under the trump administration, the department of defense and the department of defense and u.s. citizenship and immigration kwlemted numerous policy changes undermining congress's clear intent to provide expedited naturalization process for military service members and veterans. for example, in october 2017 the pentagon made it more difficult for military service members to receive a certification of honorable service. a document essential to expedite the naturalization process. previously certifications could be individualed as soon as at the they began active duty. now one must complete 180 consecutive services or one year in the selected reserve of the ready reserve. in addition where certifications were be issued by any supervising officer they must be certified by the secretary of the kblibl branch or a certain pay grade. these changes are unnecessary and cruel. serve no purpose but to make it harder for individuals serving our country to become citizens. and they have had a measurable impact. the totals mum it of military authorizations declined 44% from 7360 in fiscal yea

there are very clear it discussions that will be going on between the department of defense and the state department . i just got off of the phone with the finance minister and we will be communicating specifics. >> can you tell us about the chinese trade negotiations. is it possible about getting to the end of the day with no new specific deal agreed to or what we have a deal? secretary mnuchin: we had a productive two days of discussions with the vice premier and others. we will be meeting with the president shortly and updating him on those and he will meet with the vice premier. i would not be surprised like usual that he invites a few of you in but i will not make another, in advance of the meeting with the president. >> the stock market is optimistic of what they see it out at right to be optimistic? secretary mnuchin: the stock market is always right. i am not going to make any more comments. we have had a productive two days of discussions and will be making more announcements after we meet with the president. >> so far, turkey has not been dissuaded by anything this administratio

it was only reversed by the department of defense that undermined the express intent of congress more than a hundred years ago. we have here lawlessness by the department of defense. they're undermining a statute with internal executive memos. >> judicial discretion, you mentioned that, did you mention that, that the 1996 act take away some judicial discretion. i know mr. metcalf had a different perspective on that. >> yes, and that is one of the most troubling aspects of the changes that were made to the immigration law that it removed all forms of judicial discretion for any person who has an aggravated felony and expanded the definition of aggravated felony. you have more people who are subject to deportation, even more misdemeanors -- >> i'm out of time. in orange county, we were one of the first pioneers on this. i look forward to working with you on this issue. and now i would like to recognize mr. biggs for five minutes of questions. >> i think we all understand that many of our veterans have struggled with reintegration due to ptsd issues and that's why i've introduced legisla

the department of defense has benefited greatly from general dunford's dedication and his care for thel-being of our servicemembers. he will leave behind a legacy of solid judgment and sincere humility that will remain with us and inspire us long after he departs. as he announced the transition to the next phase, they will surely be missed. on behalf of the entire department of defense, thank you once again for all you have done to protect and defend this great nation. [applause] >> we are very fortunate to have another incredible leader, assumed the milley, chair. i had a great pleasure of working alongside general milley, and i know the talent, energy, and dedication he brings to this position. during his time as chief of staff, he was instrumental in helping to rebuild the army's ranks, which suffered from insufficient defense budgets. he has helped the army repair -- prepare. the largest organizational change in years. the president could not have selected a more confident advisor or more capable soldier to help repair our military for the challenges of the future. general milley,

order to deal with china's long-term strategy competitor, he create add new position in the department of defense called the new department assistant secretary of defense for china. and that has been a very important development because it's really helped focus and sin that thies the thinking in the pentagon on china. we are delighted that randy has taken the time to come and talk to us. without further ado i turn the floor over to randy. [applause] secretary shriver: thank you, glenn. i appreciate the opportunity to be back. i guess this is progression being on the record. i welcome the opportunity to have this discussion in public because i think it's a very important and consequential time in the region and what we are trying to do to compete effectively with china. i appreciate being here on the record and being part of this discussion. congratulations in all the work that jamestown foundation continues to do, including this conference. i was able to stream some of the discussion earlier. saw some old friends like russell and helping us to get our hands around these various challenges. partic

that will be directors under it that will deal with different parts of the defense enterprise and seek alignment within our department for the china challenge. it's one thing to have a great strategy, it's another thing to have policy statements, but it's another to bring the enterprise of the department of defense into alignment for the challenge. we'll have directors that deal with other regions. we'll have somebody on the china desk that deals with africa, somebody who deals with middle east and europe and russia and actually will help our department work on those issues rather than having to integrate at a very senior level. we'll have people who deal strategy and plans. we'll have people who understand china and are involved in china policy informing that process in a better way. we'll have people who deal with ec and tech. everything from the 5g challenges, protection of the innovation base in the united states, understanding china's own efforts at acquiring technology and modernizing themselves better. that will all be under our china ship to we think put us in a better position to compete well and effectively

