Who can keep taxpayer Information Safe. If you are a top notch tech expert, you already are taking a pay cut to work in Public Service compared to what youd earn at firms in oregon or california. Now, without what is called streamlined Critical Pay Authority, it can take four to six months to bring a new hire on board at the irs. So i want to be clear as we go to questions, taxpayer information is under assault every single day. But the irs does not have the Legal Authority it needs from the congress to build a Cybersecurity Team that can beat back the crooks. Already theres been an exodus of high ranking irs tech staff. The director of cybersecurity operations left a month ago. The terms for the remaining employees working under this Authority Continue to expire, including for one of our witnesses chief technology officer. Come 2017, there are not going to be any left. So today, instead of rehashing the past and just beating up on one agency or one firm, to me, the priority ought to b
Resources into all the stations and as youre going through the process. The organizational span of control, we know is too wide, as you noted in your in the meeting we had yesterday and its not mission focused. So i appreciate particularly what youve been highlighting on the customer focus of metro and the need to have a much more customer focused work force and to have that be certainly a top priority. I was able to go up to the rock recently, the rail operations control center, and i know one of the biggest concerns that i had had when i read articles like the washingtonian back in december, was the training program. I noticed in the recent audit that they identified training as a key problem area. Any way we can help you as you go through that process of revitalizing and changing that training so we have the best people available and get the most value for the money and resources were putting in here. I thank the chairman for allowing us to join you here today. I thank the general m
Was shot by police. Or if he was simply captured. Again, a lot of unknowns at this hour. Well be staying with this throughout the newscast and as soon as we get more confirmation, more information well pass it along to you. Jonathan all right. Jennifer, thank you for that. Michelle we should mention we have a live crew on the way. As soon as they get to the location well update the story. Right now police are searching for a newspaper vendor who stabbed someone at a metro station this morning. Jonathan this happened at ad dyson road station at the addisson road station. Stephen tschida has the latest on the investigation. Stephen 8 30 this morning, the man was walking away from the addisson road road metro station. When the witnesses say the newspaper guy chased him down and stabbed him. The 24yearold victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. After a day in surgery. He is now stable. Tonight the search is on for that newspaper man. Witness says the man who hands out expr
Good morning, we are live all across the country and all time zones for the latest on those terror attacks unfolded in brussels, belgium, at 3 00 a. M. Eastern time during their morning rush hour. This is the scene as it unfolded, terrified passengers running for their lives at the airport. And this photo here shows the damage. At least two different attacks across the city this morning. Heres what we know right now. It is changing. At least two explosions hit that airport. Another rocked a metro station at least 28 people now killed. Dozens injured. All airport and Public Transportation in brussels now shut down and the terror level there raised to maximum. The u. S. Embassy advising americans in brussels to shelter there in place. Alert levels raised here in new york as well and other american cities, we have full coverage right now. Well begin with Alex Marquardt, he is on the scene at the Brussels Airport with the latest. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, brussels zaventem
Four of the remaining five president ial candidates came here to speak with the group, but donald trump drew the protesters on the streets. It was all very peaceful. There was one disruption inside, carried out by a lone rabbi. Dozens of protesters gathered outside of the Verizon Center where president ial front runner donald trump will be speaking. They were not fans it were not shy about saying so. Is theld trump consummate bully. He is a buffoon. The america he is talking about is not the america that we love. Roz on the inside, a somewhat more subdued trump that took the stage to a packed house at the conference. I speak to you today as a lifelong supporter and true friend of israel. Im a newcomer to politics, but not to backing the jewish state. Roz a speech that got him a standing ovation. He is impressive as a character. This rabbi said when he began shouting his own protest, security caret him out security carried him out. I felt the need to raise my hands up high and declare t