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James Langevin

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James R. Langevin is a former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, serving from January 3, 2001, to January 15, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Langevin was the first quadriplegic to serve in the U.S. Congress, having been injured in a shooting accident at the age of 16. Throughout his tenure, he focused on issues such as cybersecurity, disability rights, and health care. Langevin served on several committees, including the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Feb 15, 2012

Mr. Langevin. Mr. Secretary, do you feel confident that the command relationships between 10th Fleet/Fleet Cyber Command, U.S. Cyber Command, and other Service cyber organizations are now adequately clarified?

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Feb 15, 2012

I have deep reservations about the proposed shift of Virginia class submarine from the fiscal year 2014 out--to outside the FYDP.

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Feb 15, 2012

This is obviously a vitally important platform, and we need to do everything we need to do to protect that program and keep it strong.

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Feb 15, 2012

Governance, oversight, and management of the nuclear security enterprise to ensure high quality science, engineering, and mission effectiveness in an age of austerity.

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Feb 15, 2012

What pressures, if any, result from a fee-based incentive system?

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Feb 15, 2012

The impetus for the fiscal year 2012 National Defense Authorization's request for this National Academies of Science study was concerned about safety issues.

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Feb 15, 2012

Let me say that we all need to recognize that, alone, simply moving boxes on an organizational chart isn't going to resolve these problems.

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Feb 13, 2012

Our Nation sits at a crucial moment, where cyber attacks are common but have not yet significantly impacted or endangered the American way of life. We have the opportunity to improve prevention and response to cybersecurity threats, but we…

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Jan 23, 2012

How does the Department conduct budgetary oversight of highly classified programs and what will you do to ensure that they do not become black holes on the balance sheets?

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Jan 23, 2012

Secretary Hale, thank you for appearing before us today.

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Jan 23, 2012

According to the May 2010 Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan Status Report, the Air Force noted that its Statement of Budgetary Resources audit readiness will be dependent on the deployment of several enterprise resource…

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Dec 20, 2011

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I find it thoroughly unconscionable that House Republicans are preventing Congress from working its will by stifling a vote to support a bipartisan Senate compromise to extend unemployment…

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