dod does not provide kind of the use of training. >> do you require the training? >> we require they show and have done the training, yes, sir. >> thank you. follow up, with the time i have left. what effort, if any, i think you may have touched on this, is the dla taking to work not only with local law enforcement but also alongside community members? i heard you member community members in your response, through the 1033 transfer process? >> sir, one of the requirements that we've levied on the program for the state and local agencies is that before they receive property from us, before they enroll in the program they must be approved by their governing body. whether that's the state or county, but whoever oversees that body must approve not only their participation in the program but their withdrawal of property. >> like the sea pleasant city council? >> correct, if sea pleasant is in the program. >> by way of example. one final thought, follow up. are there any restrictions on transferring equipment under the 1033 program when the local law enforcement agency i

leveraging excess dod property. now, many of those items are noncontrolled, can be purchased at any office supply or furnish store, and help alleviate budgetary stress. particularly on local agencies. however, this equipment can also be controlled property. items that are sensitive in nature and cannot be released to the general public, such as firearms, and military grid imagery technologies, and that is what makes the gao report particularly concerning. not only does it highlight the negligence with which dla treated property procured with taxpayer dollars but it demonstrates a dangerous vulnerability that could compromise the safety of the american people. so i am particularly appreciative that gao conducted this operation and delivered this report bus it brings to light vulnerabilities and allows to us conduct critical oversight on the handling of equipment to ensure reforms are in place to better secure the transfer program. i am deeply disturbed, however, by the prospect that a malicious individual or organiza

i inspired to join a strong and capable dod team. i aspire to help them dominate and win. i aspire to help usher in the new age of innovation and effectiveness in the department. i believe i have prepared myself to contribute as dick and jen deputy secretary of defense. i bring over three decades of leadership. i have led large geographically dispersed. i have experience converting technological innovation to operational capability. i bring with me a formula for leadership that has a record of delivering affordable high-performing business systems and operations under adverse conditions. leadership casts a long shadow and strong leadership can create teams that achieve ambitious change. i believe my skill set strongly complements that of secretary mattis. he is a master strategist with the military and foreign policy experience. as deputy sector of defense, i bring strong execution skills with a background in technology, development and business management. it's areas this committee has identified for reform. if confirmed, i will work tirelessly with congress and the depar

dod has no authority to transfer -- dod has the authority to transfer excess property to local authorities. dla administers the law enforcement support program for dod. for calendar years 2013 through 2015, dod has reported transferring approximately $1.1 billion of excess control poverty to law enforcement agencies. control property typically involves sensitive acquitted and items that cannot be released to the public such as detonation robots, small arms and ambush protected vehicles. law enforcement officials we surveyed and interviewed cited a number of ways in which they have benefited from the program, with several reporting the transfer of control property allows them to save money. the reported uses include enhancing counter drug and counterterrorism activity, search and rescue, natural disaster response and police training. dla has taken action to enhance processes for the program and responded to pass --him rr -- responded to past recommendations. has taken steps to address previously identified weaknesses in its processes and procedures, mostly at state and local levels. in our

i think that will be a good way to begin to understand the inner workings of dod. and then the second phase of that, participating on nuclear posture review and national ballistic missile defense review also begin to allow me to interface with some of these other organizations and structures. >> while you have a lot of experience in the private sector, the dod as an entirely different, i think, entity in order of probably complexity and all the people that you would be working with. i assume that should you be confirmed you have a list of to dues and people you will meet with so you can become quickly apprised of what your responsibilities will be in running basically, and running a nuts and bolts of the dod. >> yes, senator. >> thank you. cost overruns and schedule delays on major system accuracy programs have placed duty for many decades. this committee under senator mccain a previous chairman have tried to and prove the defense acquisition system. you have significant experience with one of our largest defense contractors. based on your experience and perspectiv

