john d'arcy from the united states air force academy in colorado. mr. chiu is u.s. support. he has been kind and listen to me. he has listened to the conditions of veterans and others who need desperate help in the streets of san francisco. i worked as a person who went into the streets with the attitude that we had to pick up the seniors. this was three years before they got the law, when the mayor put into effect care not cash. we put 178 people who were past 62 who are out in the streets into housing. we need this kind of concept again in san francisco to help the people that need the help. the people that need the help are going to be those veterans coming back from trauma of war who will be trying to find work and in getting the benefits they deserve. i am looking forward to doing that and pursuing it. with david chiu, i trust the man. thank you. supervisor chiu: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i am the executive director and founder of the inner city adolescents network in the baby- hunters point. i am also the treasurer for the african american democratic clu

united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i get one annually with my physical. >> let's talk about psa, a blood test, stands for what. >> prostate specific antigen which means there's a protein released. >> and the protein determines what your level is. and when you get up to, what, four or five, then you have to proceed with caution but don't get unduly alarmed, is that right? >> well, there are some people that are starting to feel that even at those levels it should be investigated more closely such as biopsies. most important thing about the psa is the rate of change of the psa. you can't just tak

between 1972 and 1977 governor perry served in the united states air force flying c-130 tactical aircraft in the europe and the middle eastern part of our world. he is a lifetime member of both the national rifle association and the american legion post number 75. he also served as the commissioner of agriculture in texas, and he served in the texas house of representatives. he married his childhood sweetheart, and they have two with children, griffin and sidney. we are delighted to once again welcome governor rick perry to the heritage foundation, and we are delighted to hear from him today both about his ideas about how to improve america and his new book, "fed up," which we will have copies of available for you in which he has indicated a willingness to sign if we have time today. so without further ado, let's welcome to our podium governor rick perry from texas. [applause] >> becky, thank you very much. it is, indeed, an honor to be here today back at the heritage foundation. this foundation has been a singular standard bearer of conservative thought for some time, and again, i just w

united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i get one annually with my physical. >> let's talk about psa, a blood test, stands for what. >> prostate specific antigen which means there's a protein released. >> and the protein determines what your level is. and when you get up to, what, four or five, then you have to proceed with caution but don't get unduly alarmed, is that right? >> well, there are some people that are starting to feel that even at those levels it should be investigated more closely such as biopsies. most important thing about the psa is the rate of change of the psa. you can't just tak

and i thought the criteria should be what's best for the united states air force, what's best for the fighting men and women who are going to depend on this, what's best for national security. and in my judgment that decision was made independently and correctly. i think by kicking the can down the road to 2011, there is a real, there's a real risk, mr. chairman, that the acquisition for major projects such as this will always be called into question. and i fear we have done great damage to the future of independent examination. let me make a final point about the three minutes versus the 20 minutes versus the 15 seconds. that information has now been shared with both companies, is that correct, general? >> yes, senator, that is correct. >> so it wouldn't matter if the eads employee had looked at the data for three hours, or for three days. each company now has that one little bit of information, from the other company, and they have had and they can analyze it till the wee hours of the morning, is that correct? >> that's correct, sir. >> well, i appreciate what the air force is doing

and i thought the criteria should be what is best for the united states air force, what is best for thefight in men and women who depend on this, what is best for national security and in my judgment that decision was made independently and correctly. by kicking the can down the road to 2011, there is a real risk, mr. chairman, that the acquisition for major projects such as this will always be called into question and i fear we have done great damage to the future. let me make a final point about three minutes versus 20 minutes versus 15 seconds. that information has now been shared with both companies. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> so it wouldn't matter if the eads employee had looked at the data for three hours or for three days. each company now has that one little bit of information from the other company and they had it and could analyze it until the wee hours of the morning. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> i appreciate what the air force has done. human error is unfortunately going to happen. any time an organization is shot through with people you're going to h

