mr. schwartz: i am the master blacksmith at the anderson blacksmith shop, part of colonial williamsburg's historic trade program. in colonial williamsburg, we have preserved a number of trades from the 18th century. we have probably 20 trades practiced in the historic area. i run the blacksmith shop. we work with iron and steel. those are raw materials that are made into finished products such as construction hardware, tools, household accessories, agricultural implements. parts for wagons and carriages. here at the armoury, we expand into even more work. i will touch on that in a moment. as part of historic trades, our mission is to create -- re-create the work environment and the activities you would find in the sorts of workshops in colonial america. that involves hand work. there is no machine process here. it also involves the study of early documentary evidence to teach us about the history of these trades and the technologies that were practiced. the research also tells us about the operation of these businesses. who worked there, what sorts of work they were doing, and how they we

mr. schwartz well-wisher job at the white house? >> guest: my job was to cover a range of different areas. the federal government agencies and making sure they were prepared in cybersecurity protecting privacy while doing cybersecurity and promoting information sharing. >> host: how has the focus changed over the last couple of years when it comes to cybersecurity and protecting against a cyberattack? >> guest: well especially after a lot of the incidents we have seen for example the sony incident and the incidents in the federal government there has been a lot of focus on making sure we have areas protected and parts of the economy protected that aren't necessarily in that critical infrastructure, aren't necessarily a major federal agency. a lot more broad coverage across a wide range of different entities. everyone is at risk of cyber attacks and how do you go about making sure you have the resources that the institutions need that traditionally has not gotten a direct funds for the direct information that they need. >> host: in y

mr. schwartz: you're correct. russia has 38 plus two icebreakers. the chinese, who are not antarctic power, to say the least, have 16 icebreakers. etc. the danes, a nation of five million, have eight icebreakers. mr. stavridis: so this is actually beyond a pedestrian point. it's very good one. i agree with assigning it to u.s. northern command in its entirety. i think that it would not be diminished by the merger between northcom and southcom. when you look at the level of activity to the south and what northcom is doing, i think that could easily be folded into a unified command responsibility and i think it would be valuable because it would further solidify our sbegrathes with canada -- integration with canada, with whom we ought to be partnering in a very significant way, as you know better than anybody. in the north. lastly, we should be working with nato to ensure that nato perceives, this is a nato frontier. this is a nato border. canada and the united states are nato nations. we need to think of that border as importantly as we do of the bord

mr. schwartz well-wisher job at the white house?uest: my job was to cover a range of different areas. the federal government agencies and making sure they were prepared in cybersecurity protecting privacy

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mr. schwartz submit a speaker card. >> we'll hear again from the folks. >> good evening members of the boardry murphy address a couple addresses just to be clear the question about the provision of the design approved by appendixes it pressed the permit as explained that is was not built it has to pass the sound test it is a can i believe thing the building has not been built in terms of what is before the board the materials that extensive what is at issue i'll noted for the record before the entertainment commission included site plans that showed the layout and lyft will pick up people and shuttles those are xrerls and information about the traffic and circulation the t mp is part of analysis and front of the the place of entertainment dominos how people enter and exit the site a lot of information on the record and lots of phone call before this commission i mean, i'll make the agreement not notwithstanding with the gentleman said very clear that is on the issue the supreme court of the united states said restrictions on speech no greater than the furtherance of the government interests

mrs. clinton: i also want to acknowledge the dean of the humphrey school, eric schwartz. \[cheers and applause] mrs. clinton: eric was my top adviser on refugee issues at the state department. i also had the great privilege of working with him when he was on the national security council during my husband's administration. you know, he brings a mix of expertise and empathy that has been missing from much of our public debate. and i'm grateful that he is here today, but i'm also a little jealous that all of you here at the university get to have the benefit of his experience. over the past several months, i have listened to the problems that keep american families up at night. most people don't expect life to be easy, but they want more security, a good-paying job that lets you afford a middle-class lifestyle, health care you can count on, a little bit put away for your retirement. being secure also means being safe, safe at home, at school, at work. and today, i want to talk about how we keep our country safe fl a threat that's on everyone's mind, the threat of terrorism.

