strategic command, or stratcom, manages nine missions across the department of defense. these missions range from satellite and space situationale awareness, missile defense, andn electronic warfare, to combating destruction.ss stratcom coordinates the activities of the u.s. cybercommand across the department of defense. unlike combatant commands which otyregionally focused, stratcom submissions are global. as noted in the presence its strategic guidance, stratcom commands nuclear forces that can under any circumstances confront an adversary with this prospect of unacceptable damage. that capability needs to be preserved as we continue to thduce the size of the forces and modernize the infrastructure at the department of energy that supports thisce mission. 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 redu

in stratcom, and general alexander can speak to the cybercommand that across stratcom whether it is space or any of these other things it we that we do, the engineers very often are people with that kind of background. those are our warriors so it is even more magnified i believe with stratcom because the value of the people that it may be in another in other places. >> senator i would just add, nsa is a program with over 100 plus universities and cyberrelated stuff. we do that in conjunction with the department of homeland security and now we go into cybercommand so that offers us a well. there are many others as you know, but i think the issue with science, technology engineering and math, this dumb program is critical for our country and we the military need more scientists and we need to start that in the fourth grade. the things that we have absolutely got to push. i have 14 grandchildren. maybe one could be a lawyer but the rest -- >> thank you for leaving us a little room here. >> i would go for a doctor i self. thank you. i think as you point out this is an area where the military an

in terms of action for them or anyone else who is stealing our information, our enlech actual property to pay a price for this? >> well, i suppose using the rest of stratcom would be out, chairman. i think the first -- the first thing that strikes my mind, and i want to be clear on this because the most important thing that we can do right now is make it more difficult for the chinese to do what they're doing. analogy i put on the table is, we have all of our money in our banks but the banks have the money out on tables in new york city at the park. and we're losing the money and we're wondering why, nobody's protecting or it's not well-protected. our intellectual property's not well-protected and we could do better protecting it. step unis take those steps to do that. i do think what the department is doing, you asked for authorities that would need legislation, i think those are in the legislation, and what the department is doing with the authorities we already have is maturing the standing rules of engagement that would allow us st stop some of the exploits going on. i think those are some of the things we can do, stop them in progress. as an example,

in stratcom, and general s.t.e.k to cybercommand, but across stratcom, whether it is space or any of the other things that we do, the engineers and scientists are very often are people with that kind of background. those are our warriors. and so it is even more magnified i believe in stratcom the valley of people with that kind of background that may be in other places. >> senator, i would just add, nsa has a program with over 100 plus universities for information assurance and cyber related stuff. we did in conjunction with the department homeland security, and now we bring cybercommand into the. so that offers us. tulsa university was one of those we work with and there are many others as you know. but i think the issue with science technology engineered and math, the s.t.e.m. program is critical for our country. and we, the military, can not do it. it will take you and congress don't generate that. we need more scientists and we need to start that in fourth grade. it is the things that we actually have got to push the i have 14 grandchildren, all of them should be engineers and sc

in terms of action for them or anyone else who is stealing our information, our enlech actual property to pay a price for this? >> well, i suppose using the rest of stratcom would be out, chairman. i think the first -- the first thing that strikes my mind, and i want to be clear on this because the most important thing that we can do right now is make it more difficult for the chinese to do what they're doing. analogy i put on the table is, we have all of our money in our banks but the banks have the money out on tables in new york city at the park. and we're losing the money and we're wondering why, nobody's protecting or it's not well-protected. our intellectual property's not well-protected and we could do better protecting it. step unis take those steps to do that. i do think what the department is doing, you asked for authorities that would need legislation, i think those are in the legislation, and what the department is doing with the authorities we already have is maturing the standing rules of engagement that would allow us st stop some of the exploits going on. i think those are some of the things we can do, stop them in progress. as an example,