dod -- mr. cannon, dod responded i saying, dla has a policy requiring on-site officials to request and verify identification from all customers. what, if any, disciplinary actions have been taken against the individuals and the supervisors responsible for oversight and training who approved the fictitious application for enrollment in the law enforcement support office program, approved the request to property or conduct of the transfer of property without following proper procedures? how is dla determining who is responsible? we are looking at our records to determine the type of property released and where it was released so we can determine as best we can the individual or individuals responsible. prior to that, as soon as we identified the locations that the property came from, we conducted remedial training for every person on that site, or the control measures we had a place that were not followed. we have also added additional emphasis on our controls when we do our semiannual self inspec

it is called dod directive. that is what professionals do. there is a reason no general decided to talk about this. it is embarrassing and down. -- and dumb. the idea that the president is using the united states military to distract from his utter lack of leadership, and the fact he is totally impotent when it comes to getting his projects and legislation done. now, what he needs to do is to

this committee ought to be concerned while conducting appropriate oversight over the cost to dod for these lavish trips as well as ensuring transparency. it is not limited to the current president. the gao estimated that a day trip by president obama to illinois and florida, a visit that included official and unofficial business activities ago --fense $2.8 million alone. as a private citizen, i supported these efforts. i believe the american public has a right to know how their taxpayer -- tax dollars were being spent. now as a member of this committee, i am more concerned about the nature and degree to which valuable resources are being spent to subsidize travel habits. that's why i sent i -- sent a letter to secretary mattis requesting more information on how much a dod has spent to date of president trump's travels. in response to my later -- to my letter, i received two week ago, it reported the total cost for movement of the president and required equipment from generate 20th to may 18 of this year was $15 million -- in excess $15 million. amendment sense limi requires reporting

and these skills would be invaluable at dod. he drives change by having teams build outside the box and then convince others to think in doing things new ways. mr. shanahan has driven reforms in talent management, affordability, technology, and supply chain. and he's had an impressive 31-year career at the boeing company last serving as senior vice president of supply chain operations. his hands-on leadership inspires those around him to aspire to achieve results on time and on budget. and mr. chan hshanahan managing complex operations, he has served as the head of the commercial airplane program. his attention to detail while operating some of the largest manufacturing operations to the world will prove invaluable at dod. he is also fearless. he understands what our country is up against when it comes to the russians and the chinese and the north koreans and it won't faze him. he focuses on big game-changing innovation and science and technology and won't be deterred by the bureaucracy of dod. mr. shanahan also knows the depart

not at nsa are dod, but the department of interior or the census bureau or at social security. and you will do that for the same amount of time that you got the scholarship for. when you finish that time in federal service and go work in the private sector, the private sector will on you back to the government for the proverbial one weekend a month or let's say isdays in order, where this going to improve the cross-pollination of ideas between the public and private sector. >> watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> all we can lock, american history tv is joining our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of concord, massachusetts. to learn more about the cities are current tour, visit www.c-span.org/cities tour. the continue with our look at this -- the history of concord. interesting that very walden, when of they come to the pond, are a little puzzled, maybe a little disappointed, because when you read "walden," you really are expecting to be just amazed at the landscape. the fact that thoreau could be every day just staggered by a landsca

are you familiar with the new dod's arctic strategy? mr. spencer: i have read it, sir. sen. sullivan: part of that strategy talks about certain operations. and yet last month, admiral richardson said that it is absolutely true. we do not have the capacity or capability to conduct any ops in the arctic. we have a strategy that says we need to do something and the ceo cno of the navy saying we do not have the means to do it. there are two areas of elective get your commitment to work with this committee on if confirmed. first, as we look at a 355 ship navy, in order to ensure we can have the capability to conduct ops in the arctic, can you take a hard look at the issue of ice hardening our ships, which at a seapower subcommittee two weeks ago, the navy indicated they are not looking at the issue at all? mr. spencer: senator, when it comes to one of my priorities if confirmed, you heard me talk about capabilities, and that would fall squarely underneath that. >> and two weeks ago again, this committee in the ndaa put forward language that authorizes the procurement of up to six