but before any of that, mike served his country as a marine, member of the united states air force andember of the united states army so he could see combat in korea. he became a platoon leader, a sergeant. like every hero of that war, his cause was not fame, it was freedom. in that bitter cold winter of 1952, which has been called the world's coldest war, he ran head first into enemy fire and in bringing back his men from the trenches. mortar wounds and other wounds hit his group. his left leg was hit very badly. his right hip was broken. others in the squad were killed including the squad leader, but mike kept going and turn a telephone wire into a town ket and refused to leave. mike took him a couple of silver star and purple heart but left behind his left leg. but that didn't stop michael. by the time the winter turned to summer, mike was back home getting an education so he could teach kids like me. mike died six years ago, but the curege of that six decades ago that mike and his fellow warriors is very much present today. their heroism lives on in each of the honored guests here

but also somebody who served our country faithfully as an officer in the united states air force. bill johnson is a -- it's a treat to have you on the floor, we're glad you got elected and we just wanted you, you've heard the opening here, we've got a bit of a problem. we've got a problem so big that a lot of people are kind of -- in missouri, we have an expression, hunkered down like a toad in a hailstorm. there's a lot of people look at this and they're like, oh, my goodness, what are we going to do? let's talk about that. mr. johnson: thank you so much more the opportunity to be here. you're exactly right. you've pointed it out so well. we have a disease. here in washington. that disease is called overspending. and it's by and large what has brought us economically to where we are today and the debts that we see is the symptom of that disease. you know, it's amazing to me how many in d.c., how many in the administration and in the previous congress really believe that we can borrow, tax and spend our way back to prosperity. you know, as a businessman, as a graduate from a busin

mike served this country as a marine, a member of the united states air force, and and member of the ld seek combat in korea. he came -- he became a platoon leader, a surgeon. like every hero of the war, is a cause was not fame. it was freedom. that bitter cold winter of 1952 , what has been called the world's coldest war, he ran headfirst into enemy fire to bring back his men from the trenches. more rounds and other bullets hit his group. his left leg was hit very badly. others in his squad were killed, including the squad leader. but mike kept going. he turned a telephone wire into a tourniquet. he refused to leave before the enemy left. he took home a couple of silver stars, along with a bronze star and purple heart. he left behind his left leg. that did not stop michael callahan. by the time the winter turned to summer, he was back home and getting an education so he could teach kids like me. mike is not here today. he died six years ago. but the courage of that six decades ago, mike and his fellow warriors, is very much present today. their heroism lives on in each of the honored

i thought the criteria should be -- what is best for the united states air force? what is best for the fighting men and women who are going to depend on this? what is best for national security? in my judgment, that decision was made independently and correctly. i think by kicking the can down the road now to 2011, there is a real risk, mr. chairman, that the acquisition for major projects such as this will always be called into question, and i fear we have done great damage to the future of acquisition in the pentagon. let me make a final point about the three minutes versus 20 minutes vs 15 seconds. that information has now been shared with both companies. is that correct, general? >> yes, senator, that is correct. >> so it would not matter if the employee had looked at the data for three hours or first three days. each company now has that one little bit of information from the other company, and they have had it, and they can analyze it until the wee hours of the morning. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> i appreciate what the air force has done. clearly,

can finally have a final resolution and selection of the tanker that is badly needed by the united states air forceafter nearly a decade of stories of corruption, abuse, mismanagement, and now this latest fiasco of releasing the documents relevant to the contractor, still, a rather incredible happenstance in this long saga of mismanagement and, in some cases, corruption surrounding the awarding of the contract for this tanker. >> thank you, mr. mccain. general. >> mr. chairman, senator mccain, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the events surrounding the inadvertent disclosure of information. i should make it clear at the outset that neither i nor my fellow witness are affiliated with the case -- , affiliated with the selection, and we cannot discuss matters beyond the scope of this hearing. as a senior military officer with contrasting experience, i have been asked to review the redacted record of the incident. i appeared today to address the process that was followed and how the air force maintained the integrity of the selection process. i know that committee memb

