Subcommittee, and im grateful to chairman row for the opportunity. I want to explain that although working withd to our new Ranking Member from connecticut, under committee ises, ms. Julia brownley still the subcommittees acting Ranking Member. My understanding is the full committee will schedule a business meeting to formalize the subcommittee assignment and our new subcommittee Ranking Members soon, but since we have to see ifat, i need we have also we also need to make sure that we know we have been joined by the ranking walsh, mr. Tim walz and thank him for being here. I would like to ask that he be andwed to sit at the dais ask questions and also that ms. Esty be allowed to serve as Ranking Member pending her affirmation. By way of short introduction, this is my second term in congress on this subcommittee. I am a father of three and a grandfather of 11, and before coming to congress, i worked in small business, a trucking business, and my wife and i now own a beauty salon with a
Subcommittee, and im grateful to chairman row for the opportunity. I want to explain that although working withd to our new Ranking Member from connecticut, under committee ises, ms. Julia brownley still the subcommittees acting Ranking Member. My understanding is the full committee will schedule a business meeting to formalize the subcommittee assignment and our new subcommittee Ranking Members soon, but since we have to see ifat, i need we have also we also need to make sure that we know we have been joined by the ranking walsh, mr. Tim walz and thank him for being here. I would like to ask that he be andwed to sit at the dais ask questions and also that ms. Esty be allowed to serve as Ranking Member pending her affirmation. By way of short introduction, this is my second term in congress on this subcommittee. I am a father of three and a grandfather of 11, and before coming to congress, i worked in small business, a trucking business, and my wife and i now own a beauty salon with a
Subcommittee of disability assistance and memorial affairs. Will now come to order. I first want to take a moment to welcome subcommittee members, especially those who are new to congress and new to the committee, and also those who are returning. Its my privilege to have been asked to be chairman of the subcommittee, and im grateful to chairman rowe for the opportunity. I want to explain that although i look forward to working with ms. Elizabeth essie from connecticut as our new Ranking Member. Ms. Julia brownley is still the subcommittees acting Ranking Member. My understanding is the full committee will schedule a business meeting to formalize familiarize formalize the subcommittee assignment and our new subcommittee Ranking Members soon. But since we have not got that, i need to see if we have also we also want to make sure that we know we have been joined by the Ranking Member, mr. Tim walsh, and thank him for being here. I want to ask unanimous consent for Ranking Member walsh, r
Guest it would be information on threats and risks, basically on threat signatures, potential attackers that would help a company if it chose to do so defend itself better. Its not going to be privacy data. Well, thats the hope. Probably not. But its a good first step, and i think if you talk to some of the sponsors, they would tell you, you know, we know its just a first step, we know we have to do more, but we can get agreement on this, and it builds consensus on the hill to bring forward on cybersecurity. Host well, lets bring in tim starks of politico who covers cybersecurity for that organization to. Hi, jim. You mentioned there was the real deal waiting in congress. What would that look like . What are Things Congress hasnt done it should be doing once they finish this bill, even if they dont finish this bill . Guest they have to think about dhs, its authorities, what are its roles. Dhs has this grand mission to defend the nations cyberspace, but they have neither authorities or
Testimony, something we have never done before. The five individuals that we issued subpoenas to where danny pomo personal deputy undersecretary for benefits, diana rubin is director of the philadelphia Regional Office, ms. Kimberly grace director of the st. Paul Regional Office, mr. Robert mckendrick director of the Los Angeles Regional Office, mr. Antoine waller director of the baltimore Regional Office. We learned at our last hearing the ig report lays out the alleged abuse of vas relocation permanent change of station programs costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money and now ms. Rubin sent ms. Gray said apparently in a properly use their positions of authority to put their own personal and financial benefits ahead of veterans, taxpayers and their subordinates. As the saying goes a pictures worth a thousand words a lets start with a map and describe in the simplest terms what tonights hearing is all about. You can look at the screen appear. Initially ms. Graves and