in short, this dod report described climate change as a threat multiplier. so, general selva, what impact you believe the change in climate will have on the military services and what do you believe the department of defense should be doing now to prepare for this impact question mark gen. selva: thank you, ma'am. willynamics are happening drive uncertainty and will drive conflict. i would just provide one example of how that can happen and this is a man-made problem. the dams along the nile river control the flow of water into what was the fertile crescent of egypt. what are flowthe causes the egyptians to become more hostile to their neighbors, who are putting dams upstream of the egyptian stretch of the nile river. i could build that argument in a friday of countries around the world and those are man-made problems. not directly related to climate change but related to how we as humans change our environment. if you extend that argument to the kinds of things that might happen if we see title rises, if we see increasing weather patterns of drug and flood

or the dod. the difficulty of medical examiners have understanding the multi symptom health conditions of gulf war illness and these are getting in the way of identifying and quantifying toxic exposures on the front end and providing timely care compensation, services and most important, top quality health care for our gulf war veterans on the backend. we only to them not to let this -- we owe it to them not to let this happen. i think it is clear and i want to acknowledge and thank the v.a. for taking steps in a positive direction. it seems to me the steps are too small and too incremental. they lack the urgency. surge that we need. it has been 26 years since the first gulf war started. many of the veterans are very sick and they have been being down by claims process that is confusing, it is unclear and in almost every case it seems to deny what they know to be true in their lives. it undermines their faith in the system. they have disconnected. that is quite something wrong. i'm to say for my

or the dod. the difficulty of medical examiners have understanding the multi symptom health conditions of gulf war illness and these are getting in the way of identifying and quantifying toxic exposures on the front end and providing timely care compensation, services and most important, top quality health care for our gulf war veterans on the backend. we only to them not to let this -- we owe it to them not to let this happen. i think it is clear and i want to acknowledge and thank the v.a. for taking steps in a positive direction. it seems to me the steps are too small and too incremental. they lack the urgency. surge that we need. it has been 26 years since the first gulf war started. many of the veterans are very sick and they have been being down by claims process that is confusing, it is unclear and in almost every case it seems to deny what they know to be true in their lives. it undermines their faith in the system. they have disconnected. that is quite something wrong. i'm to say for my

a bunch of key dod witnesses were withheld from pizaroo while hehe was being tried.ore importantly, just as they were about to charge david pizarro,o, they took a bunch of documents away from him, , which there is good reason to believe that david pizarroro whobout the george tenetew that had signed off on torture and others. those documents -- i don't know whether he had those documument, buta a bunch off documents were taken away from him. he was given misleading information about what the standard for interrogation was at the time he was in afghanistan. that was all then not included in his trial. had it been, then i think it would've been a lot more likely to blowup the facact the entire off. of command was bought supporters are going to say, look, he is anti-torture. that is not the case. they neededed a scapegoat. they went after this guy pizarro. as they was as guguilty claim, but i don't think he got a fair trial. more in portland, it was not a case of justice being served in the way it should be. amy: finally, i want to go bacak to one issue regarding what i

not nsa or dod but at the department of interior or at the census bureau or at social security. you'll do that for the same amount of time that you got scholarship for and when you finish that time in federal service and you go work in the private sector the private sector will loan you back to the government for the proverbial one week in a month or less late 20s a quarter where this will improve the cross colonization ideas between the public and private sector. >> watch the communicators tonight at eight eastern on c-span2. >> spans washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, a look at the 2018 federal budget beginning with pennsylvania democrat congressman brendan boyle, a member of the house budget committee. it's followed by republican public budget committee texas harrington. sam, author, on his book dream and the true tale of the opioid epidemic. be sure to watch these spans washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. join the discussion. now, a conversation on the trump administration's approach to border