the school district where i work has partnered with the united states air force museum to work with students at the museum. the alan shepard technology award helped us greatly. first, in 2009, the as no-faults memorial foundation partnered with me to perform the project. 54 students from four neighbors high schools participated. the ams team taught the students how to create movies on dvds for their school based on the mission. last year, the national science teachers association including an article describing our initiative and methodology in the national newspaper. as a result, we received e-mails from teachers across the country asking us about our experiments and how we did them. the florida folks recognized our efforts with their impiewfed student outcomes award followed by an article in the recent florida monthly magazine identifying these as one of 21 intriguing floridians for creating asa. news must be slow. [laughter] the alan award for astronauts is making a difference in the education of students and teachers. to date, almost 100 teachers and over 3,000 students have been to the

department of state, the united states air force deputy director airforce center for engineering and the environment, and j. alexander thier -- if i said that wrong, i will correct myself when you come out -- deputy administrator, afghan task force. only in government, and i am a government person,, get titles so long that sometimes i forget the name of the person i'm talking to. but we respect and appreciate all of you on the federal panel. panel 3 it comprises construction contractors with projects in afghanistan, a critical part of this hearing. president of government, environmental, and nuclear division, ph: no, the executive vice president of amec, earth and environmental inc, and the president of the was parcher group inc. also appearing is director of the region's office for project services. and linneysaid's partner for a project. united nations has made him available to provide information today without prejudice to the status privileges and immunities enjoyed by the u.n. we appreciate his participation and that of all the witnesses i have named. before we would start, i wo

can finally have a final resolution and selection of a tanker that is badly needed by the united states air force after nearly a decade of stories of corruption, abuse, mismanagement, and now this latest fiasco of releasing the documents relevant documents to the contractors steel and incredible happenstance, as long odyssey inside of mismanagement. and in some cases corruption surrounding the awarding of the contract of the state. i thank you, mr. chairman,. >> thank you very much, senator mccain. general masiello. >> mr. chairman, senator mccain and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the events surrounding an inadvertent disclosure of information related to the kc-x program. i should make it clear at the outset that neither i nor my fellow witness mr. shirley our affiliate with the kc-x source selection and that we cannot address nor speculate on matters beyond the scope of today's hearing. as a senior air force military officer with contracting experience, as well as experience in numerous selections i've been asked to review the redacted record of the incident

." >> the world watched as the united states began air strikes against iraq and occupying forces in kuwaitngs. good evening again. it is 11:30 eastern time, it is 7:30 in the morning in baghdad. the sun is up and iraqis in the capital city and elsewhere around the country are emerging to see what the u.s., the british, and to some extent the french, the saudi and the kuwaiti air force has done to their country in the last several hours. some of the very early reports were that the missile sites in the northwest corner of iraq which were in a position to launch scud missiles which could have reached israel were taken out very early on. that was israeli intelligence, very early on that that went down pretty quickly. everything else appears to have been suppressed. though we are reminded constantly that it may take many attacks on a number of these targets, so there is a watch word of caution waiting for bomb damage estimates this morning. >> we also have now a package that has been put together by the itn correspondent, a british correspondent by the name of brent sadler. we have that report

united states. there's no question that everybody thought the royal air force in 1939 was the underdog when compared to the germans although everybody was wrong about that. and it's certainly one of the attractions of the battle of britain that we are seen both we the royal air force and we as british, as having been the underdogs who succeeded against a very powerful enemy. ike was an underdog in the sense that he certainly did not shine at west point, and late in his army career he was still a lieutenant colonel and never expected to rise higher. indeed, his highest ambition was to be promoted to the rank of colonel, and he did not think it would ever happen. lawrence is an underdog of a very special kind. he was recognized at an early age as brilliant. he was physically extraordinarily tough despite how short he was. and yet nobody looking at him or thinking about him could ever anticipate that this burned in him this -- that there burned in him this enormous desire to lead troops to victory without any precise notion of who those troops would be. he wasn't fussy. [laughter] but to remake nations

but they're building an advanced varney, navy, air force and space-based capability to limit the united states and our ability to project power in asia. the chinese have two million men under arms and all the other