could you talk a little bit about the department of defense cyber security as it relates to last year there was a band though the department of defense is concerned about the companies and organizations that might have this in the government. >> again, we are concerned given the nature of the relationship that these chinese companies have with the ccp and the influence that the ccp may have theon decision-making and how they may be involved in state-sponsored goals such as theft and technology etc.. etc.. so, our first concern is the own abilities that can be created by dealing with these companies and using their technologies etc.. the concerns in the cyber realm of chutzpah beyond that, because we see that the chinese are investing in cyber not just for the purpose of intellectual property theft and technology in helping their own technological innovation base, but integrating it into military plans and contingency plans so understanding better how the chinese they use their own future war fight is a growing concern of ours and if you look at the cyber strategy report that was put o

american people, the congress, and the backing of an administration that place at the defense of our country at the top of its priorities. the departments made tremendous gains in recent years thanks to president trump and and/or strength will continue to grow under his leadership. preserving military might that makes us the greatest fighting force in the world requires strong steady investments in defense. the president has delivered the defense budgets needed to rebuild our readiness. maintaining stability around the required allies and partners to contribute more to security. under president trump's leadership they are now making significant increases in defense spending. and preparing for future conflict of course as to be ready to fight in all war fighting domains. president trump is given as the authorities needed to effectively operate in cyberspace and his positioning us to defend our interests in outer space as well. i want to thank you, mr.es president, for your unwavering commitment to armed forcesmm him to her service the families and to a strong national defense. thank you. [applause] as we transition today from one except

the good news is the department of defense is relatively speaking of a place with a very strong compass. 2.8 million professionals. a place that responds very good to good order and discipline to hold together, that's fine. but no organization is maybe even especially including the department of defense because clarity and consistency in order are so important to it and move forward without a theater. what bothers me isn't that the place is going to fall apart or get in the position that we can't win a war anymore, but we've got to keep moving because it is a competitive world out there. the chinese, russians the russie iranians, north koreans, terrorists. tuesday the best you have to have a competitive streak. you've got to see the best in people and we have labor markets that are challenging for us. you've got to stay the best in technology, and only the secretary a and the top leadersp can move people forward. they will keep doing whatever they are doing well probably for a long time but they are not going to move forward. that is where the problem comes. >> and not someone that has

he will be signing this, they will be active, we will be working in consultation with the department of defense the department of state to monitor this fairly quickly. we are putting financial institutions on notice that they should be careful and there could be sanctions. again, there are no sanctions at this time, but this will be the broadest executive authorities delegated to us. spoke to the president, was there any concern about the action he took that led to this? also, what would it take for you to actually activate sanctions? secretary mnuchin: no, i do not think he thinks his actions are what led to this. ,t is a complicated situation it is a situation that we are all concerned about in the humanitarian situation, and i think there are discussions going on between the department of defense and state departments -- i just got off the phone with we finance minister, and will be communicating specifics, but we are not going to telegraph them. >>> can you give us an update on the china trade negotiations? secretary mnuchin: i did not think anyone would be asking me about that. [laughter]

amount of money represents the entirety of the non defense non entail foreign policy budget, so i put a plan on the table to double the size of the state department, which sounds revolutionary until you realize that is what we give the department of defense on a one-year basis and increased funding, and i would argue that they're having a little bit of a hard time figuring out how to spend all the money that we are giving them effectively today. so i put it on the, table i have another document which is a detailed plan by which you would, over the course of five years, a double the size of the state department and the u.s. id and i do it's mine leslie but to create this kind of capacities that would meet these new threats. >> i think this issue of the institutional reforms needed to adapt america and foreign policy capabilities to the 24 century is a very solid concept. >> it is about adapting to these new realities and really answering what the department of defense has been good at is being adaptable, it could move into places very quickly. if you wanted to give advice to farmers in afghanistan, did find a way to tell you that they can do it, g

