Command. This is hearing of fiscal year 2018 priorities and National Security Space Enterprise. Were honored to have a panel of expert witnesses in our Space Program to join us here today and before i introduce them, though, want to take a moment to acknowledge that while i cant imagine there being a better place to work and for the subcommittee on the House Armed Services committee, apparently somebody thinks theres a better job on washington, d. C. This will be the last hearing that steve can tell you will be in his current position. Hes going to work for the secretary of defense, assistant secretary of defense for space policy. Our loss is the secretarys gain. So were going to miss him. Hes been with us for a long time. I know hell do a great job for our country in his next capacity as well. So good luck, buddy. This committee does a great job for our country. Lieutenant general david buck, betty sapp, director of National Reconnaissance office and robert cardillo, spacial intellige
The subcommittee drugs the subcommittee will come to order. I know a lot of our minds are elsewhere because of the incident yesterday at the base of field. All of us are praying for obviously the whip mr. Scalise, the two brave officers that were ofured along with the member the staff, and a former member of the staff who were injured so do not forget them and we do not forget them and we wish their full recoveries. With that, this morning we welcome secretary chao to testify for the fiscal year 2018 department of transportation. I dont have to tell it have you that secretary chao comes to this edition with one of the most impressive records of Public Service that anyone will ever seen. Having served as chair of the maritime commission, the deputy secretary of the department of transportation, director of the peace corps, secretary of the department of labor, not to leadershipumber of positions in the private and and notforprofit sector. Complex led large and organizations. All of us t
Expansive approach to visualizing potential legal regulations in this domain will hardly be a successful in the absence of Development Practice of Space Operations. The success in achieving this goal will be core elements in the process of validating of space Traffic Management. We believe the important idea of establishing United Nation information platform is an instrument for accumulating multisource institutional information. As apart of National Effort to implement the guidelines, russia is currently working on creating an open information service, intended to increase awareness of states and other users. So here, russia has selfmotivation and methodology. Also, we have more than 20 research centers, and institutes under the umbrella of National Russian academy of science and the Space State Corporation that conducting Serious Research and development on space topic. We have for other development terrestrial infrastructure and several spacecraft dedicated observing solar activity.
Yes, sir, i would. Im thrilled to introduce my family beginning with our youngest daughter diana, a Third Generation School Teacher following in the footsteps of her grandma and mother. He will a published author kind, caring, compassionate, and tough. If asked most of us can remember our favorite teachers but almost all of us can name our first grade teacher. Her kids are blessed to be in her class and i cannot be prouder. Our oldest daughter danielle is a captain in the air force and could not attend. She is also a Third Generation following in the footsteps of her grandpa bill, a refired pilot who fought in vietnam. And both of her you thinkles, cousins and dad. She is a great offenser and combat veteran having recently returned from afghanistan. She helped keep me grounded and in tune with our younger force. I could not be a prouder father. All this good comes from their mother dawn whom i met in high school when our parents were stationed in germany. 33 years, 21 moves, three wars
Nice to have you aboard. You are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. You work three days in a row, you get to stay another week. Here we go. We take a look outside this morning. We start the day with 75 clear skies. 76 around babylon. 72, 71 down the jersey shore. And a great day. A great start to your weekend. Were lo 88 this afternoon. Northeast wind, moderate humidity. Well talk about the rest of your weekend coming up. Debbie duhaime has a look at your traffic. First of all, go to our web cam and show the bqe. Getting down toward the l. I. E. Its bumper to bumper with construction. Also reports of an accident right at the bqe. Watch for that. Lets highlight the maps and other on hamilton avenue. An accident involving that overturned tractor trailer. It looks like we have that debris spill. Lets see what else is happening on the a train. No service with track work. Same thing on the 7. So some shuttle buses available as well. L. I. R. R. , metro north, new Jerse