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department of defense and the u.s. government has resisted cooperation support engagement with icc about concern for potential for u.s. service members to at some point be held in front of the court. we acted toking amend that in the case of ukraine in reliance on the circumstances like many of my colleagues, i am outraged at russia's conduct in ukraine during this war. i believe there's been something like 88,000 documented atroughs if is crime against humanity, you've gone through them my colleagues have gone through them. and i'm grateful for all of the different international partners of the eu and u.n., and icc but i'm struck by two quotes frerlier in this hearing. u.n. response to line of questioning said it's hard to imagine a stapgding us on the sidelines. and you mr. chairman said department of defense doesn't get to choose which laws it obeys. help me understand what the challenge is here in getting our government to cooperate with the icc. you putoo it well -- they've never faced a challenge like this. russia

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of war crimes. the t defense department is clearly dragging their feet. my question to you is what is the impact of that? in other words what evidence might we be able to supply to the icc that we have not supplied because dod has not been cooperative. >> we generally don't discuss the types of information that gets shared but i think it's safe to say that there is a range of very actual information that we've been able to collect that might belenf very helpful o justice department anywhere and we can share that with other entities and we sharee it with increase in individual states that might be prosecuting to the prosecutor general but we can't can share with the ipc. we don't have consensus on that. >> and the one agency does not consent to dod is that right? >> you heard the appropriations committee. >> just a yes orof no. the defense department is not cooperating in that way? >> yes. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you ambassador good to see you. i want to ask you about a lot of the focus has been on justice and accountability following at februar

however, department of defense personnel did not have the required accountability of thousands of defense items that they received and transfer to jesse. and specifically, we observed that the department of defense personnel did not fully implement their standard operating procedures to account for defense items and could not confirm the quantities of defense items received against the quantity of items shipped for 3 or 5 shipments. we observed as required early i do plan in solving says use nato supplies weapons and ukraine, allegedly including both from poland, belgium, and others, to attack russians, belgrade region belt and intelligence, the agencies of all ready launched the investigation into why the supply and weapons and not being useful, defense only as intended. well, let's discuss the topic in depth now across slide 2 found all the armstrong economics in socrates pot for martin a armstrong with these. thanks for joining us. it's good to see you this evening. that's what i lied to us. we all thought was your reaction even on the report and the fact that the pennsylvania has been

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i appreciate the department of defense's commitment to taking care of its people. but i think there is more to do especially for service members considering their family planning options. what is the importance of the department of defense's new policies to ensure access to ensure health care for our service members, and -- this is a fertility tool that servicemen and women wish -- could use if they wish to in the future. this is something the british services provide. could you review what the cost under the childcare would be and could this not be an important recruiting and retention tool for the military? all of the services are facing those issues. >> as you stated, i believe family planning is important and we have done a lot i believe to help the service members with that. we have walk-in hours for contraceptives for our service members now that they can go and make sure they are on a plan there. we initiated the policies to help support reproductive health care. for our service members as well, where they were denied access to certain types of health care in

department of defense and the u.s. government has resisted cooperation come support engagement with the icc because of the concern about the potential for u.s. service members to at some point be hold in front of the court. we acted to amend that statutory attempt stature specific in case of ukraine in reliance on the circumstances like many of my colleagues i am outraged at russia's conduct in ukraine during this war. i believe there's been something like 8000 documented atrocities, crimes against humanity. you have gone through them. my colleagues have gone through them. and i'm grateful for all the different international partners of the eu, the u.n., and the icc but i'm struck by two quotes from earlier this hearing. you in response to line of questioning said it's hard to imagine a standing on the sidelines. and you, mr. chairman, said the department defense doesn't get to choose which laws it obeys. help me understand what the challenge is here in getting our government to cooperate with the icc. you put it well.