forced to rely almost solely on the air war of one thousand nine hundred seventy two the united states launched an unprecedented barrage of vietnam dropping more tonnage of bombs on that tiny country that were used during world war two and with the assault coming mainly from aircraft carrier sailors and airmen became the center of the g.i. movement on the u.s.s. coral sea twelve hundred signed a petition demanding the ship stay home and san diego california home of the care. yes constellation a kitty hawk spawn the movement led by a group of navy officers and enlisted men. we truly believe what would stop that war was one of the soldiers stop fighting and still an active officer as were all these other guys and sailors and enlisted people as we sat around and brainstormed about what kind of a nonviolent action can we take that can actually touch sailors. around and we saw the aircraft the biggest ship in san diego harbor the most impressive so our. it's hard for people to realize this but that ship is not a naval ship anymore it's really part of airpower and we used to attack as it did

air force. chris: you're tell me the army is the key institution in egypt. >> i'm telling you the president of the united states is betting on the obvious thing which is the army. just what part of -- what part of the conundrum. we have seen the army so far in egypt. they haven't attackeded civilians and the demonstrators. they haven't done that because the egyptians are very proud of their arm. it has fought several wars on their behalf. when push comes to shove, will they open fire on demonstrators, that's the question. chris: thank you, when we come back, scoops and predictions. right from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me [ man ] i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ] ...again. ♪ [ child ] run! [ man ] first it was the mailbox, then my squirrel... and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer ] use citi thankyou points for almost anything. and earn them fast with the new citi thankyou preferred card. what's your stor

air force. chris: you're tell me the army is the key institution in egypt. >> i'm telling you the president of the united states is betting on the obvious thing which is the army. just what part of -- what part of the conundrum. we have seen the army so far in egypt. they haven't attackeded civilians and the demonstrators. they haven't done that because the egyptians are very proud of their arm. it has fought several wars on their behalf. when push comes to shove, will they open fire on demonstrators, that's the question. chris: thank you, when we come back, scoops and predictions. right from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me chris: tell me something i don't know. >> we're focused on egypt and rightly so. but over the next year, what may well decide american interventions in the middle east is actually how well the computer worm manages to cope the irans from getting to a bomb very quickly. so far it has been the cheapest weapon to slowing the iran yaps -- anybody could imagine and it has been a big surprise, not only to the iranians but i think to its creators. chris: was that israeli or joint job

the air force proposed efficiency measures that will total some $34 billion over five years. among those proposals are consolidating two air- operations centers in the united states and two in europe, consolidating three numbered air force staffs, saving $500 million by reducing fuel and energy consumption within the air mobility command, improving depot and supply-chain business processes to sustain weapons systems, thus improving readiness at lower cost, and reducing the cost of communications infrastructure by 25%. 25&. -- the army proposed $29 billion in savings over the five years. these include reducing manning by more than a thousand civilian and military positions by eliminating unnecessary task forces and consolidating six installation-management commands into four, saving $1. $4 billion in military construction costs by sustaining existing facilities, and beginning consolidating the services' e-mail infrastructure and data centers, which should save $500 million over five years. the department of the navy proposed savings of more than $35 billion over five years. some of their measures include reducing manpower ashore and reassigning 6,000 personnel to

air force, and this was the last line of defense. >> reporter: this was state of the art missile defense in the 1960s guarding the california coast and the rest of the unitedtates, and yep, they had nukes. >> this is a war head. >> reporter: he says there were four of these nike missile sites here in the bay area. this one has been restored by volunteers over the last 15 years. >> you would have four in one position. >> reporter: in an even my aircraft was identified, ground radar would track the formation and a computer system would send information to the miss i will so guide it to the target. >> this was in 1958. believe it or not, it still works. at one point there were 300 nike sites across the u.s., but new technology in the 1970s rendered them obsolete. go to cbs5.com and click on the icon to send me your good question. >>> can you name the longest tenure for a coach in the nfl? hundred in the pac ten at 4-4... wayne, >>> okay. apparently, cal blew out oregon state, 85-57 to get back to 500 in the pac-10. start the clock. >>> a better start, broncos open the game on a 26-5 run. beat them for the third straight win. the sanford women made themselves

