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Later, remarks by attorney general eric holder on addressing security threats in syria. Next, a hearing on the cost and security implications of the state departments new construction model for u. S. Embassies abroad. This hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is 3 hours and 10 minutes. The committee will come to order. Todays hearing examining new Embassy Construction questioning our new Administration Policies putting americans overseas in danger. The committee on over...

Sequestration. Over 650,000 furloughs begin today for civilian workers. This morning, we want to hear your reaction and your thoughts on sequestrations impact on the military. We have a special phone line open for Defense Department employees. Otherwise, the rest of the numbers arent your screen. Are on your screen. You can also catch up with us and all your favorite social media pages. Or you can email us. A very good monday morning to you. Congress is back in session this week but also today, ...

Quickly and as Cost Effectively as we did under Standard Embassy Design. You are going to pull a deseign off the shelf. Build it. Adopt the facade in a way that is fitting with the, with the local, the country. As opposed to going through a design bid build with architects and builders. It just doesnt make sense. Now, if, if you can show me with facts and figures that it does, ill salute and and agree with you. There is one thing that you did not mention. I assume you meant to. Function too. Sec...

Together, is in the responsibilities of the bureau of overseas buildings operations. To the degree that we continue to build facilities that meet all diplomating securities concerns, thats what they need to soon off. In addition to understanding that, we not add cost or add time to schedules in a way that would also jeopardize security. And we have committed to not doing that. But they havent signed off yet or have signed off . We have the support at the highest levels of dip le mlomat securi Di...

Done and by opening up more competition, we will save taxpayers money in the process. Launched anly easier and upgraded health care. Gov. Priceans will be able to comparison and shop side by side. Just like you go online and compare the best deal on cars or computers. Because you will finally be part of a new pool with millions of other americans, insurance insurers will be competing for your business. We have worked really hard to make these marketplaces user friendly. When the prototype of an ...

Organization who does this kind of work may be a little bit different, again, because of some of the impacts it has on the communities that we work with. We were involved in the process with the developer [speaker not understood] inclusionary requirement through the land dedication. And, so, we continue to support that option allowing lower income residents to be able to stay in the neighborhood. And also we look forward to continuing to work with the Mayors Office of housing to clarify guidelin...

Hello, my name is kendra [speaker not understood] with dolores street services. I wanted to speak regarding the land dedication and Community Benefits attached to this site. About two years ago dolores Street Community services along with other cbos, supervisor campos office and Mayors Office of housing sat down with developers to work on fulfilling their Affordable Housing obligation through land dedication. And we encourage land dedication in order that lowincome residents in the mission are a...

Point shipyard. Excuse my voice today. Today as you know well be providing the community on the workshop on the local contracting for the shipyard project. I will quickly summarize what the project is. Go over the role of the office in community and infrastructure staff and contract compliance as well as good faith efforts. Well give you an update in the contract of hiring numbers of lot 51 which just got under construction this july and give the shipyard the status report on their hiring effort...

Monetary on our website other government certification for our goals. Its our obi policies towards the certification process local hiring and work force goals. Compliance reviews contracts and the role of the assistance from project management on going oversight of contracting and hiring. The developer must make good effort to achieve the goals in this policies. The good faith effort to design and maximize and standardize the businesses so local economy benefits including efforts of bidding our ...

Yesterday convinced two Largest Airlines to ground the dream liners. That is yesterday. There was smoke coming from the battery area at least the second time that this happened. The faa says it wep will work to get the problem remained. Boeing stock stopped 3 after the safety order was announced. Youre looking at the dramatic rescue of a driver who lost control a truck at fish ranch road. Witnesses say the truck appeared to lose breaks on that road, hit a slope, dumped a load of a cut down tree....