are you familiar with the new dod's arctic strategy? mr. spencer: i have read it, sir. sen. sullivan: part of that strategy talks about -- and yet last month, admiral richardson said that it is absolutely true.we do not have the capacity or capability to conduct any ops in the arctic's. we have a strategy that says we need to do something and the ceo of the navy saying we do not have the means to do it. there are two areas of elective get your commitment to work with this committee on if confirmed. first, as we look at a 355 ship navy, in order to ensure we can have the capability to conduct ops in the arctic, can you take a hard look at the issue of ic ardeninge our ships, which at subcommittee to weeks ago, the navy indicated they are not looking at the issue at all? mr. spencer: [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016]] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> that would fall squarely underneath that. >> and two weeks ago again, this committee in the ndaa put

if you look at it at a governance security, dod has the development it's been usaid and the governancegets lost and we don't really have agency focused on that. that's a big area we need to improve. i think military has a big role to play there. special operations can play a certain role, issue of scale. there's so much else that they have to do that their ability to work in nonsecurity field is somewhat limited. what i argue in terms of long-term capacity what special operations have made the most difference is where they have taken a role in long-term leadership development and worked with central training institutions of those countries and that's how you develop leaders over the long term but you have to do it when they're in military academy or command staff because that's when you can actually really affect culture which is a critical ingredient and you go out and go train people on the shotgun or on the rifle range which we do a lot of, long-term value that i don't see as being -- i certainly think we need to take more strategically more in the long term because as you point out

that it emanated from consultation with the folks at dod? my understanding is that this tweet caught the four service chiefs completely off guard. in fact, the dod has come out in the past and said they can certainly work this issue. we have had transgender americans serving with honor in the military. it did not affect unit readiness. and this is completely not the issue. this is an issue of the president appealing to his base. or a handful of people. my understanding is they reached out to him through steve bannon because they couldn't get through to the pentagon leadership who oppose this. bottom line. the tweet from the commander in chief, the united states military, is disruptive. if somebody is averting readiness, it is president trump and tweets like this. >> what do you think is going through the minds of active service members, particularly those overseas today? >> well, i'll sure they're wondering who the heck is their commander in chief? a guy who nerve served in military, a guy who obviously doesn't understand the military. what

was a compelling story because it talks of the president of the administration for congress and the dod all the work that went into the formulation. with the work we have done so far you cannot write your pieces it would have to be a memo that we had several discussions so when it came down to the debate that we had a meeting. even though i am a member i was not even aware so how can i not know that this would happen to establish services? that we had a meeting and you missed it. certainly a meeting is not enough. but to say that this is not right maybe we do need is mbb would be the father of the space corporation but the issue of what information do we need in a precedent to rise to the level of the subcommittee mark is my concern. . . and obviously the main new shot that is going to be required is also burdensome and something that we need to be considered and the emblems, uniforms, how people report to each other. these are issues that bear more than demeaning and just discussions in the subcommittee of the armed services. we've not had a secretary to tell us what this means. we've

largest-35 is the procurement program in dod history. i think it is getting to a point where they are working out the kinks, but they would be general acknowledgment that we have had trouble in development and procurement to history. senator mccain has talked a lot about that as chairman of the arms service committee. they have been talking about changing some of these acquisitions and development systems that ensure we do not get the cost overruns. do you think the senate version can continue some of the work you have been doing on that over the past years? senator cruz: i do and i think it is moving in a positive direction. the f-35 had significant cost overruns and we should be concerned about that. that is something the president was outspoken on and i encouraged him on reducing cost but not in jeopardy to the program. the program is too important to our national defense. it is fine to try to reduce the cost. that is a responsible use of taxpayer resources, but we need to maintain the integrity of the program. one of the things i hel

