defense, state and usaid, the three principle agencies involve inside iraq and afghanistan operationsmuch work maining to be done. we have recommended developing, for example, deployable acquisition cadres. elevating the position of agencies for acquisition officers and creating a new contingency contracting direct rate at the pentagon's joint stf where the broad range o contracting activities is currently treated as a subset of 40 gistics. contracting -- logistics. contracting has gotten to be much more. considering this committee's broad and interdepartmental mandat i would call special attention to two recommendations embodying a whole-of-government approach that will improve efficiency and effectiveness in contracting. the first is to estabsh a dual-headed position for an official to serve both in the office of management and budget and participate in national security council deliberations. such a position would promote better visibility, coordination, budget guy dance and strategic direction for contingency contracting. currently, national security decisions are not informed by

but the difference is the director of usaid demands metrics now it is known going in if you can't give me metrics we are not going to continue the program. and so one thing i didn't see in your recommendation was in the contracting to actually have a metric requirement of performance on everything we contracts for that would have presumed that you know with your body and so if you can't have ventured forth if you don't know what you're watching and i would like your comment on that because i see a big difference i could give u.s. aid for six years and i want to tell you i'm in love with the director because what i see him giving is effective management that makes the u.s. taxpayers' dollars a further and much more effective in the dollars. when we met with him privately as one of the most impressive meetings when he came and testified before us after omb decides what she can say is the staff decide what he can say publicly is not as helpful. one of the things the would be wonderful is to have the candid mess that he presented to us in meetings you may have with him. if we in government

. >> i spent a lot of time with mexican prosecutors. 15 western states have a usaid grant over five years to train prosecutors and investigators in mexico, because to their credit, they are trying to move an adversary system of government from the current system, mostly corrupt. i'm spending a lot of time of mexican prosecutors. they are incredibly frustrated that the number of nguns coming from the united states. i personally believe this atf program, which i understand they're trying to get to higher levels, not well thought out program, but i have asked all the state attorney generals and the federal attorneys general where they think legalization of marijuana or even other drugs would bring a significant and it to the violence raging -- a significant end to the violence in mexico when the drug market dries up, they kidnap people. when they have a level of corruption, until we get meaningful changes in the mexican criminal justice system, it is a non-fire down there. they are in charge of the country and they will do whatever they needed it to make money. >> people oftentimes say that

tim usaid governor purdue doesn't want to play a game she knows she wants to lose. you might be right. it seemed to me she was venting her frustration and it came out really badly. >> maybe. she will lose. it doesn't matter. >> apparently she is not very smart. >> how did she become governor? >> just lastly, jedediah was correct in saying hyperbole. >> i know. i was being mean. >> they are the canadian football league's version of the super bowl. >> wow. i did not know that. >> i am done. >> interesting. >> i need to think about that for awhile. coming up, should slinkies be banned? jedediah discuss herself you in book. first, when it comes to ashton, has demi moore said no more? see what i did there? no? well carry on then. >>> do you want to see something amazing? radar on-line .com reports that ashton ciewcher and -- ashton kutcher and demi moore are on the verge of splitting up because of his infidelity. a woman accuses him of cheating on moore after a boys night out in san diego. and a source tells "star" that they have separated and the marriage is over. their

. >> davidson: before the earthquake, usaid allocated half a million dollars to repair an old dirt road from labadee to the citadel. but that project, which is going on now, won't make the road passable for royal caribbean tour buses. another plan, by the interamerican development bank, pledges a decent amount, but it's only half of what engineers say is needed for a tourist- friendly road. it seemed to me like a missed opportunity. i don't expect tourists from labadee to eat at lionel's restaurant anytime soon. the citadel was built to embody the pride in this new nation. and it's still a perfect metaphor for the country: beautiful and broken, a source of hope and despair. like so much in haiti, lionel's dream seems simple, obvious, and impossible. >> you know, there are so many things we have to do. it's all at once such a small little thing and an absurdly great fantasy. >> davidson: but you just keep going? >> i have to keep going. >> davidson: lionel says the citadel shows that haitians can become the first nation of freed slaves, the first independent black nation in the world. ha

