And joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley were on capitol hill to testify on the president s 2021 budget request for the pentagon. They were also asked about military modernization efforts and defense funds being diverted from border wall construction being diverted for border wall construction. [indiscernible conversations] [indiscernible conversations] the Committee Meets today to receive testimony for the 2021 budget request. We welcome our witnesses and thank them for their service. After mark esper and general mark milley. Top priority is ensuring the effectiveness and implementation of the National Defense strategy. Unfortunately under the last administration, we asked our military to do more with less, and that got us into trouble and 2017. 12 we lost 150 billion to sequestration. Our forces were devastated. I think we all understand that. As a result, when President Trump came to office, he a country in crisis. Rican military and crisis, thankfully he delivered on his
President s budget requests for the pentagon. They were also asked about military matters asian efforts and defense funds being diverted for border wall construction. The Committee Meets a diversity of testimony in the department of defense here, 2021. The budget request, we welcome our witnesses and thank you for their service in both doctor mark esper, and general mark. We have a pair of marks, this morning. This Committee Top priority is ensuring the effectiveness towards the National Defense strategy which is both what we have been adhering to for the long period of time now, but three years. Unfortunately in the last administration we asked irma terry to do more with less. That got us into trouble between 2012, 2017, we lost 150 billion to seek frustration. Our Defense Budget in the readiness of our forces were devastating. I think we all understand, that as a result, when President Trump came to office, he inherited American Military in crisis, thankfully, he delivered on his pro
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This hearing today and i would like to thin thank the expert witnesses on the first panels. In the interest of time we are going to dispense with Opening Statements first of all thank you for this hearing. From the department of justice fbi Homeland Security as well as a separate panel of experts to speak about the Data Security threats in the nation. The title of this hearing in my view doesnt quite capture the nature and scope of the threats. Threat. The problem is bigger than beijing and broader than anyone in the industry. The nation faces an onslaught of cybercrime to b baby internet ce can be a co Complaint Center received 170,000 complaints leading to over 3. 5 billion in losses a 20 increase since just 2018. These threats come not just from criminals but from nation states russia, china, iran and north korea particularly have sanctioned Cyber Attacks against the enterprises. A lot more than our personal data is at risk. That doctors caby doctors can pe hospitals and government
Subcommittee is just under an hour and a half. Good afternoon everybody. I would like to begin by thanking my friend the Ranking Member for helping plan and hold this hearing today and i would like to thin thank the expert witnesses on the first panels. In the interest of time we are going to dispense with Opening Statements first of all thank you for this hearing. From the department of justice fbi Homeland Security as well as a separate panel of experts to speak about the Data Security threats in the nation. The title of this hearing in my view doesnt quite capture the nature and scope of the threats. Threat. The problem is bigger than beijing and broader than anyone in the industry. The nation faces an onslaught of cybercrime to b baby internet ce can be a co Complaint Center received 170,000 complaints leading to over 3. 5 billion in losses a 20 increase since just 2018. These threats come not just from criminals but from nation states russia, china, iran and north korea particular