Erm its of providing capabilities. Is that something you can share with us . I think what can share is we have a good and close and productive information sharing relationship with qatar. And obviously as secretary kerry said, it wont be the only one with eyes on the individuals. I think its probably best to leave it at that. Can you give us your indication or feelings about the capabilities of our government to carry out the obligation committed to . Its my understanding they have the capacity to do this. That we have a high degree of confidence in their capacity. And we also assess they have the will to do this. They gave the president personally his assurances and personal commitment to upholding the agreement, so we are cautiously optimistic that there is the ability to do this. Of course, i think it wouldnt be an effective way to enter into it with blind faith. Well be working constantly to verify and assess from our standpoint. What is your view in the aftermath of the swap as to
Different kinds of problems that they might encounter. One of the things montana has done is to create a unified set of policies that make clear what the process is. And another thing that a lot of our consent decrees and agreements with schools provide for is engaging an expert consultant. There are people who know what works on campuses and who have had lots of experience in helping schools to structure policies in providing training materials and in conduct ng the training. And ensuring that they have an adviser who for whom this isnt the first time and who can provide that expertise is very important. Montana is also a grantee of the office of violence against women. And that grant comes along with Technical Assistance that can enable them to mount kind of holistic response on campus. Another thing that i think is quite important is Data Collection and reporting because a university can only get a sense of whether it has a problem by keeping track of the problems and the complaints
Number one sea port in north america for the importation of fresh fruit bananas, and juice, concentrate. If you had a banana this morning for breakfast it probably came through the port of wilmington. Our nickname is top banana. The top banana port. Port of wilmington isnt just important for the state of delaware, it serves as a key economic engine in new castle county, its also a key port for the entire United States. So protecting our ports, safeguarding our Economic Opportunity is responsibility that we take very seriously. As the Government Accountability office and other experts have noted, u. S. Port security has come a long way. Shortly after 9 11, the Maritime Transportation security act of 2002 became law and empowered the coast guard with new authorities to ensure commercial vessels and port facility meet minimum Security Standards. A few years later the safe port act of 2006 authorized key cargo and supply chains security programs enforced by u. S. Customs and Border Protect
Authority. Releasing Authority Means you can go out with a message that youre the commanding general, second marine division. You dont give those, that authority away, and thats why i brought up that point that whoever signs that, basically the secretary, the way i understand it is concurring with all those decisions that are made. Its on his or her watch, correct me if im wrong. If its signed for general hickey by one of the staff yes, this is the official comments. Okay. All right. In terms of your role and i think its very, very important to go back to how would you even be more pro active in light of some of these thing. Do you have any recommendations in regards to that . Im not asking you to do more work yeah i am asking you to do more work. I think we plan the audits appropriate based on the risk. I think there needs more discussion at the senior levels as work is completed to really how are you going to fix the problem . And as i alluded to before, worrying about the little tec
Up next on c span 3, a hearing on Port Security. After that, senator al franken introduces legislation that taelts to prevent companies and government organizations from tracking a persons location on their smart phones wow their consent. Later, a forum on Cyber Security from bloomberg government. Discusses syria civil war. The look at the growing phenomenon of children illegally entering the u. S. Without their parents. Well talk to usa today reporter alan gomez. U. S. Customs and Transportation Security Administration officials testified about Port Security issues, including cargo screening. The Senate Homeland Security Committee is chaired by senator tom carper of delaware. Good morning, everyone. Were happy you to welcome you today and thank you for joining us. Dr. Coburn ive called this hearing, this is a hearing he has a whole lot of interest in, i have two, but its a shared a shared interest. We want to take a look at the current state of Port Security, and these United States o