ambassador william brownfield, suspended usaid to the d.a.s., diverting the resources to the colombian national police. yesterday, congresswoman schakowsky and i sent a letter to the secretaries of state and defense, the u.s. attorney general and c.i.a. director asking them to provide documentation of all forms of aid to the d.a.s. and what it was used for. that's not too much to ask for. there has been a -- there has been a shocking lack of oversight of the d.a.s. funds in the last decade. colombia appears to be doing its part. the attorney general is carrying out an aggressive investigation and series of prosecutions. six former high-ranking intelligence officials confessed to crimes. more than a dozen other operatives are on trial with more still under investigation. president santos promised to dismant they will d.a.s. and replace it with a new intelligence agency but in the meantime the old intelligence structures remain. witnesses cooperating with the attorney general find themselves an their families threatened and human rights defenders even now are under surveillance. mr. spea

march, 2011, had 207,000 defense department contractors, state department had 19,000 contractors, usaidad thousands of contractors. -- 35,000 contractors. 99,000 troops. 48% of the d.o.d. work force was contractors. guest: right. this is the challenge. we weren't prepared to go to war in iraq and afghanistan with contractors. we didn't have the proper mechanism within the government. we didn't have the proper oversight. we didn't have the proper planning. and that was alarming. what's even more alarming is we can't go to war without contractors. now, this whole beginning part has been a little negative on them. i mean, they do fabulous work. they can be less expensive because we can use them when we need them and not pay for them when we don't need them. so this is not a criticism of contractors. it's a criticism of bad contracting and bad oversight by the government. host: charles tiefer, what are some of the instances of waste and fraud that you found in your investigation? guest: well, a whole chapter in our final report, chapter 3, has over 40 of the most striking narratives in -- a

the usaid administrator and am bass dor erik goosby, thank you for your continued leadership on theseld like to welcome to the united states, madam janettemo fwmbings andi from rwanda. that is a country still standing and progressing. thank you very much. and to my friend jim glassman who -- glassman, who is heading the bush institute at s.m.u. in dallas where i have the pleasure of serving as chairman of the advisory board, thank you for your leadership. this mobile health summit is very important and it's important we meet here in washington. it's important because the united states of america has always been at its best in international affairs, always been at its best in the world. in fact, always been most successful in the world when its values lead. in fact, the view that no man, woman, or child should have to live in tyranny in poverty, in poverty or disease is a moral case. it is a case that we are fortunate enough to live on the right side of history's divide must make for those still trapped in tyranny, in poverty, in disease, and in despair. it is indeed a moral case but i

this is not usaid. it is not ngo's. it is not the world bank. its afghan and some other neighbors. i am talking private entities, not the government. if you want to see where there is secret, follow the money. people do not make investments where their investments are at risk. and there is a great deal of economic activity flowing into it, especially into southern afghanistan. i am very optimistic. if the finish the mission that afghanistan will be able to continue to progress and right after this security situation. >> thank you. for success in afghanistan, it depends on neighboring pakistan. >> a lot of that is a political-diplomatic, as well as a security situation. i will tell you that the new command team -- the focus of general petraeus was to get an afghan army and police fielded in the country and to turn back the insurgency, which i think he successfully did over the last year. ambassador crocker and general allan have almost like a laser light focus on the international community to get the government of afghanistan and the government of pakistan discussing there'd securi

usaid has said this is the worst humanitarian need. what else do you think we can do to reduce al that -- al shabaab's influence? >> i thank you for raising this. this horrific situation. almost 13 million have been affected, not only in somalia but a refugee camp in kenya that was meant for maybe 90,000 people, has now maybe 400,000 people who are seeking hem and assistance. i know that the office of treasury that issues licenses when waivers are needed and a situation in somalia does with al shabaab's interference has in fact created a license waiver for aid to provide some snaps and is looking at the potential for other waivers, for n.g.o.'s that might be appropriate to try to bring in that humanitarian relief understanding that, of course, what you want to do is sew a secure situation as possible. i know that the administration is working with amazon and with transitional government in somalia to see what other options there are and to see what we can do in areas out of mogadishu to bring relief. but it is a truly horrific situatio

defense, state and usaid, the three principle agencies involve inside iraq and afghanistan operations have much work remaining to be done. we have recommended developing, for example, deployable acquisition cadres. elevating the position of agencies for acquisition officers and creating a new contingency contracting direct rate at the pentagon's joint staff where the broad range of contracting activities is currently treated as a subset of 40 gistics. contracting -- logistics. contracting has gotten to be much more. considering this committee's broad and interdepartmental mandate, i would call special attention to two recommendations embodying a whole-of-government approach that will improve efficiency and effectiveness in contracting. the first is to establish a dual-headed position for an official to serve both in the office of management and budget and participate in national security council deliberations. such a position would promote better visibility, coordination, budget guy dance and strategic direction for contingency contracting. currently, national security decisions are n

