The Senate Armed Services Committee Held a hearing yesterday. [inaudible conversations] , one. Of morning. The Committee Meets to receive testimony on the u. S. Government policy strategy and organization to protect our nation in cyberspace. To begin id like to thank senators rounds and nelson for their leadership on these issues and our Cyber Security subcommittee. This hearing builds upon the good work that they and their subcommittee have done to tackle the critical challenge of cyber. This is a challenge that is growing more dire and more complex. Not a week passes that we dont read about some disturbing new incident, Cyber Attacks against our Government Systems and Critical Infrastructure, data breaches back compromise Sensitive Information of our citizens and companies, attempts to manipulate Public Opinion through social media and of course attacks against the fundamentals of our democratic system and process. Those are just the ones that we know about. This is a totally new kin
Crisis, or fear of rate hikes, or fear of inflation, or deflation for that matter. It may seem odd to talk about fear on a day when the average is basically me and erg higher for most of the day. Nasdaq edging up thats because the market is in fear of one thing, it lives in fear of amazon specifically the power of amazon over the whole industries. We saw Health Care Stocks rally again today. Every stock in the group of the drugs, biotechs, medical devices and especially insurers and hospitals, which makes me think that they rallied because the bill is written. Looks like it might be too draconian to pass. Theres no universe for the hospitals to make more money under a plan that slashes medicaid and causes millions to lose their insurance still, though, i think the undercurrent, or i should say the undertow of amazon is such a dominant threat to so many consumer related sectors, in a consumerdriven economy, that its sinking whole swaths of stock once again if your companys in the crossh
Noon eastern. Oklahoma senator James Langford chairs this twohour hearing. Good morning and welcome. Sub Committee Hearing entitling the work force and the Sub Committee will work to find solutions to the recognized challenges from effectively serving the american people. Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants help protect our communities and keep our airports running safely and smoothly and military running extremely effectively. We are grateful and interested in their ideas and concerns. The important work of our federal employees is often obje obstructed by a culture. A culture does not differentiate between those who excel. They often complain harm workplace moral and raise concerns that compensation is not related to ones job performance. The office of federal Employee Viewpoint survey found 22 of employees agreed with this statement. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs.
Noon eastern. Oklahoma senator James Langford chairs this twohour hearing. Good morning and welcome. Sub Committee Hearing entitling the work force and the Sub Committee will work to find solutions to the recognized challenges from effectively serving the american people. Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants help protect our communities and keep our airports running safely and smoothly and military running extremely effectively. We are grateful and interested in their ideas and concerns. The important work of our federal employees is often obje obstructed by a culture. A culture does not differentiate between those who excel. They often complain harm workplace moral and raise concerns that compensation is not related to ones job performance. The office of federal Employee Viewpoint survey found 22 of employees agreed with this statement. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs.
When he gets in the car, he knows what he is going to happen what is going to happen. Tonight, on cspans q and a. Now, Homeland Security undersecretary Suzanne Spaulding talks about protecting the nations infrastructure. She was part of an event hosted by the American Bar Association. It is about 90 minutes. [applause] youood morning and thank for that very gracious introduction. Some of you know and everybody will eventually learn that when you have spent over six decades occupying space, you take on a variety of roles. Way, you it another wear a variety of hats. I will explain to you three different hats that i wear. And currently special advisor to the American Bar Association Standing Committee on net law and National Security, we celebrated by 54th birthday, founded aba president and Later Supreme Court Justice Lewis powell and chicago lawyer. The committee focused on the legal aspects of Security Issues and conducted studies and sponsored programs and conferences and highlights t