I am ambassador at the Elliott School. It is a super treat to be here this evening to have a chance to introduce a true hero from our National Security community. And you have seen his biography in the title for this evening, a discussion on an intelligence career. Its hard to imagine anyone more suited to the topic of a career in intelligence the mr. James clapper. And it is a great, great treat to have him here this evening. You can see from his background, he has had over five years of experience in the Intelligence Community, in the military side, civilian side, inside and outside government, and overseas as well. Maybe it is not listed in his bios, but someone could ask him a question about his 2014 visit to north korea to rescue a couple of americans who got caught up there. I first met mr. Clapper in the 1990s when i was a bureaucrat in the pentagon. Hims a little bit scared of when i first encountered him, but my boss carter and the rest of the panic on held him but my boss Ash
Good afternoon, everybody. The committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on oversight and Management Efficiency will come to order. The purpose of this hearing is to examine the risks posed by north korea to Homeland Security and recommendations for the department of Homeland Security to be better prepared to mitigate these risks. The chair recognizes himself for an Opening Statement. It is no secret that kim jongun and his maniacal resegime have ramped up tensions. With missile tests on a dozen occasions between february and september of 2017 including tests of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Many Americans and allies around the globe remain on edge. However, americans may rightly wonder about north koreas ability to threaten the home land directly. Intelligence from the hermit kingdom is often times inconsistent and limited. Despite these intelligence challenges, information that has been gathered is reason enough for alarm. For example, according to media reports, two north k
Wanted to make is resilience matters. Think britain. Keep calm and carrie on. They have more attacks than any place but there are also things we can do to win the argument. You said this is an idea. And yes, having pumps and testing. Good morning. My name is josh rogan, a columnist at the Washington Post. Thank you for joining us this morning. For a panel Homeland Security security challenges. Very pleased to have a distinguished panel with us today. Of course we have the former secretary of Homeland Security, the honorable jeh johnson, we have mr. Frank salufo, director of the center for cyber and Homeland Security security at the George Washington university. My alma mater. We have the congresswoman Kathleen Rice representing the Fourth District of new york. It was also the ranking democrat on the subcommittee on Counter Terrorism and intelligence. And last but not least, the honorable kenneth waynestine served to president george w. Bush. I had prepared an extensive introduction for
Washington post. Thank you for joining us this morning. For our panel entitled Homeland Security challenges. Very pleased to have a very distinguished panel with us today. Of course we have the former secretary of Homeland Security, the honorable jeh johnson. We have mr. Frank cilluffo, the director of the center for cyber and Homeland Security at the George Washington university, my alma mater. We have the congresswoman, kathleen rice. Representing the Fourth District of new york. Also the ranking democrat on the subcommittee of counterterrorism and intelligence. And last but certainly not least, the honorable kenneth wainstein, who served as the Homeland Security advisor to president george w. Bush. I had prepared an extensive introduction for todays panel, but those plans were tossed in the garbage when President Trump issued a series of official statements this morning that are extremely relevant to this panel. You might also call them tweets. The tweets are directed at one of our
Out in an exclusive live interview. All that, plus a terrifying bus crash caught on tape. Guardrails designed to prote protect. Do they pose a danger . And the new silver fox. Steve carell will be here, today, wednesday, june 28th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And, good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. Hoda, once again, in while savannah takes some time off. Good morning. We have a lot going on. We have everything you need to know to get your day started. We want to start on this wednesday morning with that crippling cyber attack. Its a new form of ransomwear thats targeting systems around the world. Keir simmons is here with the latest on that. Good morning. Reporter its unclear who is behind this cyber attack and the full extent of its impact is difficult to gauge. But this morning, the list of Companies Impacted around the world is growing. This morning, an Internatio