department of state, u.s. aid and department of defense. this is the first time all three of you have appeared together before any committee to discuss your oversight role in the 64 planned and ongoing audits and reviews of u.s. assistance to ukraine. your work is a critical component to ensure congress is being good stewards of the taxpayers' money, and it is necessary to prevent waste, fraud, or abuse and if need be investigate and resolve any incidents. congress has also been exercising oversight. through the passage of several bills we've ensured 39 accountability provisions passed into law. since day one as chairman of this committee i have and actively exercising my responsibility to pursue stringent oversight as well. my first committee meeting was a classified briefing on the u.s. response to russia's full scale invasion of ukraine. last month i led a congressional delegation to ukraine and poland to conduct in-person oversight of u.s. aid to ukraine. i saw first-hand the process is working and delivered a clear message not only to

nakasone: it is under the purview of the department of defense right now. what we add is the cyber security piece of what gets done. this is a broader element of command and control and the ability to fuse intelligence and operations that extends even beyond u.s. cyber command. we have a significant role in ensuring what we develop as a department is secure and able to function in the future. >> does it seem like redundancy, does it seem like if it was split or together that it would be more effective and efficient in your opinion? gen. nakasone: i think as we move forward, as we move from design to the operational piece, the question is where does it reside. right now in the design phase i think it's appropriate within the department of defense and the office of secretary of defense and the joint staff as they move this forward. >> so migration would be beneficial in the future? gen. nakasone: i think so. as we develop war games, blue flag and the training center, we will have a better idea of where it needs to reside in the future. >> can you tell me how m

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except the department of defense. as of november 2022 the defense department fails for ever audit. to account for more than half of its assets for it after 1600 audits comb to the $3.5 trillion in assets and liabilities were found the department could not account for about 61% of the assets according to the pentagon controller. is it reasonable for us to think that the ukrainian military could pass an audit in or when we cannot pass one in peace? >> first of all thank you congressman for the very compelling portrait of auditors. my folks will appreciate it. with regard to your question i'm really not in a position to comment on the ukrainians. but i will say on the american side redoing robust work over finances and particularly focus on the systems that are being used to account for the assistance ukraine. as i want to thank all the inspectors general for your work and yelled back. >> a gentleman used to chair recognizes mr. baird for five minutes. >> think you appreciated for it appreciate all witnesses being here. my first question goes to ms. angarella. a statement last month y

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on the table, dude it’s important more land, sea and space, the department of advanced research projects of the us department of defenses ready to spend a million dollars on rethinking the future in the field of hostilities in four environments. at the same time , it is emphasized that the ultimate goal of the program is to maintain us military superiority in the future. in particular, the us department of defense plans to conclude a contract with specialists who are developing revolutionary military technologies. how the americans are sucking all the economic terms out of the european union and the struggle for our historical memory, as well as the importance of preserving the young generation in belarus , experts of the editors' club spoke, as it was it was noted that in belarus today, the minimum infant mortality rate, we invest a lot of money in free school education and available higher, but then our children are intercepted due to high salaries , not a penny in them is a single thing when their state brings up their children. we have the right to raise our children. we must do it. it is our duty to educate them a

there's no question in my mind that we can improve efficiency of the department of defense, the large-scale acquisition programs, whether weapons systems, aircraft, and others. we're all familiar with the toilet seats and hammer stories of the past where the department of defense was paying outrageous prices. we are going to continue ensuring that our war fighters have the upper hand while we also ensure that department of defense improves its efficiency. >> well, we'll have to have you back, garrett graves, we'll leave it there for today. >>> we turn to west virginia democratic senator joe manchin. welcome back. we really came down to the wire here. >> good to be with you. >> when you were -- >> it's a shame that we do that. >> when you were with us in march, i remember you saying, speaker mccarthy and joe biden, they just have to stop grandstanding and they needed to start negotiating. how much of a miscalculation was it by democrats to wait? >> i think it's harmful. it shows you that extreme left is pushing so hard not to even negotiate and not even talk about it, you know, just hold you

