The subcommittee will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to todays hearing of the emerging the subcommittee will come to order. This is our first opportunity to explore this request and the major implications for key defense missions. I think it is fitting that the first area we will dive into is cyber h cyber. This is an increasingly important domain of warfare and an area where we have increased our emphasis on overseeing the departments progress in building and maintaining cyber forts tods protect, defend, maintain, and when necessary conduct offensive operations in cyber space. As we move towards developing the fiscal year 2018 ndaa, i have made cyber and sigher warfare one of my main priorities. In the coming workz weeks, we plan to introduce standalone cyber warfare information that strengthens congressional oversight of Cyber Operations including mandating prompt notifications to congress in the event of unauthorized disclosures. We look forward to continuing to work with
We appreciate you coming and taking the time in your thoughtful testimony. Youre looking forward to answers to what should be a number of interesting questions. Members of this committee, it should come as no surprise that the security of our borders been a top priority in this committee. In november 2015 we published a report the state of americas border security. We have copies, so any new members are all members emma i would be happy to give you one. We have learned an awful lot. I would ask that my Opening Statement be entered in the record. I will take silence as a consent, thanks. I would like to read some of the findings out of that Opening Statement as well as other things we have learned very first and foremost, what we have ,earned in this 23rd hearing the first finding is that our borders are not secure. Two, americans demand for drugs is one root cause. In order to secure our borders agents need full situational awareness, including staying on the other side of the border.
We appreciate you coming and taking the time in your thoughtful testimony. Youre looking forward to answers to what should be a number of interesting questions. Members of this committee, it should come as no surprise that the security of our borders been a top priority in this committee. In november 2015 we published a report the state of americas border security. We have copies, so any new members are all members emma i would be happy to give you one. We have learned an awful lot. I would ask that my Opening Statement be entered in the record. I will take silence as a consent, thanks. I would like to read some of the findings out of that Opening Statement as well as other things we have learned very first and foremost, what we have ,earned in this 23rd hearing the first finding is that our borders are not secure. Two, americans demand for drugs is one root cause. In order to secure our borders agents need full situational awareness, including staying on the other side of the border.
This hearing will come to order. I would like to welcome general kelly. It should come as no surprise that the security of our border has been a top priority of this committee. A top priority of this committee. In november 2015 after about 13 hearings and three round tables we published a report if state of americas border security. Weve got a bunch of copies, so any new members or old members that didnt get a copy, id be happy to give you one. Weve learned an awful lot. I would ask that my Opening Statement be entering into the record. Ask for consent for that. No objection. Ill the take silence as conse consent. Thanks. But id like to read some of the findings out of that Opening Statement as well as just some other things weve learned. Just kind of bullet points. First and fore most what weve learned between now this is going to be our 23rd hearing on various aspects of border security. Our borders are not secure, number one. Number two, americas insatiable demand for drugs is one c
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