Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac
The committee will come to to order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newlyestablished office of Health Security which will be taskeded with streamlining the health and safety the operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological material, sometimes shortened to cbrn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents hack be that can be weaponized causing mass casualties, incapacitation and agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019 a technician was arrested after stealing three rad
Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac
You went and golfed. Do you want that back . You know, it is always a challenge when youre supposed to be on vacation. Because youre followed every where and part of what i would love is a vacation from the press. Theres no doubt that after having talked to the families, where it was hard for me to hold back tears listening to the pain that they were going through, after the statement that i made, that i should have anticipated the optics. You know, thats part of the job. Its Serious Business and you care about it deeply. But part of this job is also the theater, part of it is, you know, how are you its not something that always comes naturally to me, but it matters. And im mindful of that. Oh, good lord. Were here. Good lord . What do you mean . Youre talking in my ear. Im excited. I accept him with open arms. I missed you. Been away. Field work. Field work. Oh, the kids. Dont overdo it. Willie and i have this, we love the kids. Thats all im going to say. We also have msnbc
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U. S. Embassies preparing for increased security threats. Ed henry is live with the story. Reporter its interesting, because it is the white house playing both sides of this. On the one hand, josh earnest saying yesterday again and again that in the interests of transparency, the president and his top aides want to see this report out there, want it to see the light of day so the country knows what happened and that the country sees what the president believes was torture even though republicans insist thats not actually what happened. On the other hand, the white house secretary of state john kerry has also been expressing some of the concerns that republicans have had. Secretary kerry on friday calling democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, the chair of the Senate Intel Committee, raising questions about the timing of this release because of the threat from isis, other terrorists around the world and how this may stir up more trouble. Its interesting, because you also have to remember