general kehler and general alexander. the comments today and all the discussion for some period of time has indicated a growing threat of cyberwarfare and threat to the united states national security. as we engage in this discussion there is an ongoing restructuring of stratcom's new headquarters, can you give some indication why an aging facility would not be an appropriate facility as we take on new responsibilities but particularly as it relates to a high-tech cybersituation? and general alexander, if you have some thoughts about that it would be helpful too. >> the activities that go on at stratcom are unique activities. we perform those activities particularly their command-and-control of our strategic forces, planning we do for our strategic forces, intelligence support required behind our continuing need for strategic level deterrents and being able to command and control forces under high stress. all of those really come together at stratcom headquarters. the demand that today's systems placed on that headquarter

general kehler, and general alexander, the comments today and all of the discussion for some periods of time has indicated the growing threat of cyberwarfare to the threat to the united states national security. as we engage in this discussion there is an ongoing restructuring of stratcom's headquarters with the new headquarters. general kehler, can you give us some indication why an aging facility would not be an appropriate facility as we take on new responsibilities but particularly as it relates to the high-tech cybersituation? general alexander if you had some thoughts about that, it would be helpful, too. >> sir, the activities that go on at stratcom are unique activities. we perform those activities particularly the command and control that we have of our strategic forces, the planning that we do for our strategic forces, the intelligence support that's required behind our continuing need for strategic level deterrence and being able to command and control forces under high stress. all of those really come together at stratcom headquarters. the demand that today's systems plac

general kehler, the senate support for the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty was tied to modernization of the united states nuclear complex and strategic delivery system, and specifically during the senate confirmation, the president committed to modernization in what became known as the 1251 plan that was incorporated in the 2010 ndaa, isn't that right? >> senator, yes. >> okay. and if you look at that commitment in the 1251 plan, there was an initial plan submitted in may of 2010, and then a month before the ratification of the senate treaty, there was $4.1 billion added over five years to the plan. isn't that right? >> yes. you're talking about the d.o.d. -- >> yes. but that was specifically reflected a month before the ratification of the s.t.a.r.t. treaty put into the 1251 plan as incorporated in the 2010 ndaa. >> senator, i think that's right. that's a little before my time but i think that's right. >> the reason that was done is because modernization was such an important issue to getting that treaty through the united states senate, because mode

general kehler, first, do you support the fiscal year 2013 budget request? >> yes, sir, i do. >> general kehler, you made reference to effective nuclear command and control network that needs improvement, i believe, in your opening statement. are those efforts under way to modernize that command and control network? can you describe those efforts a little bit? >> yes, sir, i can. of course as you know the nuclear command and control system is composed of many, many parts. there are parts of the nuclear command and control system that are not survivable. there is, however, as part inher rent in the nuclear command and control systems a thin line that ultimately would be survivable under any conditions, so that we could always ensure that the president of the united states is connected to the nuclear forces. investments are under way in those critical capabilitcapabile capabilities that are part of the space architecture layer. of course dhs satellites, the first one is on orbit, the second will go to orbit in the next year, i don't have the exact date. that w

general kehler, i know my time's up. if you want to reply further for the record, i would certainly appreciate it. thank you for your service as well. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator udall. senator chambliss? >> thanks, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your service. general alexander, i thank you particularly for your recent trip down to fort garden, where you gave a pat on the back and a morale boost to some of the smartest, hardest working, most committed americans who are doing a great job of helping protect our great country and i thank you for doing that at nsa fort gordon. general alexander, cybercom, you said, had 13,000 employees. let me make sure i get this right in my mind. it's actually, you have 13,000 personnel under your direction. cybercom itself has, what, maybe 1,000 or so personnel? >> little under 1,000 authorized, about 900 some. that does not only cybercommand staff but also operates and directs the defense of the d.o.d. networks. but that's correct. what i counted in that oth

the general kehler, here are some ot the issues that i hope you'll address this morning. first, are you satisfied -- are you satisfied with the direction that we're taking in our nuclear force posture and with the department of energy's role in maintaining our nuclearure and stockpile so that we canen continue to reduce its size without testing while ensuringt the stockpile remains safe and meet military requirements? stoe second, do you believe we're on? a sustainable path to protect our space assets anda reconstitute them if necessary given the congested andnd contested nature of space?hem third, the department of defens is allocated a block of the electromagnetic spectrum that connects our space, cyber and electronic warfare assets to our forces.rum that stratcom is the lead combatant command for synchronizing spectrum operations. how concerned are you about the prospect of losing spectrum and what are you doing to preserve the departments access to it? fourth, with the cancellation of the operationally responsive space program, are you worried pr about our ability to

i'm pleased to appear with general bob kehler, and i echo his comments all across the board, including with senator nelson. i would start up front by echoing some of those comments which is, is it a privilege and honor to lead the soldiers, sailors, airmen, civilians of cybercommand in nsa. we have great people. thanks for what you do to get those great people for us. i'd like to thank you and your colleagues to your support and helping the command move rapidly forward in our efforts to address emerging threats and concerns to our nation. i need to thank all of our partners throughout d.o.d., dhs, and the fbi, and the endeavor to build capability and capacity. cyber is a team sport and we could not have come this far and accomplished as much as we have without them. many changes and substantial progress have been made since i last spoke to the committee almost two years ago. cyberspace has increasingly become more critical to our national and economic security, and chairman, you brought up one of the quotes about the greatest transfer of wealth. i think that is absolutely correct. we a

general kehler, i know my time's up. if you want to reply further for the record, i would certainly appreciate it. thank you for your service as well. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator udall. senator chambliss? >> thanks, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your service. general alexander, i thank you particularly for your recent trip down to fort garden, where you gave a pat on the back and a morale boost to some of the smartest, hardest working, most committed americans who are doing a great job of helping protect our great country and i thank you for doing that at nsa fort gordon. general alexander, cybercom, you said, had 13,000 employees. let me make sure i get this right in my mind. it's actually, you have 13,000 personnel under your direction. cybercom itself has, what, maybe 1,000 or so personnel? >> little under 1,000 authorized, about 900 some. that does not only cybercommand staff but also operates and directs the defense of the d.o.d. networks. but that's correct. what i counted in that oth

general kehler, i know my time's up. if you want to reply further for the record, i would certainly appreciate it. thank you for your service as well. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator udall. senator chambliss? >> thanks, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your service. general alexander, i thank you particularly for your recent trip down to fort garden, where you gave a pat on the back and a morale boost to some of the smartest, hardest working, most committed americans who are doing a great job of helping protect our great country and i thank you for doing that at nsa fort gordon. general alexander, cybercom, you said, had 13,000 employees. let me make sure i get this right in my mind. it's actually, you have 13,000 personnel under your direction. cybercom itself has, what, maybe 1,000 or so personnel? >> little under 1,000 authorized, about 900 some. that does not only cybercommand staff but also operates and directs the defense of the d.o.d. networks. but that's correct. what i counted in that oth