air force, and this was the last line of defense. >> this was state of the art missile defense in the 1960s, guarding the california coast, the rest of the united and, yup, they had knox. >> this red stripe is indicative of the heel. this is a 40-kilo on the nuclear war head. >> john porter of the national park service says there were four of these nike missile sites in the bay area. >> missiles coming down. >> this one this the marin headlands has been restored by volunteers over the last 6 years? you would have all four up and launched in one position. >> if an enemy aircraft was identified they would track the formation and a crew crude but effective computer system would send information to the missile. >> this was state of the art computer in 1958. believe it or not it still works. at one point there were 300 nike sites like this across the u.s. but new technology in the 1970s rendered them obsolete. go to cbs5.com, click on the i con to send me your good question. >>> speaking of rockets, we have a flying tomato sighting. i'm dennis o'donnell, john daly, tiger woods, who did better in their 2011 debut. next? bap e way moms would. happybab

keating, most recently the chief of the british royal air force, air chief marshal sir steven dalton.n we've hosted 16 military leadere from the united states our friends and allies under the banner of this series, so we're proud, general richards, to add you to this list of impressive, impressive commanders.to a none of this would be, of course, possible without the generous support of saab north america and its president andpot ceo and a member of our board. i'm sorry he congress be here today, but i do -- he couldn't be here today but i do want toan thank another boardot member, hn rick, where are you? hen rick, thank you so much for your support of what has beens one ofo our most successfulr ventures. it's of special importance to us because we advocate strong transatlantic relations to tackle 21st century global challenges and the strongest security relationship historically has been that of the u.s. and the u.k. furthermore, the recent release of the u.k. strategic security and defense review and with that the washington defense and security community has been very focused on outcomeses and whatut it means for british defense policy.r

air force i on his way to a plant in wisconsin. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states [ applause ] >> reporter: his first state of the union address before a republican house, president obama tried to rouse congress and the nation to come together to win the future. he's calling for new spending on education, innovation and technology. >> whether this takes route in this country or somewhere else. >> i think the most important takeaway, we have got to create jobs and the great recession wiped out every job created in the last century. >> reporter: to deal with the deficit, president obama is proposing a five-year freeze on most government spending. a look at possible social security reforms and the elimination of tax cuts for the wealthy. republicans are scoffing at the new spending saying the nation is at a tipping point. >> we're at a moment where if government's growth is left unchecked and uncalifornia challenged, america's best century would be considered our past century. >> reporter: other critics said the speech was too short on specifics. others say the call f

most recently the chief of the british royal air force air chief marshal stephen baldwin and all we have posted 16 senior military leaders from the united states and friends and allies under the banner of the series so we are proud, general rickards grumet to add you to the list of impressive commanders. none of this would be of course possible without the generous support of north america and its president ceo and member of the board. i'm sorry he couldn't be here today, but i do want to thank another board member of ours. thank you so much for your support of what has been one of our most successful ventures. it is of special the importance to us because we advocate strong transatlantic relations to tackle global challenges of the strongest security relation historically has been that of the u.s. and the u.k.. the u.k. strategic security defense review and with that the washington defense and security community has been very focused on outcomes and what it means for british defense policy. we are also pleased to appeal to host to talk about not only these issues but some of these little issues that play a role here and there. your royal arti

most recently the chief of the british royal air force air chief marshal stephen baldwin and all we have posted 16 senior military leaders from the united states and friends and allies under the banner of the series so we are proud, general rickards grumet to add you to the list of impressive commanders. none of this would be of course possible without the generous support of north america and its president ceo and member of the board. i'm sorry he couldn't be here today, but i do want to thank another board member of ours. thank you so much for your support of what has been one of our most successful ventures. it is of special the importance to us because we advocate strong transatlantic relations to tackle global challenges of the strongest security relation historically has been that of the u.s. and the u.k.. the u.k. strategic security defense review and with that the washington defense and security community has been very focused on outcomes and what it means for british defense policy. we are also pleased to appeal to host to talk about not only these issues but some of these little issues that play a role here and there. your royal arti

