Tweets. Pentagon and state Department Officials reviewed u. S. Readiness for a biological attack. The response to the coronavirus and foreign adversaries using chemical agents. They appeared before two house subcommittees. Theill come to the hearing Armed Services subcommittee on capabilities. Rules andnce with regulations, the host will mute all participants. All participants are asked to while notelves muted engaged in the discussion, which should limit echoes or other disruptions. In instances in which members yield back, but do not remember to remute themselves, we will do so. Members and witnesses are responsible for a new think themselves. It may take unmuting themselves. A timekeeper will monitor the time for the hearing. If you are on the computer, you can view the timer by switching your personal view to grade or active speaker and thumbnail view. You can pin the timer by hovering your cursor over the timer. With that, we are ready to begin. Please count down from five so the
A hearing jointly mosted by Foreign Affairs committee, Armed Services subcommittee on intelligence and emerging threats in capabilities. In a moment mute all participan other than chairman bar a. All participants are asked to keep themselves muted when not actively engaging in the discussion which should help limit echoes or other disruptions. Do not remember to remute themselves, the host will do so to limit background audio. Members and witnesses are responsible for unmuting themselves any time they wish to be heard. It may take a few seconds for your microphone to unmute. Please keep that in mind when speaking. A timekeeper will monitor the time for this hearing. If you are on the computer, review the time by switching your personal view in the upper right corner of your screen to grid or active speaker and thumbnail view. You can also pan the timer by right clicking or hovering you cursor ore the timer and pressing the thumb tack icon. With that, we are ready to begin. Chairman bar
Welcome. There has been investment in the science and manufacturing of developing a vaccine and rolling it out in record time and getting it to everybody around the world. To tryf us came together andunderstand this journey to quantify the uncertainties in the science and scaling up of such a product and to reflect on what this means for policymakers and societies all over the world. What is the chance of getting a vaccine in the next 12 months, how long will it take to manufacture it to scale, and how governments done in designing their vaccine portfolios, but why does this matter . Taxpayers need to know this information. We are aware of industries and governments that have their own internal models and analyses. The stakes are too high and the information shared so far has been so little and hard to. Erify not only is this needed to plan buildlios, but to help trust, without which a vaccine will never work however successful. Today we are sharing our findings with you including the
Becky is off today. Looking in the green nasdaq to open about 78 points higher and looking to open higher as well also 22 points higher. Also treasury yields youll look at the 10year note at. 681. We have a lot going on today on the data front, details come at 8 30 eastern. Breaking news overnight. The House Transportation Committee issuing the final report on the 737 max list the failures that led boeing to design and the faa to approve the software that contributed to two crashes. Around the Safety System called mcas accusing boeing of concealing the information. Including concealing the existence of mcas from its pilots boeing says it learned many hard lessons as a company from the accidents and from the mistakes we have made as this report recognizes, we have made many changes to our company. They expect to get 737 max back in the air in the Fourth Quarter. Congress is expecting legislation to review the safety reviews of new plane models. Reporting that there was no singular mista
Any time. Before i deliver my opening remarks, i want to note today the committee is meeting virtually and announce a couple of reminders to the members about conduct of this hearing. First, members should keep their video feed on as long as theyre present in the hearing and members are responsible for their own microphones. Please keep your microphones muted unless youre speaking. If members have documents they wish to submit for the record. Please email them to the Committee Clerk whose email address was committed prior to the hearing. Good morning, id like to welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses, members and those viewing remotely. Todays subcommittee hearing, cybering security at nasa. Ongoing challenges and increased telework during covid. In early 2020 the world was caught off guard with the rapid and dramatic onset of the coronavirus. Nasa and many agencies and consistent with the committee of budget. To ensure the health and safety of more than 17,000 Civil Servant empl