Howard P. McKeon: “Equally troubling is that no action was taken by local leadership when the reporting delay was uncovered. This to me, is…”

None of us came to this committee, or come to this committee, with clean hands.

From Aleppo in western Syria to Fallujah in central Iraq, Al Qaeda now controls territory that stretches more than 400 miles across the heart of the Middle East.

The QDR is meant to be a useful tool for Congress to understand the longer-term strategic challenges and opportunities facing the Department.

This is a daily threat and directly impacting the U.S. homeland and we need to treat it as a national security imperative.