Absolutely critical to its success. And, you know, to make this have it maximal imact which we end impact which we hope that it will have to change some of these graphs that yo see here on the right and the left, every component of that request is vitally important to the success of this endeavor. And so we will have some incredibly difficult choices to make if if we cannot get that particular request. And so i recognize that you have been an Ardent Supporter of the success of fisma, and we certainly are totally appreciative of the efforts that youve made to this point, and were very, very appreciative of the resources that did show up in the subcommittees and the full appropriation for fisma implementation. All i can say is that there will be some significant shortfalls that will result with that particular number which will make it very challenging for us to be able to put in place right from the get go what we need to do to be successful in this endeavor. Doctor, thank you very much
Brought to you as a Public Service by your local cable or satellite provider. Aneesh chopra, in your book, innovative state, the first three words are government doesnt work. Why do you say that . Guest i think it captures the spirit if you ask the American People in general, are you satisfied, the numbers are at an alltime low, and the perception is it isnt working. And even early days in the Obama Administration we saw some of the more challenging launches of services that really we shouldnt expect today in successful, modern, techdriven economy. And closing this gap was a big part of the motivation both for my term of duty in Public Service as well as why i wanted to write the book. Host the subtitle is how new technologies can transform government. Guest yes. Host how does the u. S. Government use technology, and does it do it successfully . Guest well, were moving in the right direction, to be sure. I try to spend a lot of my time thinking about American History in the book. You g
Perhaps you cant see that some of the symptoms are fever or and muscle pains. The bleeding comes very late. The red eyes and extreme weakness. It comes very late in the disease. Early on its problem to differentiate ebola from other more common infectious and sometimes nonInfectious Diseases. This is also a sign you see everywhere not only in sierra leone but other parts of west africa where the viruses. The statement is ebola is real, its not political. Lets fight against ebola. This is the jewelers organization. You see them hospitals and clinics and buildings on the streets in airport so theres initially a perception that ebola is not real and sometimes its not a virus that causes a contagious Infectious Disease and rapid death. From yesterdays w. H. O. World Health Organization update on the number of people with common to think this is a minimum estimate people at ebola. What i want to emphasize is that the top liberia summer than 3000 in guinea this more than 1000. In seminole th
Incidents, even the very high profile ones, start with a spear phishing campaign, start with an enough it shouldnt have been clicked on. I think in that sense some of the very simple things that any company can do in terms of training their employees, knowing what their Program Looks Like actually going to default security measures instead of no secret he measures can make a big difference. And i think from the perspective changing the cost for any given firm, making sure that if there are targets of opportunity that you deny them the simple opportunity to attack you. Any thoughts on your part . From our perspective all of these conversations go into building resilience. Using the framework coming taking the partnership, using collaboration. What i like to refer to is killing the profit model on this opportunistic sense that are adversaries have. All of that goes into making it less worth it for the anniversary. But even more important making us resilient. Even if all that were to work
The hearing is just under three hours. Committee on health, education, labor and pensions, and the appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, human services, appropriations will come to order. In march of this year, Public Health officials reported an outbreak of ebola virus in guinea. Unlike past Ebola Outbreaks that it have been efficiently and effect if there stopped, this outbreak has spread in ways that are potentially catastrophic for the world. Due to the gravity of the situation, the danger poses not only to the affected region but also to our country, i have taken the unusual step of calling together this joint hearing of both the authorizing committee i chair and the appropriations subcommittee which funds it, which i also chair. We have come togetherred to to learn what can so we can Work Together over the coming weeks to stop this daysly plague. The extent of this epidemic is tragic and grows more serious with each passing day. The death toll is already far greater than