the ministry of defense provided this assistance to the fighters, it asks to show prudence and get in touch with representatives of the department or law enforcement agencies. the ministry of defense guarantees everyone's safety and we remind you earlier that the department denied reports of attacks on the rear units of the wagner pmc. the ministry of defense called the incident an information provocation. our military continues to carry out combat missions in the zone special operations department called on the fighters of the wagner group not to engage in confrontation. they stressed that the enemy is only waiting, when the internal political situation in russia worsens and such situations can play into the hands of the military. it is necessary to obey the order of the president of russia and solve all problems peacefully. i now we return to the special appeal of vladimir putin according to the president , the organizers of the rebellion betrayed russia and will respond. this is the head of state. he called on the storm troopers to stop participating in criminal actions. i appeal to the citizens of russia to the personnel of

the agencies that comprise the united states intelligence community and the united states department of defense. number two. over the course of his presidency, trump gathered newspapers, press clippings, letters, notes, cards, photographs, official documents and other materials in cardboard boxes that he kept at the white house. among the materials trump stored in boxes were hundred of classified documents. the classified documents trump stored in his boxes included information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the united states and foreign countries. the united states nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of the united states and its allies to military attack. wow! and plans for possible retaliation and response to a foreign attack. the unauthorized disclosure of these classified documents could put at risk the national security of the united states, foreign relations, the safety of the united states military and human sources and the continued viability of sensitive intelligence collection methods. there are 49 pages. i'm not going to read them all but i'll keep going f

department of defense, state, department of justice. was different we think about critical infrastructure and defense of critical infrastructure is that the agencies who are really on the frontline are those sector let agencies like tsa, epa, hhs. as we have been working to achieve president biden's calling to say, we need relentless improvement in cybersecurity, we need to improve digital infrastructure. that group has meant to bridge those communities. briefing individuals who may not have gotten an intelligence briefing before. learning about, what elements of a water system are most important to secure that water system? actually improving cybersecurity on the ground where the rubber meets the road. how do we ensure that leadership is brought in? a big part is to say, what is common across? what is sector specific? like the particular elements of risk that we want to secure because that is what adversaries will want to focus on? >> in many cases, if you look at an industry sector, there are co-management agencies. the faa is a sector

of defenses, secretaries of defense from both sides of the aisle who said that the senator from alabama is hurting our national defense, is hurting our national security. he's playing politics with our department of defense. and what is his justification again? well, it's no different than what i already said. he uses different words. he he's said that the dod has made the department of defense by making these rules into an abortion travel agency. that's his words, an abortion travel agency. that's not true. we talked about the absence without leave and the more time to notify. i'm sure there are some people, and handful of people in america who couldn't see the wisdom in that, who would disagree with that, but i'll bet you the vast majority of people in this country, including people who have a different view on a woman's right to choose than i have would say that women ought to have right in the department of defense to get travel paid for just like anybody else and to get paid leave and to be able to have 20 weeks to be able to tell their commanding officer that they -- that they're pregnant. this is an effort to punish women who are seeking reproductive health care. and forcing them, for r

but according to department of defense officials, these kinds of events will not move forward in thee they believe they are not a good use of dod resources. secretary of defense os 10 did release a statement marking the beginning of pride month. he said i remain dedicated to making sure our lgbtq personnel can continue to serve the country we all love with dignity and pride this month and every other one. he went on to thank them for their service. so lloyd austin here he has expressed support for that community many times in the past. obviously the department of defense rethinking whether they want to allow these kinds of drag shows taking place on these bases going forward, jim. >>> officials are using a drone to that partially collapsed apartment building in iowa as concerns grow that it could come tumbling down at any moment. >>> plus, one officer got a major surprise in a traffic stop when he saw a squad car being driven away. we'll show you what happened when "cnn news central" returns. you've evolved. you've changed. so have we. that's why new dove body wash now has 24-hour re

