"Thank you, Madam Chair. Secretary West, section 922 of the FY 2017 NDAA focused on solidifying and strengthening the roles and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict to effectively conduct internal oversight of, and advocacy on behalf..."
"Today, that demand and reliance has not decreased."
"What efforts are underway to define and resource SO/LIC?"
"We must be prepared for future activities and conflicts in which potential adversaries have made gains in technologies."
"After 17 years, the global counterterrorism fight is by no means over."
"I know you are new, you are just days on the job, but from your standpoint right now initially, what is the status of the implementation of 922, and what is the status of the report on implementation ..."
"The National Defense Strategy states that inter-state strategic competition rather than terrorism is now the primary national security concern."
"I would add cyber weapons as also posing an existential and asymmetric threat to our Nation as well."
"veterans of all eras deserve caregiver benefits."
"the VFW commends Representative James Langevin for his efforts to improve and expand the caregiver program through H.R. 1472"
"I think this is one of those areas where we have sung this song before, and the Navy's current collision record, unfortunately, is part of the result of choices to lessen shoreside training that were ..."