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dhs is making progress.quisition processes are maturing, but they are certainly not perfect at this point. >> thank you. you have anything at? >> absolutely. i completely agree with the comments. we worked on an evaluation of technology for biometric identification. the technology was quite ready. developed a shelf. it was effective. the problem was technology could not be integrated. that is where it broke down. if it was integrated into the system that would result in large delays at the airport. was unclear who would be responsible for implementation, and there were consultations with the airline which could not be addressed by the technologies >> i am going to yield my final two minutes. >> thank you. a quick question in follow-up. you mentioned that only a sixth of the r and d funding is actually done with the hs. where is the other five agencies and how should we be thinking about the strategic goals, how can they be better coordinated. i would like your advice. >> absolutely. d.h. as is one sixth of t
dhs is making progress.quisition processes are maturing, but they are certainly not perfect at this point. >> thank you. you have anything at? >> absolutely. i completely agree with the comments. we worked on an evaluation of technology for biometric identification. the technology was quite ready. developed a shelf. it was effective. the problem was technology could not be integrated. that is where it broke down. if it was integrated into the system that would result in large delays...
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gaoin dhs, we are on the high-risk list and have been ever since dhs's creation.here are significant problems. when we look at the risk we have and how to cover the audit risk that we have, everywhere we look, we have risk. we have risk and acquisitions. we have risk in grants. we have risk in i.t. and cyber financial controls and personnel management. we have risks with integrity. we are the internal affairs branch for the largest single police agency in the united states. there is risk everywhere we go. many of these issues are ones already talked about. what is my job? my job is not conducting audits or leading audits, but being agents of change, making dhs a better place. how do i do it? watchword is you can write all of the audits that you want, but you are not going to be effective if people are not reading your audits or acting on the audit. make sureo we need to the audit reports are acted out? first, they have to be accessible, and they have to be accessible to people and know that information. generally people in congress as well as people within dhs. we
gaoin dhs, we are on the high-risk list and have been ever since dhs's creation.here are significant problems. when we look at the risk we have and how to cover the audit risk that we have, everywhere we look, we have risk. we have risk and acquisitions. we have risk in grants. we have risk in i.t. and cyber financial controls and personnel management. we have risks with integrity. we are the internal affairs branch for the largest single police agency in the united states. there is risk...
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when fema was moved to dhs, dhs dispersed its authorities and responsibilities throughout the department creating real confusion as to who was in charge for responding to a disaster. and we saw the results of that in the poor response to hurricane katrina. i hope that this is not what is happening here. but when i look at this may 1st memo, it says there is no clear unity of command at nac. this is very disconcerting. frankly, i wonder if we had the correct witnesses here from dhs. because it seems decisions are being made about fps from somewhere else in the department, and it's not clear by whom. i expect we'll have a number of follow-up questions as we assess what we have heard today. if no other members have anything to add, the subcommittee stands adjourned. >>> today's the final day of the u.s.-africa summit that's been taking place this week here in washington, d.c. president obama will hold a closing news conference this afternoon at 5:00 eastern. we'll have that live on our companion network, c-span. >>> and yesterday the president announced that the u.s. government will invest
when fema was moved to dhs, dhs dispersed its authorities and responsibilities throughout the department creating real confusion as to who was in charge for responding to a disaster. and we saw the results of that in the poor response to hurricane katrina. i hope that this is not what is happening here. but when i look at this may 1st memo, it says there is no clear unity of command at nac. this is very disconcerting. frankly, i wonder if we had the correct witnesses here from dhs. because it...
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former dhs folks here, a lot of current dhs folks here. a lot of you in private practice and in i did emea and elsewhere, to thewhom contribute solving, dressing, understanding the challenges we face. tank you, all of you, for what you do. i bring greetings from secretary jeh johnson. beenuld have loved to have here today. like me, he is a recovering are deeplynd we aware and appreciate the importance of the rule of law and the rule of lawyers as a as we got of our team forward to accomplish this mission on behalf of the american people. ableaided by my very counsel, dan sutherland, and the secretary has a wonderful general counsel in dan's boss, who i believe you're hearing from later in the program trade -- program. >> i want to talk about three key elements of how we view our mission at the department of homeland security, particularly for the national programs director, for whom i have the honor of being the undersecretary. the name itself tells you very little about what we do. our overarching mission is to strengthen the security and
former dhs folks here, a lot of current dhs folks here. a lot of you in private practice and in i did emea and elsewhere, to thewhom contribute solving, dressing, understanding the challenges we face. tank you, all of you, for what you do. i bring greetings from secretary jeh johnson. beenuld have loved to have here today. like me, he is a recovering are deeplynd we aware and appreciate the importance of the rule of law and the rule of lawyers as a as we got of our team forward to accomplish...
