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Once again we are live object this friday from the Atlantic Council here in washington. As a discussion on leadership changes in saudi arabia is about to get under way. Among the speakers will be former officials with the pentagon, state department, and energy department. Should start in just a moment. Here live on cspan. I think we ought to start, folks. If i can have your attention. I think well begin. There will be a few more drifting in im sure as we are talking. Good morning everybody. And welcome to the Atlantic Council. We are pleased to have you here this morning to discuss this very t...

She is the bestselling author at the netbook on the Global Economy and Financial System is going to be published later this year. Please join me in welcoming our host. [applause] good morning. Thank you for that very kind welcome and welcome to the first session of this years conference called the return to volatility. I think the subtitle of that could be yikes, what is going to happen next . The role has been thrown at ordinary decade. First we had a gigantic credit bubble and then an even more shocking Financial Market collapse is not battle turbulence and then we had a truly staggering pol...

Programs for this weekend on the cspan networks. Politicians, white house officials and Business Leaders offer advice and encouragement to the class of 2015. Speakers include former president george w. Bush and the chair of dreamworks animation. And at 9 15 p. M. , former Staff Members reflect on the presidency of george h. W. Bush. Former secretaries of state give commencement speeches. Book tv isnt new york city with events from book expo america beginning at 10 00 a. M. And live callin segments throughout the day. Sunday evening at nine, on afterwards we look at the case hollingsworth d per...

The committee will come to order. I want to thank you all for joining us here today as we consider the fiscal year 2015 budget request for the department of the air force. I appreciate our witnesses testimony and their support for our airmen. Joining us today are the honorable Deborah Lee James secretary of the air force and general mark sub to chief of staff of the air force and he has brightened up the room a little bit by inviting his wife that betty and his daughter lives to be with us. Thank you for joining us. I want to especially welcome secretary james the 23rd secretary of the air for...

Discussion we have had about setting half of our programs because that is all we can afford. Madame secretary, the fiscal 2014 private the air force for modifying the avionics modernization program. Are you aware of that . I am. Are you aware that congress has appropriated funds for amp, not just authorize but appropriated funds in fiscal year 2012 . Yes, i was. Year 2014 andl 2013 . Yes. These funds are not being obligated. We are authorizing, preventing the programs for being canceled, and we are programming the funds and in each case there not being obligated. Do you see this as the way the...