Ingenuity, then you can get into an insoluble problem here where its a remote part of nigeria and technology is being used against technology. That was actually, we had this conversation a little bit about some of the limits of online activism and some people say activism. You know, this ability of just masses of people to bring attention to these issues. Right, so and we talked about how that kind of bubbled up during the whole Malaysian Airlines hysteria where, you know, we all of a sudden started paying attention to these 200 kidnapped girls but werent paying attention before. And the other kind of analog there is joseph kony 2012, probably the most Massive Campaign in terms of online activism. The whole premise was lets make kony famous and lead to some sort of capture, right . But still, as you say, still out there, wechblt found most of these girls there are limits to what technology can do, right, especially if you have people trying to evade. It goes back to the basic human con
Implementation to goad and exhort and encourage. I think thats really good. With respect to the whole subject, you are familiar with the document issued december 10. Yes, im familiar with it. I assume that you and your i. T. Expert let me not assume assume. Was that a helpful document in terms of laying out goals and objectives . Yes. You concur. It set the foundation for key initiatives going forward. And for example when it talks about we ought to approve funding of major i. T. Programs only when it meets three basic criteria. Right . Have a dedicated manager parnd a fully staffed integrated program team, use a modular approach with usable functionality delivered every six months. I think they mean by that, break up huge multiyear complex Systems Integration contracts so that theyre easier to manage. And thirdly, use specialized i. T. Acquisition professionals. Are those do you think those are three helpful criteria whether we are looking at issuing a major procurement . I did. Absol
American people would be, elect people who are going to work with, cooperate with the president of the United States. That does not mean agree on every issue. We are a separate and coequal branch of the government of the United States. We need to reflect thoughtful consideration of the president s proposals and propose to the president. We are the Article One Branch of government that poses policy. He executive carries out policy. That is the context in which we ought to operate. Having said that, i think the American People made it clear they think the obstructionism is largely the responsibility of the republican party. Thomas mann and norm ornstein, along with the brookings institution, American Enterprise institute wrote a book. Essentially the theme of the book was there is gridlock on the confrontation, refusal to compromise, and while they say they have come together to criticize in the past, at this point in time there theyre only conclusion is the responsibility of the republi
Islam and other religions, but the motive is a mystery. They are brothers of algerian descent, raised in foster care and drawn to jihad. The older brother went to yemen for terrorist training. The younger brother tried to join jihadis battling in iraq. The Charlie Hebdo office is now at another major newspaper in paris. They plan to publish one million copies next week. I do feel proud of these people. The fact that they were willing to stand up and its just a different, you know, different breed in this small world of cartoonists. Reporter the lights of the famed eiffel tower were dark last night to remember the victims and today, Charlie Hebdo will be made an honorary citizen of the city. Alfonso van marsh, cbs news. And once again back out live near the paris airport, this is actually a live picture from a French Television station. Police say they have surrounded the two brothers accused of killing 12 people at the paris newspaper this week. They may have a hostage. Police have eva
Berlin and so far the u. S. Hasnt done well in the international bid. Back to you guys. What is next for boston . Well, the city will now work with the u. S. Olympic committee to submit a bid by this fall to the International Olympic committee. They have to work out venue details, transportation plans, and the operating budget. The ioc will then decide on a 2024 summer games host city in 2017. Boston could be competing against as he said rome, paris, berlin, hamburg and istanbul. We have some breaking news out of marin county where they are trying to rescue a beached baby whale. Its on the beach at Abbotts Lagoon west of tomales bay. Its a pygmy sperm whale that washed up this afternoon. We are working to get more information on the rescue and will bring you an update when we have it. The hunt is on for the man who attacked an elderly woman near the dublin bart station. The 72yearold woman was found on the sidewalk bleeding. People did rush in to help including a man who tried to follo