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this daunting task falls largely on the shoulders of dhs. as a member of both a science-based technology committee and the transportation and infrastructure committee i'm especially concerned with border security and basic transportation. last week i met with u.s.
this daunting task falls largely on the shoulders of dhs. as a member of both a science-based technology committee and the transportation and infrastructure committee i'm especially concerned with border security and basic transportation. last week i met with u.s.
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i'm going to come in on the dh side --dhs side eventually. i do agree with steve on the blame the victim mentality. a result of the fact that there has not been any legislation in this area, and i don't know if that would be for the good or the ill, the federal government a schizophrenic. and ourdhs, fbi, friends in law enforcement who are generally trying to help those companies that have been victims of sophisticated cyberattacks. we have other agencies of the government that will have a knee-jerk reaction of hauling in the ceo or questioning the data privacy practices of the company that was essentially victimized. this is something i think the president, the executive branch, needs to address to have consistency between the help the victim and blame the victim mindset. that is the first point. the second point is what steve boy, would that be great. but the problem we detected that problem we detected, i don't know if tom can speak about the networks we are trying to defend our private and contain information about citizens of the united
i'm going to come in on the dh side --dhs side eventually. i do agree with steve on the blame the victim mentality. a result of the fact that there has not been any legislation in this area, and i don't know if that would be for the good or the ill, the federal government a schizophrenic. and ourdhs, fbi, friends in law enforcement who are generally trying to help those companies that have been victims of sophisticated cyberattacks. we have other agencies of the government that will have a...
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in the federal government, our biggest partners are the dhs and fbi. that is the way it is going to be. that's what we need to do. i am not about control. the team at fort meade has to hear me say, it is not about control, it is about outcomes. i don't care who gets the credit. we are going to provide manpower and capabilities to support others. this is about helping to defend america and its allies. it is about providing capability for the greater good. that is what we are doing in the cyber arena. if they need to do that as part of a broader partnership -- i would only highlight for my perspective i love our partnership with dhs. i can or member 2, 3 years ago arguments about who ought to do what. -- remember two, three years ago arguments about who ought to do what. no longer interested in what i consider the mindless debates. [indiscernible] i am not interested in control. i'm interested in outcomes. >> you can come to my living room anytime. [laughter] [applause] five years ago i did one of these would john dempsey. ?hat do you do with your leg >>
in the federal government, our biggest partners are the dhs and fbi. that is the way it is going to be. that's what we need to do. i am not about control. the team at fort meade has to hear me say, it is not about control, it is about outcomes. i don't care who gets the credit. we are going to provide manpower and capabilities to support others. this is about helping to defend america and its allies. it is about providing capability for the greater good. that is what we are doing in the cyber...
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i know that our secretary is in a process of engaging with frontline employees at dhs. members of congress from both sides of the aisle and stakeholders from a broad spectrum of american society. that process is ongoing. no decisions have yet been made in that process. >> the speakers border crisis working group, which i'm a member, recently met with secretary johnson. during that meeting i asked the secretary what would be needed in order to address the surge in those claiming credible fear? secretary johnson indicated that a change in law to strengthen the credible fear standard would be necessary to fix the current six. do you agree that such a fix is needed? secretary johnson then said that while a fix is needed, now is not the appropriate time to fix the credible fear standard. when claims have gone from 5,000 to an estimated 50,000 in a short number of years, and your testimony indicates that those claiming credible fear are part of the surge, why is this not the time to fix this weak standard? >> i'd like to put this issue in a little bit of perspective. at this
i know that our secretary is in a process of engaging with frontline employees at dhs. members of congress from both sides of the aisle and stakeholders from a broad spectrum of american society. that process is ongoing. no decisions have yet been made in that process. >> the speakers border crisis working group, which i'm a member, recently met with secretary johnson. during that meeting i asked the secretary what would be needed in order to address the surge in those claiming credible...
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i am at dhs. you mentioned for a minute that you were working with aba to encourage the private bar to do more effective dude does in evaluating cyber security networks before they emerge. i was wondering if you talk more about the contours of how you are incentivizing to do that and what the response has been. >> yes, thank you. i have been working most closely with my former colleagues at the aba standing committee on law and national security, but they are reaching out to the business law section and others in the aba. very early stages of those conversations, but just before i went into the department, i helped stand up a cyber security legal task force in the aba, and i met with them in boston at the aba annual meeting just a couple of weekends ago, and again encouraged him to put this on the agenda. there is a deceptively and understanding that this is a fundamental part of what their responsibility is and what they should be doing. i do not think this is going to challenge to get lawyers to
i am at dhs. you mentioned for a minute that you were working with aba to encourage the private bar to do more effective dude does in evaluating cyber security networks before they emerge. i was wondering if you talk more about the contours of how you are incentivizing to do that and what the response has been. >> yes, thank you. i have been working most closely with my former colleagues at the aba standing committee on law and national security, but they are reaching out to the business...