i know from my experience in the bush 43 administration great disagreements between the department of defense and the department of state on what were essentially foreign policy issues. it's a challenge for the secretary of state to maintain control over that policy in any dministration. senator risch: senator young. senator young: secretary sullivan, hello. welcome to the committee and congratulations on your nomination. i found you to be accessible and highly competent and you have comforted yourself with great integrity thus far in public life. i'm disposed to support your confirmation. i have a question about -- series of questions related to arms control which you have identified in your testimony as an area of shared concern, shared interest between the united states and russia. i do think it's important as many challenges, as many disagreements as we have, if we can find some areas of commonality i don't think hat's a bad thing. earlier you affirmed that you believe it's in the best interest of the united states to pursue an extension of new start. you further indicated, i think, that

and now this is expanded of the department of defense. state and defense have their own igs and set of laws they feel they need to comply with. the white house has less control with those agencies and departments on constraining a restricting on who testifies. so far it looks like state is, we'll see whether or not the department of defense also decides to provide these documents and whether or not they'll send anyone to testify if so required. >>. >> do wi know who's paying rudy giuliani? he's talking about affidavits. he's a private citizens, he had no access to classify information on a recent interview with cnn and going after the biden's family. he was holding in his hand a right wing conspiracy blog. do we know who's paying for his travel and services? >>. >> he said he was there on his own dime. it was for vacation and nobody paid him for that. >> it is many billable hours that he spent in ukraine and working on this issue on behalf of donald trump and it is unclear whether it is the trump campaign or trump personally or some other

with the department of defense has implemented numerous policy changes with the expedited naturalization process. october 2017 and for those to receive that certification of honorable service that is essential to expedite the naturalization processon certification could be issued as soon as it began but now after 180 consecutive days one year into the selective reserve and with those certifications with any supervising officer now at the military grades for those commissioned officers. no purpose - - that military authorization is a klein 34 percent in fiscal year 2017 in addition us eis dramatically has cut funding the naturalization service is much more limited. they use to provide such services for 23 international offices i but that change that took affect last month with us eis personnel so why would we make it more difficult for those that are risking their lives to become permanent members of society during this hearing those that struggle with that transition this is as a result the convictions of ptsd or other trauma suffered to make that transition back to civilian life. may se

and then in may, the department of defense wrote the congress again and said the aid is on the way and all necessary preconditions have been met by the new ukrainian government, including the implementation of anti-corruption protocols. that was the conclusion of the trump department of defense. yet the aid never arrived. twice during the summer, mitch mcconnell called the administration and asked, what happened to the $391 million allocated by congress to ukraine on a bipartisan basis? according to the information that's in the public domain, majority leader mitch mcconnell couldn't get a good answer from the administration as to what happened to the aid. then on july 25, donald trump pressures the president of ukraine to target joe biden, an american citizen, for political gain, and thereby solicits foreign interference in the 2020 election. we have a rough transcript and a readout of the call and donald trump's own words, "do us a favor, though", five words that will live in infamy in the content of the constitutional crisis we're dealing with now. as a result of this pressure campa

they'll be active and we'll be working in consultations with the department of defense and department of state. we are putting financial institutions on notice that they should be careful and there could be sanctions. again, there are no sanctions at this time. this will be the broadest executive authority delegated to us. >> was there any concerns that the action he took led to this? >> no, i don't think he thinks his actions are what led to this. it is a complicated situation. it is a situation that we are all concerned about. the humanitarian situation and there are clear discussions that'll be going on between the department of defense and the state department. i just got off the phone with the finance minister and we'll be communicating specifics that we are not going to telegraph. >> secretary, can you give us an update of the china trade negotiati negotiation? >> i didn't think we'll be asked on that. >> no new deals agreed to. >> i want to make sure anybody knew in advance that i was not talking about china. i didn't call a specific china meeting. we have had a production two-

intelligence ultimately it's what the judge is going to change the department of defense itself transforming how it captures processes under study is going to change the department of defense itself transforming how it captures processes understand and and and exploit its status as the basis of basically this that this is what is what. what do we not know i guess so i guess i don't know. and as it is it is also is an interesting noting to know too that today 2 that are government has $5500.00 here and cloud cloud out to come. in the computing capabilities other countries out there hunter out there 8 or. technique and 50500 or so just when you don't you need just when you get what you need are more. veges these are very. many just because the idea is a very huge threat to have that many the idea of like a backpack and as sir i mean i know it all sounds super great. like a backpack and a server i mean i know it all sounds super great and very i just don't know that it quite works and also anybody who's ever used windows i don't know that it quite works and also anybody who's ever used windows

