Jim Langevin

Obviously, we are challenged nationally in terms of the number of people that we have that can go into this field, and the STEM fields, we have to do a better job at encouraging kids to go into science, technology, engineering and…

This is, I believe, the fundamental challenge that faces us.

I hope today we'll hear your thoughts on what sorts of additional authorities you may need.

Do you believe that you need additional authority to undertake your current mission sets?

Clearly, if people know that these are promotable skills and we can move them up the chain, they can have a place within your--they are in for the long haul, they are more likely to stay.

I know your commitment to the issue of cybersecurity. And I enjoy working with you and appreciate your organizing this hearing today.

I would point out that gap that exists between the authorities we have to protect our critical infrastructure onboard our bases and the critical infrastructure that exists out in our local communities that yet support our bases.

The root strength of our military is the quality of our people, and nowhere is that more true than in your organizations.

There is no more critical task in today's environment than safeguarding the Department of Defense's networks.

I thank the ranking member and the chairman, and I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Engel

I thank the chairman for his and the ranking member's commitment, and I certainly look forward to working to realize the potential of directed-energy weapons and to harvest the Nation's past investments in this family of technologies. With…

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How do we deconflict and coordinate such capabilities within SOF from existing or nascent capabilities elsewhere in the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, and ensure proper oversight?

We have many issues to consider to ensure that our special operations forces maintain their historic reputation as agile and highly effective national security assets.

Our special operations forces are critical to our efforts to build the capacity of our partners around the globe.

It is critical for those of us in Congress to make sure SOF is properly manned, trained, and resourced for future demands.

Thank you. My time has expired. I hope we will get to a second round of questions. With that, I yield back and thank you for your answers.

I believe it is critical for those of us in Congress to make sure SOF is properly manned, trained, and resourced for future demands.

For a fraction of the Department of Defense's total budget, SOF provides an outsized return on our investment.

As you know, additional U.S. sanctions are scheduled to go into place on June 28th, targeted against Iran's central bank, and an EU oil embargo will begin on July 1st.

Do you view Iran's recent announcement that they are pursuing development of a nuclear submarine as a complicating factor to international efforts to constrain Iran's highly enriched uranium production?

I thank the chairman. I certainly look forward to working with my good friend to ensure that our Federal Government is properly addressing these critically important cybersecurity and cyberworkforce challenges. It's a very important issue…

I thank the gentleman. In that spirit, I would like to encourage the gentleman to work together with Mr. Price on efforts to determine and address potential DHS cyber workforce challenges. Specifically, I believe it would be a great value…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. There are strict policies for how these tools can be used: there has to be a significant threat to the United States; action could mitigate or prevent an actual threat from materializing; capture is not…

I thank the gentleman for that, and I look forward to working with my good friend to ensure that our Federal Government is properly addressing this critically important issue.