the race that includes anthony muse, and her name has been floated as a possible canned too and lewis dod son has also filed to run on agreement to host the 2028 olympic games. the decision means paris will host in 2024. the international olympic committee said the two cities would be awarded the games last month. until today it was unclear which would go first. >> hopefully, you were able to get outside today, because we made it into the high 80s. beautiful. first alert meteorologist and these temperatures are inching up now? >> yes, they are but what a great way to finish july. comfortable pli hot, comfortable warm and dry. temperatures going up. 91 tomorrow. 91 on wednesday. humidity in check tomorrow and then it creeps back wednesday. thursday probably the hottest day of the week, 93. 91 on friday. 86 on saturday. a little cooler on saturday. we'll come back and tell you which days are going to promise the beth the latest on tropical storm emily. >> american play right sam shepherd being remembered this evening. he passed away in kentucky last week after battling als which is also kno

is the dod moving toward a point where it can be audible? senator cruz: that was one of the first bills introduced in the senate, a bill to audit the pentagon. we do not have a reliable audit of the pentagon. that is amazing for those in the private sector. imagine if you could not audit the company. that would be a ridiculous outcome and you get the feds mad at you. well, the pentagon is an organization where we do not have an audit, we do not know where the money is being spent. i think we are making some progress in that regard. it is something that continue to press. i pressed secretary mattis in private and also publicly, but we need to continue to press for fiscal accountability. that is one of the ways you direct resources where they need to go. the prior administration, the obama administration, had enormous funds that were going down holes, wasting money. i recall several years ago, about $7 billion in their alternative fuels program that included algae fuel for navy boats, and they were spending massive amounts of money on trying t

we know the dod has been between 94-2016 over $172 million on research in hopes of simply clarifyinghe presumptive list of conditions, sort of that basket of pathologies that fit into gulf war illness syndrome. and we have made no new changes or additions in seven years, since 2010. my question is of this, the ten, can we together promptly finalize some diagnostic criteria for gulf war illness syndrome and then address the prompt rollout of administrative financial and medical action to help these deserving soldiers? emphasis on prompt. >> you are talking about prompt training for medical providers? >> so you do -- listen him going back to the river, doctors don't like to say they don't know but if you go to doctor and say nobody knows, not just you, in this clinic, nobody knows gulf war illness syndrome, use this basket of symptoms that fit this criteria, use this menu of pathologies, and if your soldier cities criteria, and they were in the gulf war, then they presumptively have goal for illness syndrome and they get the financial disability, whatever and medical treatment such as

but taking their numbers as gospel just like taking dods numbers is gospel about defense spending is a silly way to go. >> although technically nonpartisan, cbo is a part of the swamp. do you push back on that >> yeah. cbo is not part of the swamp cb so a bunch of professional well meaning folks trying to do their best to figure out the effects of all the ideas that congress comes up w you know, you can certainly debate about whether they're right or wrong or particular provisions of that but, you know, they're carrying out god's work trying to inform policymakers about the tradeoff they face without something like cbo, you're in a situation, where you know, people are making up their numbers, quoting things out of context. and it's incredibly use follow have an organization that is trying to gifs the big picture about what the effects of policy changes are going to be. >> finally, larry, while i have you here -- >> cbo is consistently wrong on health care. they have been they have been consistently wrong for the last 15 years and all of their health care estimates. how is it that th

the question on the broader issue, that is being reviewed by the dod and white house.ook forward to saying what it is they produce. >> last question -- >> the dod is reviewing this with the white house. i want to see what it is they actually produce. >> mr. speaker, senator graham earlier today said he was looking at legislation that would create some roadblocks to firing special counsel, some sort of review process. do you think the house needs to act preemptively -- >> i haven't given thought to this. the think it's in the president's interest that he continues to do his job. >> paul ryan finishing up speaking at the podium. there's a lot for us to cover, including new developments surrounding president trump's surprise announcement banning transgender service members. paul ryan noted it there for a moment. reuters reporting the u.s. joint chiefs of staff told military leaders today, quote, there will be no modifications to the current policy until the president's direction has been received by the secretary of defense and the secretary has issued implementation guid

