We announced these changes than the secretary of defense, general dempsey said it will result in better aligning our structures and resources with dod Strategic Interests and priorities. And earlier this year we directed the management review in that review developed options to help the dod plan for a range of future budget scenarios, including the persistence of sequester lover untracked level cuts. And as all of you know, these threats, and less changed, will represent a 500 billiondollar reduction over the next 10 years, and that is in addition with a 480 billion spending cut that the dod has are implemented. Included in the strategic choice of management review is a comprehensive look that all savings that could be achieved by reducing overhead throughout the department and streamlining organizations, including osd and the joint staff. As you may recall, i announced this summer that dod would reduce headquarters operating budgets for 20 represent over the next five years and these
Comes to the debate. People have to understand and know what is being done and not done in their name and be comfortable with it over time. We have a lot of work to do in terms of debate and discussion with our publics here at home and with publics in europe. Snowden revolutions have been damaging, and its been damaging on a number of die mentions, including in terms of state to state relations. I agree with steve. I think that over time because the relationships are mutually beneficial and they are deep i think those will be repaired. There are other aspects in terms of this that are not directly relevant here, which is to the commercial thats in the trust and our companies with respect to our internet and cloud and hardware products around the world, which is something that is going to be something were going to have to work on very hard and is a real threat. That damage i think is real and will need to be addressed. I agree with steve. With respect to the intelligence relationships
Hope we can all do. Not only improving that helped but also educating the country to know that there is treatment for that and they can be great contributors to society and the workplace. We thank you very much for those thoughts. We leave it up to you to connect those dots and help others as well. [applause] friday he attends ceremonies in normandy, marking the 70th anniversary of the dday invasion of world war ii. Russian president Vladimir Putin is also scheduled to be at the ceremonies. House hearing on programs to help veterans returned to civilian life. Then, former president george h. W. Bush is honored. After that, q and a with author brett the behr. The soviet system in Eastern Europe contained the seeds of its own destruction. Many of the problems that we saw at the end again at the very beginning. I spoke about the attempt to control all institutions and control all parts of the economy and political and social life. One of the problems when you do that, when you try to cont
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Materials, send them to the email address previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. I ask all members to mute your microphones when you are not speaking to help prevent feedback and technical issues and of course, amuse yourselves anytime you seek recognition. I will now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. I would like to welcome witnesses and the members of the immigration and citizenship subcommittee to todays hearing that will explore the initiative by the Current Administration to support noncitizen servicemembers, veterans, and family members. Immigrants are important to society. They provide key support to u. S. Military. Currently, immigrants account for apart approximately 3 of active duty Service Members. 13 of veterans are of immigrant origin meaning either they or their parents are immigrants. Throughout our history, immigrants has been key to some of our most Critical Military victories, for