under section 1035 of the ndaa, the secretary may approve the transfer if he determines that it is in the national security interests of the united states and that actions have been or are planned to be taken that will substantially mitigate the risk of the detainee engaging in terrorist or other hostile activity that threatens the united states or u.s. persons or interests. a primary concern that we have regarding a potential transfer is whether the detainee will return to the fight or otherwise reengage in acts of terrorism or acts that threaten u.s. persons. we take the possibility of reengagement very seriously. the most recent public data on reengagement of former detainees was released last september, and the data are current as of july 15 2014. there is a significant lag in the public reporting, and i know you may have seen a more recent classified report on this matter. the office of the director of national intelligence categorizes the figures in three ways. the totals for before 22nd january, 2009, when president obama signed the executive order and the total after 22nd janu

government troops are trying to drive out the ndaa rebels. >> reporter: a barrage of bullets brings this cross vehicle to a halt. it was part of an attack on tuesday, where a new wave of fighting has broken out. >> in the resistance experience red cross trucks have been used by the burma army to attack the resistance. >> reporter: two red cross volunteer workers were injured in the attack. one suffered head wounds the other injures to the abdomen. both are now in stable condition in hospital. the president of the red cross released a statement saying: >>> the humanitarian situation that is emerging from the violence is similar to that of five years ago when thousands of ethnic chinese residents fled the province many taking refuge in china. now some 30,000 refugees have reportedly made the same trek after the fighting. >> translator: we want to use this opportunity to once again call on all sides involved in the clashes in myanmar to exercise restraint and avoid the situation escalating any further to ensure peace and stability of the border and especially to avoid effecting security on

are, six years into the obama administration and we still haven't complied with requirements of the ndaa. nor do we have a concrete plan as to how to address the issues that i just described. that's why six years later, we are having this hearing. and i again, urge the administration who just responded to senator rounds, you don't know when you're going to come forth with a proposal. we need a proposal and in its absence over six years, congress has acted. and we will continue to act. unless we can work in close coordination with the administration to come up with a plan and one of those plans that is for us to make sure that these individuals who are judged too dangerous to return, are not allowed to. and accommodation is made for the continued incarceration of those individuals. i thank the witnesses for being here today. and senator ayotte, i'd like to make a final comment. >> mr. chairman, with permission, can i have a follow up questions? i don't know if anyone else is but i'm willing to direct that. i know you have to go. >> senator manchin? go ahead. >> thank you. let me make the

are, six years into the obama administration and we still haven't complied with requirements of the ndaa. nor do we have a concrete plan as to how to address the issues that i just described. that's why six years later, we are having this hearing. and i again, urge the administration who just responded to senator rounds, you don't know when you're going to come forth with a proposal. we need a proposal and in its absence over six years, congress has acted. and we will continue to act. unless we can work in close coordination with the administration to come up with a plan and one of those plans that is for us to make sure that these individuals who are judged too dangerous to return, are not allowed to. and accommodation is made for the continued incarceration of those individuals. i thank the witnesses for being here today. and senator ayotte, i'd like to make a final comment. >> mr. chairman, with permission, can i have a follow up questions? i don't know if anyone else is but i'm willing to direct that. i know you have to go. >> senator manchin? >> thank you. as we look at the taliban

these transfers authorized by the secretary occurred under the authorities of section 1035 of the ndaaiscal 14. we urge you to maintain these authorities. mr. chairman, members of the committee, i want to make a fundamental point regarding the detention facility at guantanamo. the president has determined that closing it is a national security imperative. the president and his national security team believe that the continued operation of the security weakens our national security by draining resources damaging our relationships with key allies, and is used by violent extremists to incite local populations. it is no coincidence the recent isis videos showing the barbaric burning of a jordan pilot and savage execution of a japanese hostage each show the victims clothed in an orange jumpsuit believed by many to be the symbol of a guantanamo detention facility. 40 retired military leaders, all retired general or flag officers, wrote this to the committee last week and stated it is hard to oversay it how the continuing existence of the detention facility at guantanamo has been and continue

that plan was required in our ndaa and fy 2014, but the gao has issued several reports that really casts doubt on if that is going to take place. and even if we have an accurate picture on what the full resources that currently are devoted to that headquarters staff. a couple of questions here. will you if confirmed maintain the goal of the 20% reduction in headquarters budget and staff? how are you going to accomplish it if we don't have any idea of what those numbers are? >> i certainly think it's important to diminish headquarters staff and other forms of overhead. i think the 20% goal was a sound one. i do not know where it stands in terms of everyone mentation now. but if i am confirmed i'll get back to that and try to meet that goal. because we've got to get rid of the overhead here so we can spend the dollars we have on the war fight cher is what it's all about. >> have you seen the gao report questioning if those numbers are even out there, if they're even available? and if you believe that, how are you going to get the numbers? >> i have not seen that gao report, but if i am con