and then in may, the trump department of defense wrote to congress again and said the aid is on the way. and in that letter said, all necessary pre-conditions have been met by the new ukranian government, including the implementation of anti-corruption protocols. that was in the letter that was sent by trump's department of defense in may. and yet the aid never showed up. twice during the summer, mitch mcconnell called up the trump administration and said where's the aid? mitch mcconnell couldn't get a good answer. and then on july 18 at the white house, the office of management and budget holds a meeting and mulvaney is there and said the reason that the aid hasn't been released is at the explicit direction of the president of the united states of america. july 25, we understand why, do us a favor, though. pressuring a foreign government to target an american citizen for political gain and thereby solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election while withholding this aid by a vulnerable ukraine. mr. president, that is the substance of the matter and that's what we are going to focus

critical and actionable intelligence ultimately it's what the judge is going to change the department of defense itself transforming how it budgets ultimately it's what the judge is going to change the department of defense itself transforming how it captures processes understands and exploits data so basically this is like god captures processes understands and exploits data so basically this is like god 2.0 i guess i don't know and it's also interesting to note too that our 2.0 i guess i don't know and it's also interesting to note too that our government has 500 cloud. cloud computing the government has 500 cloud. cloud computing capabilities other countries out there 810 we have 500 capabilities other countries out there 810 we have 500 so just when you thought you needed more. so just when you thought you needed more. i mean tell us are you worried about i. just seems like a very huge threat that many of us are worried about. veges using a very huge threat that many the idea of like a backpack and a server i mean i know it all sounds super the idea of like a backpack and a server i mean i k

>> right now we don't bat an eyelash when we plus up the department of defense by 50 to $70 billion a year. that amount of money represents the entirety. have of the nondefense, nonintel foreign policy budget. and so i've put a plan on the table to double the size of the state department and the usaid which sounds rev usary until you realize that's what we give dod on a one-year basis in increased funding. i would argue they are having a little bit of a hard time figuring out how to spend all the money we're giving them effectively today. and i put it on the table. i've got another document called rethinking the battlefield, which is a pretty detailed plan by which you would over the course of five years, double the size of the state department and the usaid and not do it mindlessly but to specifically create these kind of capacities that would meet these new threats. >> now, i think -- i think this issue of the institutional reforms needed to adapt american foreign policy capability in the 21st century is a really solid concept. >> and it is about -- it's about adapting to these new

again, the department of defense has started to think about how to deal with that. so, yes, the young soldiers go into these places and come back out in a year. but special operators don't. special operators have expertise in parts of the world and they ick around below the radar screen and develop contacts and ability to understand the places. the state department needs to catch up. >> i think you're right. every u.s. president since bill clinton has tried to build a constructive relationship with vladimir putin. we have had resets and we have looked into his eyes and his soul and done all kinds of things, but we seem to end up with the same respect, hostile relationship. is that just it? he's not going to say yes and we have to take no for an answer here or is there away to rethink u.s.-russian relations? senator murphy: you have to learn the lessons that are in front of you. there is a psychology to russia that does not lend itself to cooperation with the major power that helps to organize the rest of the world and i think you have to understand that about he ver

the department of defense has benefited greatly. people leave behind steady leadership that will remain with us after he departs. as he transitions to the next phase of his life in massachusetts, they will surely be missed. on behalf of the entire , thank youof defense for all you have done to protect and defend this nation. we are very fortunate to have another incredible leader. general martin really a gym -- assume the duties of the joint chiefs of staff. i know well the incredible talent, energy and dedication he brings to this position. during his time, as chief of staff, he helped rebuild the army greatness which suffered. at the same time, he advanced the army's ability to prepare for future warfare. the president cannot have selected a more competent advisor or capable soldier. general, congratulations to you and your wife as you take on this awesome responsibility. i have no doubt that you will continue to lead our military to greatness. today, all throughout the world, the united states armed forces are positioned to protec