together, the united states is still far and away the largest force that feed will probably stay so for decades to come. but the gap is narrow. and keep something else in mind, the naval and air platforms were slightly expensive. the new ford class aircraft carrier, you know, cost about $12 billion. the newest destroyer that's on the drawing board can cost up to $4 billion. congress isn't going to to go for this. you know, it's going to find it harder and harder to go for this. in the latest fighter jets over $100 million. so ultimately, the strength of a country's naval and air force will depend upon the perceived health of the nation's economy. information's economy is wobbly for years on end and with low growth rates in another nation in scoring in the economy by 8%, 10% per year for years on end, that kappas cannot close. and you know, that's what we see now. let me -- let me take a last part of my address with three examples of of this new world that were entering that is beyond iraq, beyond afghanistan. let me talk for a minute about sri lanka. sri lanka is not important for americans. of the signal and it is. sri lanka had a 25-year-old -- 25 year long double water bet

air force, and this was the last line of defense. >> reporter: this was state-of- the-art missile defense in the 1960s guarding the california coast and the rest of the united states, and, yes, they had nukes. >> this red stripe is indicative of it. this is a nuclear warhead. >> reporter: he says there were four of these nike missile sites here in the bay area. >> missile is coming down. >> reporter: this one in the marin headlands had been restored by volunteers over the last 15 years. >> all six missiles up and four were in launch position. >> reporter: if an enemy aircraft was identified ground radar would track the formation and a crude but effective computer system would send information to the missile to guide it to the target. >> this was the reserve story state-of-the-art computer in 1958 and believe it or not it still works. >> reporter: at one point there were 300 nike sites like this across the u.s. but they were rendered obsolete in the 1970s. go to cbs5.com and click on the icon, send me your good question. >>> two stories tall, you can walk through it, and it is made completely out of tree branches. that's coming up. >>> all right. it is frida

but they are building an advanced army, navy, air force and space based capability to limit the united statesility to project power in asia. the chinese today have 2 million men under arms and they are not as sophisticated as the united states or russia, they still possess an untold number of icbms, most of which are aimed at the united states and hundreds of short and medium-range missiles for use in an asian of combat. chinese military thinking is openly anti-american. in the military journals they write openly about such strategies as an restrict warfare coming using a combination of military means along with cyberwarfare, economic warfare, atomic warfare and terrorism. this is what they write in their military journals. they're also working to develop a space-based military capability. they're investing various launch vehicles including man's baseplate, space station and extensive anti-satellite weaponry to mitigate the global satellite coverage. they like russia will do everything in their power to discourage the united states from deploying things such as missile defenses that could sto

united states before we can an enduring relationship, economic and militarily and politically, and a couple of air bases in afghanistan will give us an edge, militarily give the afghan security forces an edge militarily to ensure that country never goes back into the hands of the taliban and which would be a stabilizing advance throughout the whole region. that has to be earned by the afghan people and has to be requested by them. >> before i let you go, senator, do you have a candidate yet for a republican candidate in 2012? >> the most conservative. >> who do you think -- >> whoever that is. >> who is the leading contender in your mind? >> probably romney. mitt romney has his problems as a candidate but so does everyone else. a changing environment. one thing you have to prove to people of south carolina, not only that you are conservative, but you can carry the day. s that why we need to be talking about immigration and energy policy as a party. what will we do to break foreign o oil dependency. $4 a gallon gas is coming. i want to work with the president, republicans and democrats, to get a rational energy policy to break our dependency on foreign oil, create jobs in america fr

but they are building an advanced army, navy, air force and space based capability to limit the united statesility to project power in asia. the chinese today have 2 million men under arms and they are not as sophisticated as the united states or russia, they still possess an untold number of icbms, most of which are aimed at the united states and hundreds of short and medium-range missiles for use in an asian of combat. chinese military thinking is openly anti-american. in the military journals they write openly about such strategies as an restrict warfare coming using a combination of military means along with cyberwarfare, economic warfare, atomic warfare and terrorism. this is what they write in their military journals. they're also working to develop a space-based military capability. they're investing various launch vehicles including man's baseplate, space station and extensive anti-satellite weaponry to mitigate the global satellite coverage. they like russia will do everything in their power to discourage the united states from deploying things such as missile defenses that could sto