. >>> and friday is the seventh anniversary of the dod frank act which placed stiff regulations on thetry. >>> many people also worry about what's in the cosmetics they use and that is leading to a boom in sale ochz natural cauosmetic products. as andrea day reports, giant target with sales on the rise. >> i guess we're trying to understand what's in this product? >> it's the call for natural beauty and retailers like target are cashing in. >> what we're doing is taking this great idea and making it very accessible. >> the billion in sales. >> we brought that to the front of the department on a full display and we've increased that floor space. >> and just in time as the natural trend continues to nip away at the nearly 40 million dollar cause mosmetics and beau category. 2% of the total category but not expected to slow down. >> just as important as what you eat. >> reporter: some are working to reengineer products into more natural versions but what do words like natural mean? >> to be honest i don't know what that means, natural. >> reporter: the beauty industry is virtually unregul

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not nsa or dod but at the department of interior or at the census bureau or at social security. and you will do that for the same amount of time that you got the scholarship for. when you finish that time in federal service and you work in the private sector, the private sector will loan you back to the government for the proverbial one weekend a month or let's say 10 days one fourth where this is going to improve the craft colonization of ideas between public and private sector. we have positions. just in texas, my home state, 2015 there were 42,000 computing jobs that went unfilled. and the average salary there was $89,000. that year, texas i produced 2100 computer sciences. you do not need to be a math major to figure out the problem there. so we have a similar problem in government. the gao did a report and they said they think it is about i want to say 50,000 jobs within excuse me, i think it is 10,000. i should know that number. it is 10,000 jobs that are unfilled within the it space across the federal government. and so we have to make sure that we are focused on growing

this is now an official dod the president indicates he will repeal this.ow demoralizing is it for unit manee their commander as a during the day and then go dancing as a woman at night? the impact on troops is incalculable. the numbers we do know, the cost for surgeries and life on the hormone treatments are very great. none of this would benefit the armed forces. i think the president has taken a modest step that will restore sound priorities. it is not about individuals. it is about the best interest of the armed forces. he has stood by the majority of people the military who are strongly opposed to this policy change. host: another story from the hill. "pentagon spends 10 times more on erectile dysfunction and transgender services." spent $84he military --lion on that as opposed to before he lost it, roughly $8 million. the phone lines are lighting up. guest: that is a silly threat. host: let's hear from due from michigan -- sue from michigan. we are inviting your calls for this segment. if you are active military or retired, call (202) 748-8000. everyb

you graduate, you have to work in the federal government, not nsa or dod, but in the department of interior, or at the census bureau, and you are going to do that for the same amount of time that you got the scholarship for. when you finish that time and federal service and go work in the private sector, the private sector is going to loan you back to the government for the proverbial one weekend a month 10 days a quarter where this will of truth the crop optimization ideas between the public and private sector. state, in 2015me there were 42,000 computing jobs that went unfilled. the average salary was $89,000. that year, texas only produced 2100 oversight is. you don't -- 2100 computer scientists. you don't have to be a map nature to figure out the problem. jobs --e about 50,000 excuse me, i think it is to jobs that are,000 unfilled within the i.t. space across the federal government. we have to make sure we are focused on growing people into those jobs. our sons ande need daughters and nieces and nephews to go into this industry, because that is what is going to protect us in the future,

. >> you're dod damn right! there is no redhead emoji.is for everything else. they have different skin tones, a woman in a hijab, they even have a dine stawr. dinosaur, when you would text a dinosaur, our relationship is dinosaur asteroid, i don't need to give people another way to dump me. i would rather be dumped the old-fashioned way, being abandoned at the olive garden. i thought we were going to be family, jeff. >> trevor: it is just a picture of a dinosaur. >> yeah, everybody is getting emojis. i bet if o.j. gets paroles there will be a whole emo-jay, a whole pack. a glove, white bronco, a kato kaelin holding a tiny head shot of kato kaelin. >> trevor: i'm sorry to hear. this i never thought of this, so basically you don't use an emoji for yourself-- yourself. >> oh no, i use the a he mojy, the one closest to the redhead, the clown, the gotd damn clown, trevor. emojis are fun. i just want to be included. i want to be in a leotard dancing with my best friend. i want to carry a plate of invisible food. i want to be a dinosaur! all i w

