The council who have tuned in not only to today but for your strong support to the council in the past and especially in this critical time. A special welcome to everyone joining the council for the first time. Our main topic today is about the leadership challenges facing people around the globe with covid19. Both currently and in the future. We are absolutely thrilled to have with us today dr. David navarro to talk about these matters. The doctor was the special unveiled envoy for the u. N. He was also the special coordinator for the u. N. For the avian flu, the bird flew, pandemic, epidemic. He is currently special envoy for the World Health Organization for this covid19 response. History inng Infectious Diseases and Public Health. David, thank you. We are thrilled you could be with us today. Its great to be with you all. Delighted to be part of this webinar. Thank you. Lets start with giving us an update. Before we get into leadership issues, give us an update on where we are in th
Questionandanswer. Like all of you, i have been looking forward to this weekend and being at the university of edinburgh. I cannot thank them enough for all of their support, and i am delighted to say that we are still going to edinboro, just a year later. Last next year it will be there april 9 through april 12. Though we cannot be in person together today, we are going to do some good things. Cgi has never been about what we cannot do but what we can do, and now, of course, we are being challenged in a new and different way. The last few weeks and months have been hard for everyone. Including college and university students. Campus is shut down, classes are online, and lives in routines upended. For many who prepared to graduate in this market, it was at an informal graduation ceremony. Took credit to you, in the middle of all of this, you are with [indiscernible] excited about the program we have put together today. I hope participants will give you new insights on not only where we
Only today but for your strong support to the council in the past and especially at this critical time and a welcome to everyone joining the counsel for the first time. Our main topic today is about the leadership challenges facing people around the globe with covid19 currently and in the future. We are thrilled to have with us today dr. David navarro to talk about these matters. Dr. Navarro was the special envoy for the west africa Ebola Response for the u. N. And the special coordinator for the avian flu for pandemic. Envoycurrently special for the World Health Organization for this covid19 response. He has a long history for working in Infectious Diseases and we are thrilled you could be with us today. Great to be with you all. I am delighted to be a part of this webinar. Thank you. Lets start with giving an update, before we get into leadership issues, an update on where we are in the world with covid19 and what you see for its future and our future. Thank you. We are all very awar
Come up with good best practices, and implement them widely to make sure our networks are more secure. Did the Congressional Review Act rescinding the fccs broadband privacy rules have any effect on the fccs Cybersecurity Authority . Thats a good question. I think the primary problem right now with cybersecurity is that my colleagues dont agree with me, in addition i think theres a fact that our Communication Security reliability and interope interoperaability, in its current iteration, its not part of their agenda. Finally, how did the cra impact the security of consumers private information . I think were going to only time will tell but im worried about that as well. Thank you. Let the record reflect i cosigned. Thank you. Thank you, madam chair. The gentleman yields back. Theyre going to call votes in about 15 minutes. Miss rogers is seeking to be ucd to the committee for purposes of asking a question. Without objection, so ordered. Youre recognized. Thank you, chairman, blackburn,
Appreciate it. We are here today to examine the department of health and Human Services Public Health preparedness for and response to the 2017 Hurricane Season. In the last two months, texas, florida, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands have been devastated by hurricanes. I first want to express our heartfelt sorrow for the millions of americans impacted by these devastating storms, and say that all members of this committee on both sides of the aisle stand with those affected by these hurricanes. I would also like to thank dr. Burgess and dr. Ruiz who each recently visited puerto rico to assess the impact these hurricanes have had, and continue to have on our fellow americans. This committee has been conducting oversight of the federal response to the recent hurricanes since shortly after harvey made landfall in texas. Unfortunately, i expect that our work here will continue for years to come. The committees jurisdiction involves not just the Public Health issues well be discuss