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does this mean that dhs has lost confidence in fps? >> to answer your question, sir, to my knowledge, this was not an issue of performance. okay. and i do not believe that the department has lost confidence in the federal protective service. i believe this is an issue of efficiency and unity of command that is putting the secretary's vision. in effect, fps will continue to provide security, which will include law enforcement, canine support. we will continue to do assessments, and we'll have a robust presence at the facility as we always had. so currently this is really about the overall contract management and not about losing confidence in our ability to provide security and law enforcement support. fps has 2100 dhs facilities across the nation it supports to include the fema headquarters, cvp, secret service, tsa and the u.s. coast guard. we do a good job there. we have a robust presence there. i'm sure we'll continue to provide the same level of support them. the bottom line we are ensuring we provide a safe and secure environment.
does this mean that dhs has lost confidence in fps? >> to answer your question, sir, to my knowledge, this was not an issue of performance. okay. and i do not believe that the department has lost confidence in the federal protective service. i believe this is an issue of efficiency and unity of command that is putting the secretary's vision. in effect, fps will continue to provide security, which will include law enforcement, canine support. we will continue to do assessments, and we'll...
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with regard to your question isut doj versus dhs, dhs unique because it is a new agency that was brought together from a number of disparate roles and missions. fema, andn one hand, then you have something on the postcard, which has the usual maritime responsibilities but also a homeland security kind of responsibility. a u.s. citizen immigration services, people that bring people into the country as citizens, and you have immigrations customs , who keept, cbp people out. so there is a broad range of different kinds of things that dhs does. bringing all of those folks together in some kind of unity of effort has been the singular challenge of dhs, one of the things that we work on continuously. trying to highlight areas where we can create efficiencies by working together. there are a number of examples in the audit reports we have done which i like this kind of work. -- highlight this kind of work. one constant in today's world is change. with change comes a lot of new technologies. you have extensive experience from other organizations. what do you see for the future in terms of change
with regard to your question isut doj versus dhs, dhs unique because it is a new agency that was brought together from a number of disparate roles and missions. fema, andn one hand, then you have something on the postcard, which has the usual maritime responsibilities but also a homeland security kind of responsibility. a u.s. citizen immigration services, people that bring people into the country as citizens, and you have immigrations customs , who keept, cbp people out. so there is a broad...
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i think you don't usually get the kind of attention that dhs departments do. but it's very important. families hoping to immigrate. persons fleeing persecution and torture. they all go to agencies that are critically important. the uscis is responsible for all these important activities without any taxpayer money. it's entirely fee driven except for a minor amount that's basically used to verify all the applicants pay for the services they receive? >> i sometimes mention my grandfather who came do the united states in the early 20th century, got on the boat, got off the boat. i'm in congress today because he had the courage to want the american dream. the director's own story of his family fleeing turkey and poland to escape anti-seminism and then to cuba. i've always admired immigrants who have enough get up and go to get up and go. they have made up our country. we're now in a position to help shape the future for those that come after us. there are many things to discuss today. we mentioned about the children, the unaccompanied children who have been appreh
i think you don't usually get the kind of attention that dhs departments do. but it's very important. families hoping to immigrate. persons fleeing persecution and torture. they all go to agencies that are critically important. the uscis is responsible for all these important activities without any taxpayer money. it's entirely fee driven except for a minor amount that's basically used to verify all the applicants pay for the services they receive? >> i sometimes mention my grandfather...
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is dhs has a lot of these authorities already. including something called detecting critical infrastructure information, which is part of the security act to get information from the private sector, strike out the names so it can help other entities protect their critical infrastructure. those authorities are being underused at this point. the views i am about to express are my own. one of my personal views on the informational sharing dynamic is it is incumbent on the government or anyone asking other people to engage to really be able to share the value proposition, which goes back to one of the points steve made earlier. the traditional view is taking information and not sharing it. my heart was warmed today when i to the dhsences information sharing program where we have been able to share real value to members, many of whom are individual companies that we create a forum for those companies to share information. so it is about what those companies are seeing. it is building that foundation of trust. there are a lot of tools w
is dhs has a lot of these authorities already. including something called detecting critical infrastructure information, which is part of the security act to get information from the private sector, strike out the names so it can help other entities protect their critical infrastructure. those authorities are being underused at this point. the views i am about to express are my own. one of my personal views on the informational sharing dynamic is it is incumbent on the government or anyone...
