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Committee will come to order. I would like to welcome our Witnesses Today as the Committee Examines military Cyber Operations. I note that just about exactly two months ago, president obama confirmed for the first time that the u. S. Is conducting Cyber Operations against isis. And as the leadership of the department of defense was discussing this, they said it was the first time that Cyber Command has been given the guidance to go after isis. Just like we have an air campaign, we want to have a cyber campaign. And some of the press went on to discuss that secretary carter was pushing for u. S...

Document. When secretary signed the document, he directed the department to focus its efforts on three primary missions in cyber space. One, defend the department of information, department of Defense Information Networks to assure our dod missions. Two, defend the United States against Cyber Attacks of significant consequence and, three, provide full spectrum cyber options to support contingency plans and military operations. Another key part of our strategy is deterrence. Dod is supporting a comprehensive Cyber Strategy to deter attacks on the u. S. And our interests. This strategy depends o...

That is gone to be a part of getting this done. Can we have that within two weeks . We can try. We need to get that in two weeks. I appreciate you pushing for the specifics. I mentioned it is my intention to be moving this proposal in a relatively direct manner. We dont have a lot of legislative days before we can we conclude for mid july. I would reiterate the requests from senator wyden and ask that you be most expeditious with these next two weeks. Lets turn to senator gardner. Sen. Gardner thanks for holding this hearing and welcome to the committee. Murkowski. O chairman to address this i...

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In recent years, Russia has aggressively expanded its presence in the Arctic, while the United States has largely neglected this strategic area. Given the rising demand for oil and gas and the likelihood that Arctic sea-lanes will become more navigable, the U.S. should move resolutely to establish U.S. sovereign rights in the Arctic. Establishing a robust U.S. presence will require, among other steps, significantly increasing the number of U.S. polar-capable icebreakers. The U.S. should continue coordinating efforts with Canada and its other NATO allies, working with Russia when feasible and p...