she filed whistleblower complaints with both the office of the special counsel and with the defense department's office of inspector general. for purely bureaucratic reasons, jackie never received any satisfaction from her whistle blowing, and indeed, in the end, she lost her job and was deemed in eligible for federal retirement. it was only after a freedom of information act request and an appeal beyond the u. s. office of personnel management that she was finally able to retire. and once she did, she created the group whistle blowers of america, where she provides peer support for other whistle blowers who have suffered retaliation after having identified harm to individuals or to the public. jackie garrick, welcome to the show. we're very happy to have you. thank you. it's a honor and a pleasure to be here with you to know. thank you the pleasures ours. let's start at the beginning of your story, jackie, you are one of those unusual people who brought a great deal of experience when you begin working at the pentagon. you had already had experience at the department of veterans affairs, for ex

trump was prepared for him by the department of defense and a senior military official saying, quote, as president, i could have declassified it, and now i can't, you know, but this is still a secret. those comments seemingly a direct contradiction to the former president's previous defense. >> i took what i took and it gets declassified. >> reporter: that using his power as commander in chief he had already classified the documents he took to mar-a-lago. >> if you're the president of the united states, you can declassify just by saying, it's declassified, even by thinking about it. >> reporter: overnight mr. trump blasting the indictment as another partisan attack. >> this has been going on for seven years. there's never been anything like what's happened. i'm an innocent man. i'm an innocent person. it's called election interference. they're trying to destroy a reputation so they can win an election. >> reporter: this all began with the request from the national archives to return any classified documents held at mar-a-lago. the fbi ended up searching the property, and tonight the i

all of you here for this testimony on the military and civilian personnel programs at the department of defense, and the military services and review of the administration defense authorization request for fiscal 2024. all of my brothers served in the military, supporting the military, a military families means a lot to me. i am particularly pleased to be chair in my first hearing as an armed services subcommittee chair. i am honored to chair at the subcommittee, and i look forward to continuing its long history of bipartisanship and working as a partner with ranking member scott, and with all of our members, on both sides of the aisle, to improve the lives of our service members, of retirees, military families, and the civilian workforce. our annual posture here provides the department the opportunity to discuss their personal priorities for the coming year. this year marks the 50th anniversary of the all volunteer force. and today's hearing, i would like to focus on welcoming young people into the military, how we support families who continue to serve and have military contributes to our com

special military operation confirm the connection of the lid and a half institute with the department of defensef the united states department of defense to reduce the threat of hydra by its key contractor company and again the same metabiota a company that is suspected of developing biological weapons in labs around the world, with which it is closely associated proved the son of us president biden. not in north ossetia, they are eliminating the consequences of a powerful flood, which was provoked by heavy rains, the state of emergency was introduced in vladikavkaz at the beginning of the latest data from the ministry of defense on the progress of a special military operation tonight, the armed forces of the russian federation launched a group strike with sea-based long-range precision weapons at places where foreign-made military equipment is stored . all assigned objects are hit by the strike target achieved within 24 hours, the most active attempts at offensive operations were made by units of the armed forces of ukraine in the donetsk and donetsk directions as a result of competent and self

for the highest unclassified i know you're in my thinking the is the department of defense must be the account because obviously you always talk about state sponsored state sponsored bad guys you need the department of defense how's that going to work you just got the clearance >> well, we've had aisle 4, which is a level of certification. now we've got i.l. 5, which is pretty hard to get, to be clear. and a lot of processes that you have and security you need to have that opens up a broader scale for us to be able to sell into the government and opens up potentially more, up to millions more of end points and workloads. so we're excited about that. but jim, as you know, in the government we've seen it, it takes time, it takes effort, and it's an ongoing focus for us >> until your call last night i had never heard the term, maybe i should have, adversarial ai. now, this is like people in giant buildings with health care benefits having a coffee machine and getting paid to be able to break through from bad countries. is that adversarial ai like a company? >> well, adversarial ai is the