it's the department of defense right now. until we can get that peace of it done and they're working at it. it's hard to say that the numbers are what they should be because the cpas tell us they can't tell us that yet. it will work off the appropriations bills, the system was built to understand that. that's what they're having to redo, enter the controls and other things associated with it so we can in fact rely on the numbers without having to test every transaction. i think they comport with the apr appropriations law. until we get it audited -- and the department of defense is the largest unaudited piece right now. they're making progress, their second year. '18 was the first year, likely they'll get it done. mid november they'll have to tell us they'll get it done. they didn't get where they needed today because of the scope of what they're trying to do. it's got the attention of the leadership, everyone who is supposed today is working toward that getting it done. i'm pretty confident we will. yes, sir? >> we thank you

department of homeland security. when you think about the inception of dhs 16 years ago, i think it was a bit of a -- the department of the defense model that goes back 70-plus years. when you brought four military services with very common culture together, that wasn't easy and you had to reinvigorate it in the '80s a little bit. 22 different agencies in dhs that do extremely different work. i'm proud of our ability dch we've had on average about 150 people supporting border patrol in other elements at the border. >> what's that support? >> we've had some -- we walked back the operational units, we had boats on the rio grande river, good part of 18 house of representatives hours, we had folks doing support type functions that allowed border patrol agents to be on the border with their authorities and we could do some of that work that wasn't agency specific work to enable them to do that. we walked that number back to probably the mid eigh80s. it's really part of why you created the department of homeland security. it's a synchronize the various capabilities of the department and push the capacity and there is a human crisis. i

the us department of defense has released the 1st video of the operation that killed the islamic state chief. it shows you special forces storming his compound in northern syria and its subsequent destruction. the family members and loyalists were reportedly killed in the special forces raid. the philippines has been struck by another strong earthquake the 2nd within a week the 6.5 magnitude quake in the country's south for the damaged structures already weakened by a tremor just days the philippines is the kids on the pacific ring of fire i'm worried about 90 percent of the ones quakes take place. turning now to south africa where police a forcibly evicted scores of refugees who'd been camping out for weeks in cape town around 100 people were arrested after violent clashes in front of the united nations building other refugees are not demanding to stay in fact they want to leave this recent wave of xenophobic violence directed at african migrants shows south africa is no longer safe. they came to south africa to seek refuge or simply a better future now all they want is to get out for

the us department of defense has released the 1st video of the operation that killed i asked chief. daddy shows us special forces storming into his compound in northern syria and its subsequent destruction daddy family members and loyalists were reportedly killed in the special forces raid. a world heritage site in japan has been ravaged by fire and almost completely destroyed surely castle on the on and went up in flames on thursday the wooden complex is a major tourist attraction the actual buildings are replicas of the originals destroyed in the 2nd world war. well more fires now this time in california about a dozen wildfires a currently butting fueled by dangerously joy conditions and now strong winds gusts of up to 110 kilometers an hour affronting flames in the south of the state and blazes have led to widespread power outages while hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes. a grim dawn in southern california simi valley a blaze has just broken out and it's been found by strong winds and not made for local bet rivera who bags are packed but for now

the department of defense under the obama administration became aware of the risks created -- and halted enlistment. but that is vital with linkage or health skills vital to the national interest to enlist in the armed services even though they were only here on timber a visa. well-intentioned, the screening processes were not up to the challenge. this includes questionable preference for the foreign country. susceptibility to a foreign influence. there is an even one publicly known case in which a chinese spy enlisted to the military through the program. i note the deferment of defense is improving its screening i support the decision to halt the program. [inaudible] at this time in service requirement and the other policies we will discuss. i look forward to the witness testimony and thank you for being here. with that, i yield back my time. >> thank you, ranking member collins. it's my pleasure period he was born in mexico grew up in california and enlisted in the army in 1995 and served for six years during which time he received multiple awards such as the army commendation medal, h

we did get 70% of the spending plan before the end of september meaning probably the department of defense which is the largest block of spending on the discretionary side had a full year to execute that $$700 billion plus budget they've got. so this year because we had -- well, mechanically, the spending process starts with a budget, which is simply agreement between the house and senate. it's not law. it's an agreement as to how much total we spent on discretionary spending in the next fiscal year. not the entitlement spending or mandatory spending that on autopilot rocking along. a third of the budget is the appropriations process. this year we had democrats in charge of house and republicans in the senate. and two parties unable to agree most cht year what that would be. i was worried we would get to september and be in a jam. but late in july. speaker pelosi, the president, and chuck schumer and kevin mccarthy and mr. mcconnell. got a two-year agreement for 2020 and 2021 for the total amount to be spent. we voted on got it passed. that meant the airport esper could go to work in a rea

