This tragedy came to pass but hopefully the Lessons Learned from it will provide a foundation for presenting preventing future tragedies like this one. Lets take just a moment to recap our aaron alexis copy access to the navy are then allowed to successfully enter the facility that fateful morning. In 2007, aaron alexis joined the u. S. Navy, as with other servicemembers he a background check was performed and he was granted a low level security clearance. After a discharge from the navy in 2011, alexis was hired by defense contractor that confirmed he possessed the balance security clearance. A valid security clearance. This marked him as a trustworthy individual. He was provided with an id card that was authorized his access to several buildings, including building 197 at the Washington Navy yard. Shortly before 8 00 a. M. On september 16, 2013, he drove to the front gate of the Washington Navy yard and displayed his access card. He was admitted by security, parked his car, and walke
Accountability Office Report has highlighted, a number of internal management challenges have impeded the federal Effective Services ability to protect facilities. For example, the federal protective service must the bleep the Facility Security assessment in a timely manner with the share them offices it protects. This service has been able to do that and other agencies have sought to complete their own security assessments, creating unnecessary duplication and waste. The federal protective service must also do a better job of tracking and overseeing the training of the 14,000 contract guards that it uses to protect its facilities. Ensure that post is federal Law Enforcement officers and the Armed Security guards it uses are appropriately trained, equipped, and prepared. Training, the equipment, the preparedness of federal lawenforcement officers and Contract Security guards is essential to providing for the security of facilities safeguarded by the federal Addictive Service protective
Supporting my grandchildren and encouraging them in their education and building their independent lives and there is uncertainty all the way around. When people talk about relying on your assets in order to take care of those needs, what youre saying, that is one lump. When you use them, theyre gone. So you have so many risks, including i didnt even Mention Health care risks and uncovered Health Care Cost that is seniors face. So youre using your assets, that is what youve got to protect you against a whole array of risks. Catastrophic risk like a serious need for intensive longterm care is just beyond the capacity of this, this little nest egg, little or moderate or some cases larger to take care of and thats why it is so important we need some kind of insurance mechanism that, to which people can contribute in order to give them, give everybody security. Let me just build on that and frame the question a little bit differently and ask if i can, miss tumlinson, if you could explain w
Attack. In many instances security measures again well before a person approaches the facility. To maintain ae security cleared him and he was trusted as a defense clatter that contractor and granted access to a navy complex. He exploited the stress, and he hurt a lot of it is people. The aftermath, it is only natural that we wonder if all people entering a federal facility, in the that even employees, should be screened in some way . And often usedw phrase from ronald reagan, trust but verify . Manyof the examples of undesirable threats facing our federal the syllabus facilities. In addition to active shooters, agencies must develop countermeasures for blued that improved explosive devices, biological weapons, and other types of results. Examinehearing will federal agencys efforts to develop and maintain effective layers of security at their facilities, and prevent future attacks against innocent people. Facility security is not just about protecting the physical structure of a buildi
Bipartisan twoyear agreement past by the house last week. The measure looks to have enough support from both democrats and had a handful of republicans to clear the 60 boast filibuster threshold. For more on the budget agreement and the current action in the senate we spoke with the capitol hill reporter. Would you tell us what happened today in the senate . Todays going to be on the boat to get the deal supported. Tell us a little but about the republicans that are planning to report it . Seven membersut that are going to support it, and not all have committed to voting on the final passage of the bill. Hes a close ally of john boehner who close this deal in the house, passerby 332 votes. Like it will squeak by. Randing it are those like paul. Center Republican Leaders may also vote against it. Mitch mcconnell, the Senate Minority leader, has not publicly come out and assured john boehner and others. He is expected to vote against it because the deal increases pending in the longterm.