it is of course state department, diplomats, usaid, experts, it's a whole of government effort and there are civilians across, from across our government who are there with the sole purpose of assisting the people of afghanistan in a transition toward stability, security, and prosperity. the civilians who serve are dedicated, brave men and women, committed to advancing our mission. they will not be intimidated by this kind of cowardly attack. while they work hard every day along with their afghan colleagues to help children go to school, to help save mothers' lives at childbirth to build roads to assist farmers, the opposition, violent extremists, the taliban and their allies engage in a constant effort to threaten and to undermine peace and progress of the afghan people. so we will be vigilant but we will be continuing with even greater commitment to doing all we can to give the afghan people who have suffered so much a chance at a better future for themselves and their children. now as you know, the protection of religious freedom is a fundamental concern of the united states going bac

march, 2011, had 207,000 defense department contractors, state department had 19,000 contractors, usaid had thousands of contractors. -- 35,000 contractors. 99,000 troops. 48% of the d.o.d. work force was contractors. guest: right. this is the challenge. we weren't prepared to go to war in iraq and afghanistan with contractors. we didn't have the proper mechanism within the government. we didn't have the proper oversight. we didn't have the proper planning. and that was alarming. what's even more alarming is we can't go to war without contractors. now, this whole beginning part has been a little negative on them. i mean, they do fabulous work. they can be less expensive because we can use them when we need them and not pay for them when we don't need them. so this is not a criticism of contractors. it's a criticism of bad contracting and bad oversight by the government. host: charles tiefer, what are some of the instances of waste and fraud that you found in your investigation? guest: well, a whole chapter in our final report, chapter 3, has over 40 of the most striking narratives in --

it is of course state departments diplomats, usaid, development experts but it is a whole of government effort. and there are civilians from across our government who are there with the sole purpose of assisting the people of afghanistan in a transition toward civility, security, and prosperity. the civilians who serve are dedicated, brave men and women, committed to advancing our mission. they will not be intimidated by this kind of cowardly attack. while they work hard every day along with their afghan colleagues to help children go to school, to help save mothers lives, from childbirth to build roads to assist farmers, the opposition of violent extremists, the taliban and their allies engage in a constant effort to threaten and to undermine the peace and progress of the afghan people. so we will be vigilant but we will be continuing with even greater commitment to doing all we can to give the afghan people that suffered so much, a chance at a better future for themselves and their children. now as you know the protection of religious freedom is a fundamental concern of the united sta

defense, state and usaid, the three principle agencies involve inside iraq and afghanistan operations have much work remaining to be done. we have recommended developing, for example, deployable acquisition cadres. elevating the position of agencies for acquisition officers and creating a new contingency contracting direct rate at the pentagon's joint staff where the broad range of contracting activities is currently treated as a subset of 40 gistics. contracting -- logistics. contracting has gotten to be much more. considering this committee's broad and interdepartmental mandate, i would call special attention to two recommendations embodying a whole-of-government approach that will improve efficiency and effectiveness in contracting. the first is to establish a dual-headed position for an official to serve both in the office of management and budget and participate in national security council deliberations. such a position would promote better visibility, coordination, budget guy dance and strategic direction for contingency contracting. currently, national security decisions are n

i think the paul amendment as well seeks to use unobligated balances from usaid, state department, of course we're getting to the end of the year. and if there are funds that haven't been obligated, that haven't been used, that strikes me as well in a way in which we could find some resources that would help us prioritize and put them where they're really needed right now and that is to deal with these impacted communities, these impacted families, these impacted homeowners and helping them rebuild their lives. but fundamentally, when you've got a $1.3 trillion, $1.4 trillion annual deficit and when you're already at $14 trillion in debt, and it's growing at the rate that it is, when you've got a debt to g.d.p. which is literally about 1-1, about 100% and you have to go back to the end of world war ii to find a time in our nation's history when we've seen that kind of debt, these deficits to g.d.p., debt to g.d.p., spending to g.d.p. are at historic highs. it strikes me, mr. president, that even for important matters like disaster relief, we have got to be as responsible as we possibl