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from the department of defense with regard to bringing that unity of effort across those elements f dhs. a very important part of what he is doing. and it is perfectly consistent with what i have been doing, trying to do, since i came in october of 2011, to bring that unity of effort i talked earlier about to make sure that our folks are fully leveraging data, resources, capabilities, understanding, knowledge across this elements and that we are happy for the secretary to leverage that across the department. -- helping the secretary to leverage that across the department. we are fortunate with regard to our deputy secretary who was a component head, the head of citizenship and immigration services, has moved up to be the deputy, and i have to tell you it really is wonderful to have someone in that position who has led one of the components of the department and understands that relationship and how important that is between the department of homeland security headquarters and its operational components, and really captivates the kinds of things that need to be pulled up and centralized
from the department of defense with regard to bringing that unity of effort across those elements f dhs. a very important part of what he is doing. and it is perfectly consistent with what i have been doing, trying to do, since i came in october of 2011, to bring that unity of effort i talked earlier about to make sure that our folks are fully leveraging data, resources, capabilities, understanding, knowledge across this elements and that we are happy for the secretary to leverage that across...
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>> one of the important functions we have in dhs is to help people understand their vulnerabilities, understand the threats and the consequences. by others out there. in each of those areas, what we are dealing with is an environment of scope, scale, and speed that is sort of a typical of other threat environments. i agree with adam that there is a breath of things that have to occur. activities lot of that have to occur, whatever that perimeter might be, whether it be something around the most important of your data inside or somethingent more broadly. you have to understand what is going on inside your environment. you have to have a sense of what your users might be doing. we are in this evolution time in the technology landscape, as long. it is happening in cyber security and other places. we are applying business intelligence to all of the data that we have and gaining insight out of it and then applying that insight back into the problem, collecting more information on .t we are applying that in cyber security, and when you think , the the einstein program other program activit
>> one of the important functions we have in dhs is to help people understand their vulnerabilities, understand the threats and the consequences. by others out there. in each of those areas, what we are dealing with is an environment of scope, scale, and speed that is sort of a typical of other threat environments. i agree with adam that there is a breath of things that have to occur. activities lot of that have to occur, whatever that perimeter might be, whether it be something around...
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the first warning came last month when dhs warned companies that most programs can't detect back off.y say this is the reason for the attack on target stores. >>> crews are rushing to replace the sod at levi stadium before the 49er game this sunday. the new field may be fleeting. sky 7hd was there as workers tore out the turf, and today they were putting in new grass. a permanent solution is being studied, meaning this field may not last either. they will rip it up again. either way the turf trouble is not a concern for coach harbaugh. >> weary fitting -- we are refitting and regrouping and retooling. we can count on them to do things at the highest level. >> they are hopeful the sod will be in place and ready this weekend. more evidence this field may be temporary, two high school games scheduled for the stadium's friday night lights event next week have been post toned. wilcox high school and concord de la salle will host games in october. >>> disaster in the skies. what happened to the high-tech rocket just moments a after liftoff. >> and the booming business behind burning man. wh
the first warning came last month when dhs warned companies that most programs can't detect back off.y say this is the reason for the attack on target stores. >>> crews are rushing to replace the sod at levi stadium before the 49er game this sunday. the new field may be fleeting. sky 7hd was there as workers tore out the turf, and today they were putting in new grass. a permanent solution is being studied, meaning this field may not last either. they will rip it up again. either way...
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ultimately, dhs aims to extend the resilient star program into critical infrastructure. helping to recapitalize the built environment across america in the long term, one home, one building, one bridge at a time. our investments in resilience will pay significant dividends for the country. it is efficient, and it is cost effective. homeland security in the end is simply not about government action; rather, it's also about collective strength of the entire country. it requires the participation of individuals, commitments, the private sector -- communities, the private sector, as well as state, local and the federal government to be truly effective. the department's ready.gov web site serves as a resource to businesses and commitments so they can stay informed and take appropriate prepared measures. this is, as i said, a shared responsibility that requires that we all work together to martial all the resources to to wis stand whatever threats and hazards we must face. in the end, it will insure the safety and security for all of us. i look forward to your questions. thank
ultimately, dhs aims to extend the resilient star program into critical infrastructure. helping to recapitalize the built environment across america in the long term, one home, one building, one bridge at a time. our investments in resilience will pay significant dividends for the country. it is efficient, and it is cost effective. homeland security in the end is simply not about government action; rather, it's also about collective strength of the entire country. it requires the participation...
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writing the history we've been mess up trying to do a hundred anniversary has this is being proposed dhs a night mayor i've spent 3 and a half months on this project i've completely torn. and i've put a lot of work this guy has been influenced by the picture that picture is a lie the building is 86 feet the building next to say 45 feet the school is a small block away 4 houses and the school yard it literally 40 feet those guys are not talking to people i didn't hear about the april hearing and your staff never told me i sent in the primary objections they never informed me i get a letter a formed letter this is way out thank you. >> hi good afternoon, commissioners sorry i'm morris the project sponsor just to reiterate we've been in connect with the owner of this year i know with there'se
writing the history we've been mess up trying to do a hundred anniversary has this is being proposed dhs a night mayor i've spent 3 and a half months on this project i've completely torn. and i've put a lot of work this guy has been influenced by the picture that picture is a lie the building is 86 feet the building next to say 45 feet the school is a small block away 4 houses and the school yard it literally 40 feet those guys are not talking to people i didn't hear about the april hearing and...
