony on the department of defense review of the december six, 2019 insider attack on Naval Air Station pensacola, in which three u. S. Service members tragically lost their lives and eight more suffered injuries. It is critical that we learn from the attack, understand the threat, and take the necessary steps to ensure the protection of our service men and women going forward. I would like to welcome our witnesses, mr. Garry reed, who services the director for Defense Intelligence in the office of the under secretary of defense for intelligence, and Lieutenant General charles hooper, who serves as the director of the defensive purity cooperation agency. Thank you both very much for being with us today. We look forward to your testimonies. The National Defense strategy focuses on strengthening alliances and
Good morning everyone. We will call this subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities to order. The subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities meets today to receive testimony on the department of defense review of the december six, 2019 insider attack on Naval Air Station pensacola, in which three u. S. Service members tragically lost their lives and eight more suffered injuries. It is critical that we learn from the attack, understand the threat, and take the necessary steps to ensure the protection of our service men and women going forward. I would like to welcome our witnesses, mr. Garry reed, who services the director for Defense Intelligence in the office of the under secretary of defense for intelligence, and Lieutenant General charles hooper, who serves as the director of the defensive purity cooperation agency. Thank you both very much for being with us today. We look forward to your testimonies. The National Defense strategy focuses on strengthening alliances and
Nice to get started. This morning we will consider the president s budget request for the u. S. Forest service for fy 2021. Chief christiansen, its good to be able to welcome you back to the committee, thank you for being here. We say around here that the president s budget request is just that, it is a request. It does start the annual budget process. It gives us here in congress the opportunity to learn about the administrations priorities and how it would carry them out. But ultimately, it is up to us to determine what programs to fund and what levels. Although this years budget request is far from perfect, i agree that the priority must be on Wildland Fire Management and improving the health of our forests. Im encouraged that the administration is proposing to invest significantly in hazardous fuel reduction and other active Forest Management activities. We know such investments pay dividends in reducing the risk of severe wildfire. Hopefully we will see this important work planned
President s budget request is just that. It is a request. It does start the annual budget process and gives us here in congress the opportunity to learn about the administrations priorities and how it carry them out. But ultimately its up to us to determine what kinds of programs to fund and what levels. This years budget request is far from perfect i agree the priority must be on Fire Management and improving the health of our forced. Im encouraged the administration is proposing to invest significantly and hazardous fuel reduction and other active Forest Management activities. We know such investments pays dividends hopefully well see this important work plan and carry it carried out without any disruptions. Thanks to our work on the consolidated preparations after 2018 which provided new Budget Authority to fight wildfires. And this budget request would make use of it for fy 2021. The 2019 fire season was relatively mild in the lower 48 with few notable exceptions, but in alaska, la