That question. You dont have a personal my sense is that the service has the cooperation has been enhanced by being within the same agency. I guess id like to add that i think the panels conclusion was, we identified a substantial number of issues that needed reform at the service. For those issues, we didnt think moving them from one agency to another would address really any of the issues that we identified. And so while we understand that that was a serious debate, we thought that the focus really needed to be on solving the problems that we found. If i could say one more thing. I think one interesting piece on treasury was that, being an older guy, i remember well a lot of the discussion back in those days from within the service about, you know, gosh, treasury officials, wall street guys, finance guys, they really dont understand the Enforcement Mission well. So over time, youve had complaints about, you know, wherever they are, people are going to think its better somewhere else.
From its investigative force for a president ial campaign but also with these usually receiving additional appropriations every four years, in order to plan for those campaigns, because the amount of travel which is very unpredictable increases. So i want to be clear that what we saw in the report will enable us to have an expectation that you will have the resources to address all of these concerns, because if this report your ask for resources only takes you up to a certain point to cover the existing concerns, then my concern is that were going to see additional gaps. And thats my concern right now. And i wanted to be clear that in the proposal, that we dont come back later and say, we still dont have the resources to do the job, knowing that all these additional things and the gap is going to be added. As an answer to that question, the proposal we made in terms of specific numbers was what we thought would address an immediate need. It was not intended to estimate how much the 201
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] coming up on cspan2, the Homeland Security Committee Examines the use of Virtual Currencies. Then, a look at the process that granting security clearances for federal workers and contractors. And live at noon eastern, a Heritage Foundation panel on the deal struck in geneva, switzerland, on Irans Nuclear program. Today the Heritage Foundation examines the deal reached this its weekend in geneva, switzerland, on Irans Nuclear weapons program. Watch the event live starting at noon eastern here on cspan2. Also here on cspan2, a look at u. S. Canada Military relations. Well be live at 1 30u p. M. Eastern. The senate Homeland Security Committee Last week examined the governments ability to regulate Digital Currencies like bitcoin. This hearing is two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] well, good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We especially want to thank our witnes
Priority, and were encouraged by the progress we have made thus far. Thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. Thank you so much for being here. For the meeting you had with our staff and me last week, and for your testimony. Thank you. Ms. Raman, pleasero proceed. Thank you for the opportunity to come before the committee to discuss the departments work. At the Justice Department, we look at virtual kerracies through the lenls of criminal Law Enforcement. We recognize that the currency could be an illegal means of exchange, and we also recognize that criminals will always seek to take advantage of new technologies to commit further or hide their crimes. Our responsibility as prosecutors is to insure that we continue to enforce the law even in new technological settings and to prevent criminals from using those technologies to create zones of impunity. As i will describe in mire testimony today, the department of justice has been aware of the threat posed by Virtual Curren
Security Committee Examining the policing of Virtual Currencies. Then a House Homeland Security Committee Examining the management at the department of Homeland Security. On monday, the senate Homeland Security committee examined the governments ability to police the use of Digital Currency with the laws currently on the books. Online decentralized systems allow people to Exchange Goods and Services Without using real money, including bit coins. This hearing is two and a half hours. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us, we especially want to thank our witnesses, panel number one, and somewhere in the audience, panel number two. The i. D. Card is there, so pick it up please and put it where it belongs. That way well know who you are and you will, too. My succeeder in the senate used to say many years ago, he would say, his advice was wear a big button. Wear a big button when youre campaigning so youll remember your name and so will other people, too. We want to make sure p