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how many islamic scholars are working at dhs? how many at d.o.d.? how many at the intelligence? like, it's a growing threat in 16-plus countries because we haven't addressed the ideology. if we tell them, islam tells you not to kill, like, they have nothing to fall back on. these are just petty criminals who are illiterate. if you can please comment on that. >> first of all, thank you for your comment. we did say in our report that one of the most effective tools in keeping us safe has been the effort of the muslim-american community to emphasize the points that you have been making, that islam is a peaceful religion, that the behaviors that led to 9/11 were aberrational within the religion and that that sort of violence will not be tolerated within the community. and i continue to believe that is a very important part of our continuing safety as a country. mike? >> i associate myself with those remarks. i've always said -- and i think there's an ignorance, a tendency to cascade all muslims as part of this, when in fact, it's a very small, small percentage, probably less than 1%
how many islamic scholars are working at dhs? how many at d.o.d.? how many at the intelligence? like, it's a growing threat in 16-plus countries because we haven't addressed the ideology. if we tell them, islam tells you not to kill, like, they have nothing to fall back on. these are just petty criminals who are illiterate. if you can please comment on that. >> first of all, thank you for your comment. we did say in our report that one of the most effective tools in keeping us safe has...
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this is a brand new report from dhs that just came out yesterday from the office of the inspector general. giving us a pretty general overview specifically of what's going on in texas with these illegal immigrant and some the health concerns coming about from it. it's reporting back in del rio, texas, sort of south central texas, that some border agents have been infected with scabies, lies and chicken pox and even worse than that, it says that two border agents are reporting that their children have now been infected with chicken pox just a few days after they had come in contact. 20 to 30 minutes late from el paso. we are getting reports that at those stations two agents believe they have been infected, possibly with tuberculosis. we did get some new numbers, he is telling us 153 unaccompanied children, adults have been treated at el paso hospital for things like lice, scabies, chicken pox. since july, 43 border patrol agents have filed some type of paperwork believing they have been infected with some type of communicable disease. two agents have confirmed they have been treated for ge
this is a brand new report from dhs that just came out yesterday from the office of the inspector general. giving us a pretty general overview specifically of what's going on in texas with these illegal immigrant and some the health concerns coming about from it. it's reporting back in del rio, texas, sort of south central texas, that some border agents have been infected with scabies, lies and chicken pox and even worse than that, it says that two border agents are reporting that their...
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. >> dhs grants totaling more than 34 billion dollars have been transferred to local police agencies. >> the federal government has provided so much money they've created this military industrial complex for local police... for counterterrorism, for drug war. >> really reminds me of the vehicles that i rode in iraq and afghanistan. armored. it's got a gun turret on the roof, the fact that it's being used for policing is pretty surprising...this just looks like as heavy as it gets. >> you go to these events and the vendors halls, they're not even pretending to make a distinction between policing and military mind set. >> but private companies aren't the only supplier. this is a promotional video for a federal program that transfers excess military equipment over to civilian law enforcement agencies. >> the us military has acres and acres of surplus goods, from our various conflicts around the world, and at one point politicians said, why don't we just give this to the local police. maybe they can use this stuff. >> and the scale is pretty big, we are dealing with 1000s of law enforceme
. >> dhs grants totaling more than 34 billion dollars have been transferred to local police agencies. >> the federal government has provided so much money they've created this military industrial complex for local police... for counterterrorism, for drug war. >> really reminds me of the vehicles that i rode in iraq and afghanistan. armored. it's got a gun turret on the roof, the fact that it's being used for policing is pretty surprising...this just looks like as heavy as it...
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many, many years of hearings on the japantown better neighborhood plan that was moderator into the dhs which is a culture document that document i think forms the basis for other discussions going on in the lgbt word and in the latino community and the filipino community. so i hope those things will continue and the planning commission will continue to support the work of the historic preservation commission. lastly i want to thank the planning staff they do a tremendous amount of work and this commission couldn't well, i think we could get along with all the stuff we're going i want to thank the staff for the support i've received over the years >> thank you commissioner sugaya. >> commissioner fong. >> i'd like to offer my thank you and congratulations. i don't think this commission is necessarily supposed to agree the way we're set up we're supposed to offer views i appreciate you and have learned a lot from you i've learned different aspects and comment on your line of questioning sometimes, it's very thorough and unique from a different prospective and our attention to daily it's
many, many years of hearings on the japantown better neighborhood plan that was moderator into the dhs which is a culture document that document i think forms the basis for other discussions going on in the lgbt word and in the latino community and the filipino community. so i hope those things will continue and the planning commission will continue to support the work of the historic preservation commission. lastly i want to thank the planning staff they do a tremendous amount of work and this...