that is distinguished from a military space capabilities that the long in dod and other agencies that run the systems. that division would still remain very clear. host: here's what part of our director of national intelligence said about the space threats. "we assess that russia and china perceived the need to offset any u.s. military advantage derived from military, civil, or commercial space systems and are increasingly considering attacks against settlor systems as part of their future warfare doctrine." what is your assessment of what the chinese and russians are capable of? guest: i fully agree with that. as i was saying before, our military space capability -- really a large part of what gives our military and advanced today. potential adversaries reckon is that it -- recognize that. if they want to negate u.s. military advance, they have to go after our space i c uses system. not just russia and china, but other countries are developing counter systems. the biggest threats i think right now are non-kinetic weapons that can be used against our space systems, things you would no

not at nasa or dod but at the department of interior or the census bureau or social security. you will do that for the same amount of time that you got the scholarship for. when you finish that time and you work in the private sector, the private sector will loan you back to the government for the proverbial one weekend a month or let's say ten days a quarter where this will improve the cross colonization of ideas between the public and private sector. we have a dearth of positions, justin texas of my home state, and 2015 there were 40000 computing jobs that went unfilled. the average salary was $89000. that year texas only produced 2100 computer scienc scientist. you don't have to be a map major to figure out the problem. we have a similar problem in government. the gao did a report and said i think it's 50000 jobs, excuse me, it's 10000 jobs unfilled within the it space across the federal government. we've got to make sure we are focused on growing people into those jobs and we need our sons and daughters and nieces and nephews to go into this industry because that's what wi

open to the armed forces, the dod, veterans and their families.ral credit union. >> tucker: washington is consumed with the power struggles in the west wing but actual events keep which occurring around the world. today north korea launched a second ic bm. and it traveled nearly 600 miles. north korea is our most belligerent enemy so why is america obsessed with vladimir putin in russia. north korea, russia, it's not even a close contest. >> north korea has the tragic problem of being a boring story but the biggest one. the russia story has all sorts of characters. north korea has one character and is literally hiding. stories about hardware, it sounds like we've artie heard the story. it's like groundhog's day. on the russia side, you have the perfect story, characters, mystery. we think this new thing will happen. but it has one important element for a story, a lot of people that see the story look at and say that couldn't possibly be true. the less truly story is, and the more the public is onto it, the more energy it gets. that's how you get p

so comparison of dod state department workforce. how many people do we have in the hard power world and soft power world? okay, you see over here the numbers of state and usid. we have over a million people in uniform. you believe soft power is important. look at the balance. here's what i would suggest. we do need more hard power you're going to have a hard time convincing me that soft power can stand a 29% cut, and we'll talk about that more. that's the kpartability of the workforce basically, international affairs budget, historically. look here. look at the big drop in 2018. plus up in 2017, the world's going to hell in a handcart. our response is to increase hard power, which i agree with many but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me, look at that drop and say, given the world as we know it, and the world that soft power plays according to the generals, not lindsey graham, is thiswise? i really don't think so. embassy security funding. we all remember benghazi. all i can say given the threats that i see, now is not the time to

we're going to get people from dod, national academies if we can.ever we can get that are smart about this, people from our study centers, d.c., new jersey palo alto, they see a lot of veterans. we do have a plan, and we've already started. >> well, certainly my expectation the va would be the expert when it comes to gulf war illness. and the va should not have to look to other entities for that. its mission is because they are serving our veterans with all kinds of illnesses, but they are specialty illnesses that are just not out in the world other than in the va. and i think back to the medical training, yeah, i agree that the doctors that come to the va are well trained doctors. i don't dispute that for a second. but a 90 minute web-based course to me seems like it's really not deep enough, you know, to really understand, you know, sort of what veterans are going through and understanding it. but certainly that's a step in the right direction to require that everybody take a course. so i certainly agree with that. >> i'm in complete agreement wit