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[inaudible conversations] this morning epa administrator scott pruitt testifies before House Appropriations subcommittee on Donald Trumps fiscal year 2018 budget request for the agency. Live coverage at 11 00 am eastern on cspan3, cspan. Org and the free cspan radio apps. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary doctor David Shulkin testifies on the president s 2018 budget request for his department. The hearing also has representatives of veterans groups talking about budget proposal. This hearing is a...

You and welcome to Hudson Institute. I am the president and ceo and am delighted to welcome everyone here this morning. Today as i think everyone in this room gnomes, we kicked off an incredible week for indiau. S. Relationship. The first meeting with the indian Prime Minister and President Trump. At Hudson Institute we are delighted to host this special to honor the u. S. India partnership and we are grateful to our friends at cspan for covering this event live. Stands at lesse than 1 5 of the ...

Because the routine tasks will become automated. We dont need some of the programming that was done by hundreds of people, doesnt need to be done by as many people because some of the simple stuff can be automated so were moving up the food chain in terms of what do the people need. They need cutting edge skills in ai and in other areas that didnt etxist ten years ago. Thats where the investment needs to be made. If we make those investments, well be in better shape. Similar comments. High skill...

What we did versus county that will be live data. A district will be very personally speaking about their data and that is not what we proposed in november. Thank you, sandra. I appreciate the feedback. Madam chair, i forget the exact order, but i have the motion if you are ready, but dont want to rush it. Okay. But josh has completed his presentation on item 7. It is an action item. Im happy to entertain a motion. Mic please. I authorize the director contract authorization for regional lead cou...

Because i thought i would only be gone for like an hour or two. Reporter she was gone more than 30 hours. I knew if i fell asleep that i would freeze. Reporter scared and without her cellphone the battery died she stayed awake under a tree. The instinct kicks in, you have to protect your family, you have to just keep moving forward. Reporter when the sun rose, she walked again, finding an empty ranger station. She broke a window with her elbow and waited inside. The first thing i said, officer, ...

Much great stuff is out there. Its ridiculous sreenivasan all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by we can like many, but we can love only a precious few, because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. You dont have to do it alone. Lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future because this is what you do for people you love. Lincoln financial youre in charge. Supporting soc...

Much great stuff is out there. Its ridiculous sreenivasan all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by we can like many, but we can love only a precious few, because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. You dont have to do it alone. Lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future because this is what you do for people you love. Lincoln financial youre in charge. Supporting soc...

Why despite the reform activities in the process are taking longer in fiscal year 2015 is an average of 95 days to process the secret clearance and 179 days for the secret clearance. In 2016, it took an average of 166 days to process and 246 for the topsecret clearance. Thats quite a job in the timeline it takes to get there. More than a decade ago that processes were transferred from the department of defense and now there is talk of transferring the process back to the department of defense. W...

Why despite the reform activities in the process are taking longer in fiscal year 2015 is an average of 95 days to process the secret clearance and 179 days for the secret clearance. In 2016, it took an average of 166 days to process and 246 for the topsecret clearance. Thats quite a job in the timeline it takes to get there. More than a decade ago that processes were transferred from the department of defense and now there is talk of transferring the process back to the department of defense. W...

Efficiency of federal employee background checks. The Oversight Reform Committee questioned office and management of budget officials to protect federal employees personal information. This hearing is about 2. 5 hours. Committee on oversight government reform will come to order and without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Appreciate you all being here. We have very important hearing. We have a number of members that im sure will be here, but it will be late. Th...