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the first warning came last month when dhs warned companies that most programs can't detect back off. they say this is the reason for the attack on target stores. >>> crews are rushing to replace the sod at levi stadium before the 49er game this sunday. the new field may be fleeting. sky 7hd was there as workers tore out the turf, and today they were putting in new grass. a permanent solution is being studied, meaning this field may not last either. they will rip it up again. either way the turf trouble is not a concern for coach harbaugh. >> weary fitting -- we are refitting and regrouping and retooling. we can count on them to do things at the highest level. >> they are hopeful the sod will be in place and ready this weekend. more evidence this field may be temporary, two high school games scheduled for the stadium's friday night lights event next week have been post toned. wilcox high school and concord de la salle will host games in october. >>> disaster in the skies. what happened to the high-tech rocket just moments a after liftoff. >> and the booming business behind burning man
the first warning came last month when dhs warned companies that most programs can't detect back off. they say this is the reason for the attack on target stores. >>> crews are rushing to replace the sod at levi stadium before the 49er game this sunday. the new field may be fleeting. sky 7hd was there as workers tore out the turf, and today they were putting in new grass. a permanent solution is being studied, meaning this field may not last either. they will rip it up again. either...
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the first warning came last month when dhs warned companies that most programs can't detect back off.y say this is the reason for the attack on target stores. >>> crews are rushing to replace the sod at levi stadium before the 49er game this sunday. the new field may be fleeting. sky 7hd was there as workers tore out the turf, and today they were putting in new grass. a permanent solution is being studied, meaning this field may not last either. they will rip it up again. either way the turf trouble is not a concern for coach harbaugh. >> weary fitting -- we are refitting and regrouping and retooling. we can count on them to do things at the highest level. >> they are hopeful the sod will be in place and ready this weekend. more evidence this field may be temporary, two high school games scheduled for the stadium's friday night lights event next week have been post toned. wilcox high school and concord de la salle will host games in october. >>> disaster in the skies. what happened to the high-tech rocket just moments a after liftoff. >> and the booming business behind burning man. wh
the first warning came last month when dhs warned companies that most programs can't detect back off.y say this is the reason for the attack on target stores. >>> crews are rushing to replace the sod at levi stadium before the 49er game this sunday. the new field may be fleeting. sky 7hd was there as workers tore out the turf, and today they were putting in new grass. a permanent solution is being studied, meaning this field may not last either. they will rip it up again. either way...
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. >> by the way, david cameron raised the threat level for the uk today, but according to dhs, dhs juste department of homeland security and the fbi are unaware any of specific credible threat to the u.s. homeland from isil. plainly, however, violent extremists who support isil have demonstrated the intent and capability to target american citizens overseas. and isil constitutes an active and serious threat within the region. that said, there was a supporter of isil or isis who was from florida and traveled back and forth ending up dying in a bombing in syria. but re-entered the united states without our even knowing of his presence. >> that's exactly right. that points out that there's a near-term risk to us. not of the same magnitude we have faced historically from al qaeda. but there's a near-term risk and over time, that risk is going to expand as the number of foreign fighters try to come home. but even now something we have to confront at the same time, this horrible execution of the journalist, this near-term threat to the united states shouldn't compel us to take acts that don't
. >> by the way, david cameron raised the threat level for the uk today, but according to dhs, dhs juste department of homeland security and the fbi are unaware any of specific credible threat to the u.s. homeland from isil. plainly, however, violent extremists who support isil have demonstrated the intent and capability to target american citizens overseas. and isil constitutes an active and serious threat within the region. that said, there was a supporter of isil or isis who was from...
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and servesks at dhs as a cio at the commerce department and various other agencies. itby used to work at the wing of the defense department. i will let each of you going to your roles more in depth and talk about the role you play in forward looking cyber initiatives. believe is a longtime in the labs in general that there really is a binary definition of the world. there are people that want to create a safe, stable, secure cyber environment. it fosters stability. education. there are people who want to break that down. that is a comfortable place to be for me, personally. i get to be a good guy. that's kind of nice. look at the world is, what is the state of technology and why are we here you go we see a lot of net 95 artifacts. the internet as it was designed. as it was when we first started using browsers. that was an internet design for use and an ability to get on rapidly and exploit it rapidly to do good things. that design paradigm exploits itself to inherent insecurities. the question we ask when we look at what to do going forward is what can we secure? hac
and servesks at dhs as a cio at the commerce department and various other agencies. itby used to work at the wing of the defense department. i will let each of you going to your roles more in depth and talk about the role you play in forward looking cyber initiatives. believe is a longtime in the labs in general that there really is a binary definition of the world. there are people that want to create a safe, stable, secure cyber environment. it fosters stability. education. there are people...