support and the state show we do a, a strong and coordinated efforts with the white house and department of defense in terms of uh, in terms of sustainable planning of the military supports. packages of military supports and financial support, but there's nothing that could signal to us that basically these by parts of sport or ukraine will be undermined by any of the elements of chart boards. but we have to say, i mean, just last week, for example, president biden said that he believed and use that word, believed the us would have the funding to support ukraine as long as the tech's saying that he believes that it doesn't sound as confident as to us used to be as well, but he made the statement and uh, just today we have uh the announcement from the uh, from the us about novelization of another package from the military support that, of course, it's not looking the way as the f. uh ukraine. uh you find out officials are sitting here waiting for for the last time. this was a daily job which has been done at chords nation with that with the white house and department of defense. so we have a very cl

the statement said the press secretary of the pentagon, sabrina singh, according to her, the department of defensek into account the cost of replacing the equipment and not its book value when transferring equipment from the pentagon's warehouses to ukraine, as a result, the department has additional money that can be used to support ukraine during its counteroffensive against russia, singh said. we confirmed that the final calculation for the fiscal year 2023 is 3 billion 600 million us dollars and for the fiscal year 2022 is 2 billion 600 million dollars, i.e. the total amount is 6 billion, 200 million us dollars, these miscalculations have not in any way limited the size of any of our aid packages or affected the provision of support to ukraine, and while the department of defense retains the authority to use these funds, it in no way affects congressionally appropriated funding for the programs of military support to ukraine, the resolution calling on the biden administration to provide ukraine with high -range atakams missiles was supported in the foreign affairs committee of the house of rep

contract signed a contract nine and a half thousand in a week under these conditions, the department of defensets that no need, of course not today. well, here's what happens even unexpectedly, after all, 156,000 people volunteered to be russian people. but quickly people voluntarily stand up for the defense of the fatherland anatoly botkin zvezda tv channel you have already said that western countries are pumping up the kiev regime with the most modern weapons systems and in connection with this the question is, what are we going to do? a-a with in order to develop our vc in order to prevent. uh, firstly, a quantitative lag and , above all, seriously overtake the enemy and provide, and with modern systemic weapons, a sufficient amount of our armed forces. and we know that a coordinating council has been created. by the way, evaluate his work, because so far, to be honest, it seems that we have problems sagging. here is the chain. here is the defense order. introduction to the production of mass industrial production of products and already their arrival at the front, what can be done so that,

the department of defense, state, the intelligence committee, the department of justice. what is different when we think about critical infrastructure and defense of kriegel infrastructure is that the agencies who are on the frontline are those sector agencies like tsa, like epa, like hhs, and sisa. as we have been working to achieve president biden's calling to say we need a relentless improvement in cybersecurity of kriegel infrastructure. we need to improve digital infrastructure. that means bridging the communities. briefing individuals that may not have gotten an intelligence briefing before. learning about what elements of a water system are most important to securing that water system? just listening to david today. actually improving cybersecurity on the ground for critical infrastructure where the rubber meets the road. the things you highlighted today -- cross state, cross internationally -- how do we ensure leadership is bought in? i think a big part of government working together has been to say, what is common across? rob highlighted those things, like perform

she filed whistleblower complaints with both the office of the special counsel and with the defense department's office of the inspector general for purely bureaucratic reasons, jackie never received any satisfaction from her whistle blowing, and indeed in the end, she lost her job and was deemed in eligible for federal retirement, it was only after a freedom of information act request and an appeal beyond the u. s. office of personnel management that she was finally able to retire. and once she did, she created the group whistle blowers of america, where she provides peer support for other whistle blowers who have suffered retaliation after having identified harm to individuals or to the public. jackie garrick, welcome to the show. we are very happy to have you. thank you, it's a honor and a pleasure to be here with you to know. thank you. the pleasures ours. let's start at the beginning of your story, jackie, you are one of those unusual people who brought a great deal of experience when you begin working at the pentagon. you had already had experience at the department of veterans affairs, fo