It seems like civics education is being, unfortunately, these days politicized. And, as a result, we end up stalling on civics initiatives.

I think what we are going through with the pandemic and the shift to remote teleworking, and then also our needs in the area of cybersecurity, and certainly how people with disabilities could have plenty of opportunity to contribute…

I think the word is 'competition.'

I think to your point, there is still work to do on our doctrine.

I wanted to just point out as a matter of personal privilege, we all recognize that our Nation is one giant melting pot, and I think diversity is something to be celebrated.

I do have concerns about how this withdrawal decision was made and I am very worried about al-Qaida reconstituting and how the Taliban treat women and minorities.

We need to double down if we are not going to have a military presence there, especially to make sure that those aid dollars are going where they're intended and not be diverted for corrupt purposes.

I strongly support leveraging the JCPO to coordinate this kind of campaign planning in coordination with the National Cyber Director.

I couldn't agree more. Right now I think there are too few of them and we really need to have more.

I am concerned [CISA's responsibilities] are significantly under-resourced.

What needs to be done within the Federal Government right now, and this is frankly one of my greatest frustrations over the last 4 years, is we needed a strategic approach to countering ransomware...

Good afternoon, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order.