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and now it's almost like the white house saying you started dh, now we're putting the blame on you, because we don't have a plan yet. >> yeah. look, that's a perfectly fair question, given the utterances that you just outlined and you and i talked about this on the air. this is the greater threat that the united states has ever faced, incluesing that of al-qaeda. secretary kerry said the isil must be destroyed. general dempsey said they had to been routed. ben rhodes warned from martha's vineyard speaking directly to the terrorists in syria and iraq, we are going to come after you. so the white house has been trying to explain what the president meant when he said we do not have a policy yet, and yet it was his own cabinet that laid those expectations. >> mike viqueira is at the white house, and since we're talking about the white house putting the blame on the pentagon, let's dip in to the pentagon briefing, admiral kirby is briefi briefing -- giving a briefing. let's listen. >> if isil has drones of their own? >> reporter: yeah. >> i have seen a press report, but i have nothing that would
and now it's almost like the white house saying you started dh, now we're putting the blame on you, because we don't have a plan yet. >> yeah. look, that's a perfectly fair question, given the utterances that you just outlined and you and i talked about this on the air. this is the greater threat that the united states has ever faced, incluesing that of al-qaeda. secretary kerry said the isil must be destroyed. general dempsey said they had to been routed. ben rhodes warned from martha's...
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an important part of the mission of dhs -- a lot of people think it begins just of the borders of this country. borderu take a look at security or any of the supply chain threats or intellectual property, we are dealing with transnational criminal organizations, and that begins outside the border. the best thing with the time we have is to stop and turn it over to our speaker, dan ragsdale. >> thank you for including me in the panel. i appreciate the topic and here to tell you what we do in the homeland security enterprise. it was born out of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. we exist from 2 legacy components. the biggest piece of our portfolio is our investigative program. we have about 6000 special agents that investigate a full range of border and smuggling crimes, and then our civil administrative immigration piece , the piece that gets a fair amount of coverage in the news that deals with the very real immigration enforcement work that is a key part of the department abortus attorney mission. -- department of border security mission. just to set the stage, on any given day the number
an important part of the mission of dhs -- a lot of people think it begins just of the borders of this country. borderu take a look at security or any of the supply chain threats or intellectual property, we are dealing with transnational criminal organizations, and that begins outside the border. the best thing with the time we have is to stop and turn it over to our speaker, dan ragsdale. >> thank you for including me in the panel. i appreciate the topic and here to tell you what we do...
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in the federal government, our biggest partners are the dhs and fbi. that is the way it is going to be. that's what we need to do. i am not about control. the team at fort meade has to hear me say, it is not about control, it is about outcomes. i don't care who gets the credit. we are going to provide manpower and capabilities to support others. this is about helping to defend america and its allies. it is about providing capability for the greater good. that is what we are doing in the cyber arena. if they need to do that as part of a broader partnership -- i would only highlight for my perspective i love our partnership with dhs. i can or member 2, 3 years ago arguments about who ought to do what. -- remember two, three years ago arguments about who ought to do what. no longer interested in what i consider the mindless debates. [indiscernible] i am not interested in control. i'm interested in outcomes. >> you can come to my living room anytime. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you. [inaudible] [applause] >> thank you. i know this is a school night. it
in the federal government, our biggest partners are the dhs and fbi. that is the way it is going to be. that's what we need to do. i am not about control. the team at fort meade has to hear me say, it is not about control, it is about outcomes. i don't care who gets the credit. we are going to provide manpower and capabilities to support others. this is about helping to defend america and its allies. it is about providing capability for the greater good. that is what we are doing in the cyber...
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also within dhs, cbp, customs and border patrol.uscis, united states citizenship and immigration services. the department of justice also plays a role. justice housesof the immigration court system. the department of labor plays a role in some types of immigration, benefit applications, and the department of state and a role in issuing visas outside of the u.s. or permission for individuals to travel to the united states. when we think about the executive branch in terms of immigration law, those are the main players in terms of the federal agencies. now, the nature and the scope of executive power over immigration law has been in the news recently and i will just give you two quick examples. one is the fairly recent program called daca, deferred action for childhood arrivals which the government issues a promise not to deport foreign nationals who meet the eligibility requirements. it does not grant legal status but it is a promise not to deport for a certain time. the second big example is literally going on right now. we have hea
also within dhs, cbp, customs and border patrol.uscis, united states citizenship and immigration services. the department of justice also plays a role. justice housesof the immigration court system. the department of labor plays a role in some types of immigration, benefit applications, and the department of state and a role in issuing visas outside of the u.s. or permission for individuals to travel to the united states. when we think about the executive branch in terms of immigration law,...
