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
Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Veteran suicide continue to be a national epidemic. Veterans are estimated to have a suicide rate thats 50 higher than those who did not serve in the military. Major driver of sued rates is the incidence of post Traumatic Stress among our veterans. According to the department of veterans affairs, between 11 and 20 of those who served in operatiOperation Iraqi freedomr enduring freedom suffer from pts. Veterans with pts may be troubled by intrusive thoughts, avoid people, places and things, and experience hyperawareness and nightmares. They mind find they are no longer able to trust and love those closest to them. Some may even feel that life is no longer worth living. Unfortunately, many veterans have had significant problems in receiving the health care they deserve. Issues regarding inadequate treatment of veterans by the va have been widely reported. These include long wait times and the overprescription of
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Kinds of attacks by insinuations are worthy of you. And enough is enough. If youve got something to say, say it directly. But you will not find that i ever changed a view or a vote because of any donations that i ever received. Trish Hillary Clinton fighting back. Of course the fight over who is the most progressive. Certainly heating up these days with polls suggesting hillary is not online losing in New Hampshire but bernie is within two points of her nationally. Could Bernie Sanders become the democratic nominee . Were going to talk about it. Im trish regan. Welcome, everyone, weve got all of that plus a look at which republican might take second place in New Hampshire. Carl rhodes is going to be here. Hes going to weigh in. Plus carnival began in germany last night and there were 22 Sexual Assaults. These coming on the new years eve the country faced more than 600 attacks on women predominantly by refugees. Weve got the latest on these investigations and how many are linked to musl