Deb Haaland
“This historic nature of my confirmation is not lost on me, but I will say, it is not about me. –
Deb Haaland, U.S. interior secretary
In a historic confirmation as the first Native American to serve in a White House Cabinet role, Haaland will lead the U.S. Department of the Interior.
“This historic nature of my confirmation is not lost on me, but I will say, it is not about me. Rather, I hope this nomination would be an inspiration for Americans – moving forward together as one nation and creating opportunities for all of us,” Haaland said during a two-day confirmation hearing.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on March 15 confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the
from the Government Accountability Office gave an overview of the historical context for the current U.S. military presence in Japan and South Korea and highlight current U.S. government and expert views on the benefits of these bases to U.S. national security, as well as provide some detailed data on the costs of the U.S. presence.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Diana Maurer is a Director in the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Defense Capabilities and Management team, where she currently leads GAO’s work overseeing defense sustainment and readiness issues. Her recent work includes reviews of F-35 sustainment, conditions and workforce at military depots, and the mission capability of military aviation. She has testified more than two dozen times before Congressional committees on a variety of issues including the F-35, Navy ship maintenance, federal prisons, national drug control policy, the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology, and several DHS management issues