mr. chair. >> thank you. welcome, general schwartz. >> thanks, chairman mccain and ranking member reed for your come and the committees commitment to improving dod's internal governance and defense organization shaped of the goldwater-nichols reform. it is an unexpected privilege to return to the shearing ram and to offer a few related ideas on how to improve performance in the department of defense. and it is a special pleasure to sit beside the finest flag officer of my generation, admiral stavridis. mother many issues that warrant attention am command arrangements, resource allocation, acquisition processes, overhead reduction, joint credentialing of military personnel and the potential for consolidation, among others, i wish to focus this morning on the three that i am persuaded hold the greatest promise for particularly positive outcomes. they are the role and authority of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, rightsizing the combatant commands and establishing standing joint task force is for execution of cocom operational

mr. chairman. >> thank you. welcome, general schwartz >> thanks, chairman mccain and ranking member reed and the committee's commitment for improving dod's internal governance and defense organizations shaped by the goldwater/nichols reforms. it's an unexpected privilege to return to this hearing room and offer a few related ideas on how to improve performance within the department of defense, and it is a special pleasure to sit beside the finest flag officer of my generation. while there are many issues that warrant attention, command arrangements, resource allocation, acquisition processes, overhead reduction, joint credentialing of military personnel and the potential for consolidation among others. i wish to focus this morning on the three that i am persuaded hold the greatest promise for particularly positive outcomes. they are the role and authority of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, right sizing the combat and commands and establishing standing joint task forces for execution of co-com operational missions. i'm certainl

mr. chairman. let me join you in welcoming the witness. i've had the privilege of working with generalhe schwartz, admiral stavridis, and dr. lamb, your service to the defensee department now as an analyst and i deeply appreciate it.h thank you very much, gentlemen for joining us today. gentlem as the chairman has said we'veiv undertaken a very rigorous under his direction review of the goldwater-nichols, and we heard just a few days ago from secretary of defense, former secretary of defense michele flo flournoy about one of the issues and that was in her words over the years the qdr has become a bottom up that includes hundreds of participants that consumes many hours rather than a topersp down leadership exercised that sets clear priorities that makes tough choices and allocates risks.i would the witndo things i would hope the witnesses will talk abouts e with this wplhole planning ceocess, the formal process como in from a process and we ca improve it. that's just one of thee items. there's a long and i think a lon important list of topics that we coulcould discuss.thor the rolite and deferred

mr. chairman and for your service, and i want to direct these two general schwartz and the admiral. i'm so appreciative of you all coming and being so candid to tell us what you have seen and what your experience is. the hard thing -- i'm having a hard time with why you cannot make the changes when you are on the frontline in charge. the system is bogged down to where you were throwing so much defense from here but also how do we keep the separation of civilian oversight as we do which is unbelievable and that is the concern we might have in the balance. but when you have the 2010 report in the left and 25% or one quarter of active-duty troops in combat roles with a majority of overhead activities if you look at it from the standpoint of all of the pay increases we are giving the same pay increases to those that don't see any action and are you all -- i think we need to know now from you and your role not being a constraint in your remarks how do we get to where you're able to make the decision when you are in charge and in the power they are saying that the military can't change. o

general schwartz: mr. chairman, i would not create a general staff.believe there is risk of having the brilliant view become self-serving. however, it is necessary that a chairman in the chain of command connect to a general staff. by retaining a similar arrangement, as we have now come over the joint staff is a creature of the joint chiefs. you minimize concern about a rogue individual. i would at least have a robust discussion about the pros and cons of the general staff. admiral stavridas: in terms of the concerns raised about the german general staff, you know, that rattles old ghosts in our memories. but in a day, it was political -- but at the end of the day it , was political leadership and economic collapse in germany that led to the rise of fascism. the german general staff was perhaps a tool of that. i think here in the u.s. the culture in the military is so strongly one of subservience to civilian leadership that i would not believe that to be a significant concern, when wade -- when weighed against the efficiencies. dr. lamb: i would secon

mrs. clinton: i also want to acknowledge the dean of the humphrey school, eric schwartz. [cheers and applause] mrs. clinton: eric was my top adviser on refugee issues at the state department. i also had the great privilege of working with him when he was on the national security council during my husband's administration. you know, he brings a mix of expertise and empathy that has been missing from much of our public debate. and i'm grateful that he is here today, but i'm also a little jealous that all of you here at the university get to have the benefit of his experience. over the past several months, i have listened to the problems that keep american families up at night. most people don't expect life to be easy, but they want more thatity, a good-paying job lets you afford a middle-class lifestyle, health care you can count on, a little bit put away for your retirement. being secure also means being safe, safe at home, at school, at work. and today, i want to talk about how we keep our country safe fl a threat that's on everyone's mind, the threat of terrorism. but i w

mr. speaker. it's with great sadness and a heavy heart that i rise today to honor and remember 18-year-old ezra schwartz, a massachusetts teenager whose life was tragically taken in israel last month. he was depend spending his gap year studying at a yishiva in israel who was shot and killed last week by a palestinian terrorist. the continued violent attacks targeting israeli civilians are without qualification or exception acts of terror and deserve full condemnation. attacks on innocent civilians, whether they are american, israeli, or palestinian have zero justification and our response to such terrorism cannot be silenced. my heart and prayers go out to the friend and family of ezra and we honor those whose lives have been lost by such hateful actions. please join me in remembering the young life of ezra and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without