as the lead federal agency, nga provides is critical information for the defense community, militarycommanders, decision-makers, troops deployed in harm's way, and first responders. our content, analysis and services enable mission planning, combat operations, strategic warnings, precision targeting, counterterrorism operations, counter proliferation, gps navigation and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. as an example, the nga produces and sustained global aeronautical and maritime safety and navigation information for military flight crews and sailors as well as salamanders. this effort includes updating electronic records on more than 45,000 airfields, charting more than 116 million square miles of ocean, and managing data on over 3 billion couple graphic features worldwide. the bottom line is without this information, our ships would stay in port, our pilots would not fly and our ground forces would not leave garrison. the second example of the contribution of jill in is the spatial view of the battle space that nga provides its combatant commanders and policy makers.

and nga. next weak we will hold a hearing with senior officers from the military services plus special operations command. armed services committee continues to be focused on making sure our watt fighters have the best possible intelligence support. d.i.a., n.s.a. and n.g.a. are each combat-support agencies and we asked them to describe today their efforts to support current military operations as well as to help d.o.d. anticipate and prepare for future conflicts. each is part of the intelligence community and has responsibilities to both the larger u.s. government and department of defense. that is a delicate balance and both are critical to our nation. over the past year we have been presented with numerous additional challenges, whether it's the current crisis in ukraine, ongoing military operations against terrorist groups or mitigating the most serious compromise of classified information in u.s. history, intelligence and protection of that intelligence continues to be one of the most imp

nga's progresson towards financial audibility. we are undergoing the first our 2014 financial statements. the results from this audit will help us to defy areas requiring additional remediation as we move towards our goal of achieving an unqualified opinion. on behalf of the women and men of nga, thank you for your support. >> chairman, ranking member, distinguished members, thank you for the opportunity to address you. and the outstanding men and women of the national security agency, thank you for the support. that you give to nsa/css. your support makes it possible for us to provide actionable intelligence. especially the combat and combat are said -- combatant commanders . with your continuing support, we will continue to do all we can to protect the nation and its allies. our 2015 budget reflects hard ensure critical national security issues are addressed. the security landscape will newme more complex and face challenges. cyber attacks will allow adversaries to overcome conventional military power. the nation will cut -- dep

on behalf of the women and men of nga, thank you for your support. thornberry, distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to address you today. on behalf of the national security agency, thank you for support. your support makes it possible for us to provide intelligence and information assurance to our diverse customer set, especially the combat and commanders in harms way. , we will support continue to do all we can to protect the nation and its allies. -- 2015 represents hard choices are addressed in an era of declining budgets. the budget we face will be more complex and present a new set of challenges. advertiseks well give -- adversaries. to sustainend on nsa our understanding of foreign communication even as encryption becomes more automatic and more prolific. we must support our war fighters and policymakers today while preparing for the future to the development of next-generation capabilities all while protecting imus he ancillaries. budget keeps us on the path to accomplish these goals. we recruited and retrai

the nga, lots of republican governors.you and why is it a big deal to republicans? i'm hearing so much from republicans on this. >> i don't think it's just republicans. this is not in a neat box. you have teachers unions, republican groups and ordinary citizens. that's who i'm talking about. my child is in 5th grade. my other child is in third graet grade. she starts kindergarten next year. for the two in school now, i'm trying to do this work. somewhat scratching my head. i get what they are trying to the do. some of this is not appropriate for the kids doing it. i'm not talking about social issues. i'm talking about the math and language base in the math. my concern is you have individual are education plans. children with learning dibltss. the one size fits all approach where everyone must learn the same thing on the same table and get to the same finish line at the same time. it doesn't happen. the reality of putting it on paper versus what it's like in the classroom is different. i talked to teachers who are really co

since the nga work so well, i would suggest having a similar process for platforms like shapeaways. there are others coming up. we need a process to help them stay scalable and flexible. >> do you have disclosure statements that you have to sign? a drawing by some kind? that says if you produce this object, you are restricted to showing anybody else? >> the idea is that since the community is open, our conditions do ask people, do you own the copyrights? do you have the rights to have manufacturing for yourself? and can you sell it to others? people have to state that they have those rights. some people may not read that. >> my time is up. i will you respond. thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for coming in. we had an interesting discussion on the weight of votes about the possibilities of 3-d printing. i explained that i was a vocational educational teacher. i was in the automotive design business for 20 years. i am very familiar with 3-d printing and proud to say that many of my female students went on to case western to study biomechanical engineering because of cad

>>> > nga pareja. >>> ya estÁs poniendo la cucharita. >>> y quÉ preciosa estÁ melany, tan bella y tanÑequita de porcelana, bella por fuera, pero vacÍa por dentro. >>> no estuviste con las palabras que tuvo osmel. >>> no, me pareciÓ un comentario agresivo. porque son niÑas que estÁn aquÍ con mucha ilusiÓn, con mucho trabajo, sacrificio, esfuerzo. y no me parece necesario agredirlas, y un comentario asÍ. >>> osmel, me dice que estÁ molesta por el comentario a la candidata venezolana. >>> nunca la conocimos. no conocimos verdaderamente como era ella, por eso fue que le hice ese comentario. >>> y que tuviste el comentarios fuerte con una compatriota. >>> aquÍ la vemos como candidata sin pensar que es compatriota. >>> no sientes un sentimiento mÁs respeto y cariÑo por las venezolanas? >>> serÍa estar parcializado. >>> no hubiera ninguna venezolana como candidata, todos conocemos a osmel. es su forma de ser. >>> pero hay cosas que son agresivas, y hay veces que se pasa la raya. >>> hasta a mi me dijo de todo. >>> y por quÉ dijo que era vacÍa. >>> a ella, a gabriela la destrozÓ. >>> que buen

nga andeveloped by the the council of chief state school officers.lace fordards are in k through 12. here's a look at where it has been adopted in green and yellow the states that have not adopted it, including alaska, texas, indiana, and virginia. explain. me correct you on one thing. you said this would put forward by the federal government. there is confusion about that. in fact, it is something that the states did on their own. it started before president barack obama was in office. ,fter the process got started the federal government put forward some strong incentives for the states to sign up. this started in the states and is being run at the state level. that is where the debate is. host: is it working? guest: it is too early to know. byse standards were adopted the states in 2010. we do not have the tests that go along with the standards. they are being field tested right now and in number of states. they will go live for the first time next spring. that is when you can say that the common core standards are really being implemented in full.