How long will it take before the State Department can expect to fully eliminate both its language and mid-level experience gaps?
Before I call for questions from Senator Voinovich, let me finish this question by asking Ambassador Powell...
The State Department's diplomatic readiness has been consumed by current operations and now it must focus on rebuilding its capabilities.
Yes. Ambassador, we will look forward to that.
A stake was put in the ground as to progress across a period of time.
I think that whole system today needs to be recalibrated in light of today's demands.
We have got to do better.
While I support the intent of NSLI, I felt that it was too limited to be truly effective.
It is the correct path to take and to continue to persevere even in this most difficult of economic times.
We must move forward based on current circumstances, once again committing ourselves to reduce our dependency on foreign oil.
Just imagine where Hawaii would be today, particularly in the development of our geothermal energy and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC...
We need to do everything we can at the federal level to make sure that we are partnering with the states.
Education has been the great equalizer in my life.
Security clearance reform has been an important oversight priority for this Subcommittee.
Thank you very much, Senator Burris. I will have a third round here...
These standards had not been updated since 1995 and little has been said about the updates.
I have always believed that the Executive Branch could get DOD's clearance process off the High-Risk List, and I want to see that happen.
I believe it is important. The transparency, as General Clapper has mentioned, is critical, we must be held accountable on this.