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because it would have to be something that would be resolved if, in fact, dhs is running out of moneyhe crisis is only during greater by the day. they have to do with government funding. we do know that they didn't want another government shutdown. house speaker john boehner will not -- has said it will not be another shutdown. whether not they address the issue in the context of funding the government, providing the dhs with more funding or whether there's emma continues to be, politically fraud without remains to be seen but they will be hearing a lot from their constituents that if it could prompt some kind of action. >> host: there's a lot of talk in the republican party about courting the hispanic vote and they need to broaden and reach out to hispanic voters for sometimes conservatives socially. this is a piece by nick cohen and your times this morning. he reports republicans hope for attracting more hispanic voters, suffered another setback on friday to impress obama's program to divert deportation of a document to children. is unli a severe blow to the party's chances in novem
because it would have to be something that would be resolved if, in fact, dhs is running out of moneyhe crisis is only during greater by the day. they have to do with government funding. we do know that they didn't want another government shutdown. house speaker john boehner will not -- has said it will not be another shutdown. whether not they address the issue in the context of funding the government, providing the dhs with more funding or whether there's emma continues to be, politically...
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and in the bay area, and the city is also the fiscal agent and that is why it is in front of you, and dhs, the department of homeland security awarded this grant, to the bay area. and about a year ago, as a 22 million dollar grant and back in may, the department funded additional one million dollars and that is 967,000, is going to go to the northern california, regional intelligence center and it is for cyber security equipment, and maintenance agreements. and then the additional 45,000 is going to go to the california office of emergency services, and to coordinate the cyber security around the state on these actually and the no fiscal impact on this grant for our budget, and it creates no new position and no matching grants are required or matching funds are required from the city and i am happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> okay. >> colleagues, are there any questions at this time? >> okay, thank you. >> we will open this item up to public comment. and are there any other members of the public that would like to speak, please come forward you will have two minutes. >>
and in the bay area, and the city is also the fiscal agent and that is why it is in front of you, and dhs, the department of homeland security awarded this grant, to the bay area. and about a year ago, as a 22 million dollar grant and back in may, the department funded additional one million dollars and that is 967,000, is going to go to the northern california, regional intelligence center and it is for cyber security equipment, and maintenance agreements. and then the additional 45,000 is...
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they have a file with dhs and the social security number. it is a little-known fact that the military has a huge demographic time bomb happening. it is difficult to find qualified american citizen recruits for a number of reasons. of five of -- one out americans can qualify for the military due to factors like obesity, drug use. all kind of disqualifying issues. the pentagon numbers are scary right now for the future of the all volunteer force because of a lack of qualified recruits. a rapidly aging population. increasing disqualification. if you open up the pool to that 's youof people, the daca add a few hundred thousand people to the potential of recruits. they are u.s. educated and a low risk population. so far, the president has not chosen to exercise the authority he has to allow the doing list -- allow them to enlist. i suspect that maybe president bush would have been less reluctant to exercise executive authority. >> thank you very much. that is all the time we have you read these join me in thanking our panelists. [applause] >> goo
they have a file with dhs and the social security number. it is a little-known fact that the military has a huge demographic time bomb happening. it is difficult to find qualified american citizen recruits for a number of reasons. of five of -- one out americans can qualify for the military due to factors like obesity, drug use. all kind of disqualifying issues. the pentagon numbers are scary right now for the future of the all volunteer force because of a lack of qualified recruits. a rapidly...
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government, our biggest partners are the dhs and fbi. that is the way it is going to be. that's what we need to do. i am not about control. the team at fort meade has to hear me say, it is not about control, it is about outcomes. i don't care who gets the credit. we are going to provide manpower and capabilities to support others. defend about helping to america and its allies. it is about providing capability for the greater good. that is what we are doing in the cyber arena. partey need to do that as of a broader partnership -- i would only highlight for my perspective i love our partnership with dhs. member 2, 3 years ago arguments about who ought to do what. -- remember two, three years ago arguments about who ought to do what. no longer interested in what i consider the mindless debates. [indiscernible] i am not interested in control. i'm interested in outcomes. >> you can come to my living room anytime. [laughter] [applause] >> the cato institute will host aboutussion tomorrow increasing congressional transparency through wikipedia. questions about how the online en
government, our biggest partners are the dhs and fbi. that is the way it is going to be. that's what we need to do. i am not about control. the team at fort meade has to hear me say, it is not about control, it is about outcomes. i don't care who gets the credit. we are going to provide manpower and capabilities to support others. defend about helping to america and its allies. it is about providing capability for the greater good. that is what we are doing in the cyber arena. partey need to do...