we will be working in consultation with the department of defense and department of state to monitoringcial institutions on notice that they should be careful, and that there could be sanctions. again, there are no sanctions at this time, but this will be the broadest executive authorities delegated to us. >> when you spoke with the president, was there any concern about the actions he took that led to this and can you tell us when would you put in sanctions, what would it take for you to actually activate them? >> no, i don't think he thinks his actions are what led to this. it is a complicated situation. it's a situation that we're all concerned about. and the humanitarian situation. and there are very clear discussions that will be going on between the department of defense and the state department. i just got off the phone with the finance minister, and we will be communicating specifics that we're not going to telegraph. >> thank you, mr. secretary, can you give us an update on the china trade negotiations. >> i didn't think anybody would be asking me about that. >> is it possible

. >> live now here on c-span a discussion about a new office in the department of defense that focuses on china. we'll be hearing from the assistant secretary of defense for asian and pacific security affairs, randall shriver. he'll talk about the challenges the pentagon face from china. watching liven coverage at the jamestown

as i said, the department of defense. we have expectations this is a way of making sure that we protect the humanitarian issues and the other people on the ground >> reporter: as far as you know have plans changed about turkish president erdogan visiting the white house? >> i am not aware of anything that changed i am not confirming that i haven't heard anything one way or the other. >> reporter: what kind of consultations are you having with lawmakers like lindsey graham, senator van hollen who have been critical of the pull out of troops in syria >> secretary pompeo has been speaking to them daily i have spoke to the secretary multiple times a day the message to congress is i know people were contemplating sanctions. we are on top of sanctions the president will loose them when necessary thank you, everybody >> that's treasury secretary steven mnuchin let's bring in kayla for more reaction to this announcement that does not appear to actually activate the sanctions themselves >> he says they are authorizing but not activ

get about 70% of the spending plan done before the end of september, which meant that the department of defense, the largest block of spending on the discretionary side, had a full year in order to execute that $700 billion-plus budget that they've got. so this year, because we had -- well, mechanically the spending process starts with a budget, which is simply an agreement between the house and senate. it's not law. it's an agreement on how much total we spent on discretionary spending in the next fiscal year. not the entitlement spending or mandatory spending, that is on autopilot, but a third of the budget is what we work on in that process. this year, we had democrats in charge of the house, republicans in charge of the senate and the two bodies were unable to come to an agreement most of the year as to what that would be. so i was worried that we would get into september and be in a jam. late in july, speaker nancy pelosi, the president and chuck schumer and kevin mccarthy and mitch mcconnell got an agreement, a two-year budget agreement which is for 220 -- 2020 and 2021 for the total amou

, we have no real response that has been recorded, but we have internal documents from the department of defense, department of state, and the general stance is that pinochet -- dina probably did this, but it seems too obvious, right? they're looking at all the options. the options include not just dina, but it could be a rogue force within the government or paramilitary force. it could also be -- this is something many people think or are trying to spread that it could be the extreme left. it could be these leftist guerrillas organizing violently against pinochet. the government glommed onto this explanation. they say of course this must be what it is. orcannot possibly be dina this righteous anti-communist government. it has to be these extreme communists, and they want to make it look like it's us, so inside the u.s. government, you immediately have, you know, a bit of a tug-of-war. you have people saying this, but you also have people going, it might be the extreme left, but it's probably pinochet. he has the means and motivation to do this sort of thing. also, there's a tug-of-war between t

officials the department of defense officials have been telling us media that it was a raid which was carried out in the early hours of the morning very special operation forces raided this compound there was a brief exchange of fire i would look at it but glad he and his family was present reportedly and the 2 of his wives as well as baghdad he blew themselves up they have after this incident they have taken over the control of this area they made sure that all of the evidence that was there which would be different that evidence d.n.a. samples and biometrics have been taken and that the compound itself has been destroyed but as you mentioned this is not the 1st time that we are hearing reports although it is the 1st time that we are hearing such detailed reports and multiple sources telling us media from the department of defense that it is in fact they believe look at all but died he has been killed. so just who is this man abu bakar al baghdadi is a religious scholar from the city of samarra just north of baghdad a veteran of the sunni insurgency against american troops during the

