Democratic and republican members of the House Armed Services committee over the pentagon plan to devote 3. 8 billion to construct more border wall. The pentagon is asking congress to approve a 705 billiondollar budget for fiscal year 2021. This hearing is three hours 35 minutes. We will go ahead and call the committee to order. Good morning, everyone. We are gathered here this morning from secretary of defense doctor mark esper and chairman joint chiefs of staff general to hear about the proposal for the department of defense. I will start with some good news or start by thanking the witnesses for being here and further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of d
General to hear about the proposal for the department of defense. I will start with some good news or start by thanking the witnesses for being here and further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of defense without Appropriations Bills in a timely manner. Last year we were off by 3. 5 months, Something Like that thats better than drifting into the next year. We did get appropriation bills done by december of last year which gives some predictability to the department i think that is enormously important. This year we hope to come a little closer to october 1 certainly on the authorizing bill that also the appropriation bill but most importantly, we have a budg
I will start with some good news well, first of all, i will start with thinking our witnesses for being here and thanking them for their service to our country. Further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of defense without Appropriations Bills in a timely manner. Last year we were off by 3. 5 months, Something Like that thats better than drifting into the next year. We did get appropriation bills done by december of last year which gives some predictability to the department i think that is enormously important. This year we hope to come a little closer to october 1 certainly on the authorizing bill that also the appropriation bill but most importantly, we hav
Supervisor aaron peskin good morning and welcome to the government audit and Oversight Committee meeting. My name is aaron pes kin. I want to thank sf govtv for Live Streaming this meaning. Madam clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, please silence all electronic devices. Items acted upon today will appear on the board of supervisors agenda. Thank you. Please call the first item. City clerk [public works code clarifying graffiti prohibition and establishing administrative penalties] sponsor peskin ordinance amending the public works code to clarify that prohibited graffiti extends to all public property, including all city assets; establish expedited notice and hearing procedures, create administrative penalties for an offending party, and renumber code sections; and affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental quality act. City clerk [public works code clarifying graffiti prohibition and establishing administrative penalties] sponsor peskin
The institutions of certain triggers that will red flag when a family and individual triggers that agency and support. Or triggers is one of the indicated in attendance. When a student is 10 , that student will be red flagged and well alert the other agencies. We are not using it yet. We are still meeting. This has been years and years in meeting but we are on the homestretch and well address that soon. Let me press on this one a little bit now. The homestretch is around the block . I dont know. Your guess is as good as mine. What are the barriers at this point . Is there something we can do from this seat . I really dont know. Its language. Im sitting here and i have heard similar discussions years ago and im, you know, you are frustrated, im frustrated. Frustration by itself doesnt do anything. What is it that we need to get this moving. We cant be sitting around and having more kids fail. We need to share with the Community Members and they need to be doing their part in this. Its r