"how will AFRICOM be resourced to ensure it can match growing interests and engagement in Africa?"
"in the wake of the Arab Spring, in countries where people rose up and overthrew corrupt regimes hoping to usher in the freedoms associated with democratic rule, we are now watching jihadist and fundam..."
"We have to better assess and build up the capabilities of host governments to both provide security for U.S. personnel and facilities."
"the relevance of AFRICOM to our national security has become more pronounced; yet, it remains the only regional combatant command that is neither in the United States nor its AOR."
"Secretary Panetta, you have said that as the size of the military is reduced, DOD will continue to grow its Special Forces cadre, with a projection from 64,000 today to 72,000 by 2017."
"How do you assess our Intelligence Community capabilities in these countries?"
"Does DOD remain intent on creating its own Defense Clandestine Service (DCS)?"
"How would you characterize the relationships between DOD and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in terms of command and control of the drones?"
"They view it as an opportunity to get involved, be on the cutting edge of the technology with regards to cyber, develop tremendous skills there, and be able to then go out and use those skills in the ..."
"A nuclear Iran is an existential threat to the United States, as well as Israel."
"I am concerned that we do not have the capability to recruit all of the best and brightest within the cyber world to do the work that we need for cyber defense."