and yet, we have had two briefings scheduled and then canceled, and we still cannot get the department of defense or the department of state to commit to a time for those secretaries to brief congress. and, according to reports, the trump administration gave russia and turkey some kind of advanced notice of the road of al-baghdadi, but seemingly by the deliberate choice, neglected to notify the leaders of congress as is custom in this case. based on the president's remarks yesterday, it seems he may have made a solitary exception to the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. that's not what the founders envisioned when they imagined congress and the executive branch working together to conduct the nation's foreign policy. it seems clear that the trump administration is either reluctant or simply unwilling to keep congress in the loop on its plan to defeat isis and protect american interests in the region. the most likely explanation, unfortunately is that it does not have one. this needs to change. there needs to be a plan. there needs to be some accountability to congress. we need to hear f

stroll and we are pleased to welcome back senior fellow director of the defense of security program after a 1-year fellowship in the department of defense. we are happy to have him back and look forward to hearing his insights from his upcoming article in the 2019 fall issue of the washington quarterly entitled broken partnerships, can washington get security cooperation right? moderating today's panel of distinguished experts is eric schmidt, senior right are covering terrorism and national security for the new york times. since 2007 he has reported on terrorism issues with assignments to pakistan, afghanistan, north africa, southeast asia among others, the co-author of counterstrike, the untold story of america's secret campaign against al qaeda published in 2011. before joining the times, eric was an education reporter in washington. has come a long way. from september 1982. eric will introduce the other distinguished members of today's panel but before he begins i remind you to silence your mobile devices. the panel discussion today, being covered by c-span2, fox, and cnn but join the conversation on twitter. i turn it ov

we expect from theol administration making policy decisions and yet we still cannot get the department of defense or department ofim state and according to reports the trump administration giving some kind of advance notice by choice and neglected to notify the leaders of congress for go based on the president's remarks yesterday it seems there was a solitary exception to the senate of the judiciary committee. that's not what the founders envisioned to conduct the nation's foreign policy it is clear the trump administration is reluctant or unwillingon to keep congress and the plans to defeat isis to protect american interest. most likely explanation unfortunately is that they don't have one. this needs to change and there needs to be a plan. there needs to be some accountability to congress and we need to hear from secretariesis pompeo and esper this week in congress. now another manner because the house continues to do its constitutional duty to conduct oversight of any wrongdoing by the executive branch, our republican colleagues in both chambers have made great pains to make the process an iss

>> we don't bat an eyelash when we plus up the department of defense by 50 - $70 billion a year. that amount of money represent the entirety of the nondefense, non-intel foreign budget. i put a plan to double the size of the state department in the usaid which sounds revolutionary until you realize that's what we give dod on a one-year basis. increase funding. i would argue they're having a hard time figuring out how to spend the money we are giving them effectively i have another document which is a detailed plan by which over the course of five years you would double the size of the state department and usaid and not do it mindlessly but create these capacities that would meet the start. >> i think this issue with the institutional reform needed to adapt capabilities in the 21st century is very solid concept. >> it is about adopting the new realities and answering its being adaptable and can move into places very, very quickly. if you want to give advice to farmers in afghanistan, they'll find a way to tell you it is greater. it is not doing it very effectively. the state depart

. >> to put a final point on that, the department of defense to receive appropriations that because you are under department of homeland security coast guard. >> it was interesting because starting the physical year through november 21st, that creates some challenges for federal agencies. the coast guard is not unique to others but we'll see where we go in the coming weeks. >>, okay i want to go back over some of the things that you mentioned. you're able to tease all the big issues. let's are on the peoples side. to recruit and retain, which has been a challenge for some of the other armed services. how is the coast guard doing if you mentioned the issue of trying to attract more women, so i would love for you to reflect on that. what are the challenges you are facing and how is the coast guard going about that challenge? >> back in january 2018, if you pay attention to the armed forces at large, one of the systems -- we are on a 20 year, you have nothing until 20 and then you have 50% as of 2018, we have 2% a year and you can draw after 12 years, so the young marine looks around and s