Hold two hearings that focus on the two major pillars of our agenda. Tomorrow well hear from the Service Chiefs on repairing and rebuilding our military. Today, however, well concentrate on the other pillar, which is defense reform. Weve done a lot of reform over the past two years. That includes acquisition reform, a new military retirement system, major changes in military health care, commissary reform, a rewrite of the uniform code of military justice as well as significant organizational reform. While a lot has been done, however, a lot more needs to be done. The world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomorrow. Yes, we all have an obligation to see taxpayer dollars are spent as efficiently and effectively as possible, especially in fulfilling the first job of the federal government which is to defend the country. But we all know from the news and from our In
System. This is two and a half hours. Committee will come to order. This week the committee will hold two hearings that focus on the two major pillars of our agenda. Tomorrow we will hear from the Service Chiefs of repairing and rebuild the military. Today well concentrate on the other pillar which is defense reform. We have done a lot of reform over the past two years. That includes acquisition reform, a new mail tear retirement system, mayor changes in military health care, commissary reform, a rewrite of the uniform code of military justice as well as significant organizational reform. While a lot has been done, however, a lot more needs to be done. The world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomorrow. Yes, we all have an obligation to see that taxpayer dollars are spent as efficiently and effectively as possible. Especially in fulfilling the first job of the f
Committee on the future of the u. S. Armed forces and recommendations to improve the services. Including cost savings and efficiencies, incentivizing and managing the civilian work force. [ gavel ] committee will come to order. This week, the committee will hold two hearings that focus on the two major pillars of our agenda. Tomorrow well hear from the Service Chiefs on repairing and rebuilding our military. Today, however, well concentrate on the other pillar, which is defense reform. Weve done a lot of reform over the past two years, that includes acquisition reform, a new military retirement system, major changes in military health care, commissary reform, a rewrite of the uniform code of military justice as well as significant organizational reform. While a lot has been done, however, a lot more needs to be done. If world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomo
From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning, Everyone Welcome to today on a thursday morning. We got a breaking story at this hour. That deadly terrorist attack at a university in kenya. It is still going on right now. Nbc has the latest. Kelly, good morning to you. Reporter savannah good morning the students who escaped are describing a terrifying morning, awaking to gunfire in their college dormtories one telling the Associated Press the masked gunmen asked the students that they were christian or muslims, then shot christian students on the spot. All of this started at 5 00 a. M. Local time. Its still ongoing and there are reports, unconfirmed reports of hostages. Ambulances rushed out with the injured. More than 60 so far, while Police Rushed in. There were gunshots all around us. And they started jumping up and down running for their life. Reporter at least 52 sought out according to kenyan red cross. But
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