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WEEK IN LIBYA AND KEEP THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR FRAIRS AND THOUGHTS, IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT WE COME HERE TODAY IN DEDICATION TO FIND EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION...
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| 00:20:16 |
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MY I'M HERE IN
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| 00:20:20 |
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THE CAPACITY AS FOUNDER AND DIRECTER OF THE MODELER COURAGE PROJECT. BEFORE I FORMALLY BEGIN, ALLOW ME ALSO TO EXPRESS MY SYMPATHY TO THOSE BOTH AMERICAN...
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| 00:27:33 |
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RANKING MEMBER, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BACK. IT'S MY FIRST APPEARANCE BEFORE THE CONGRESS OUTSIDE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. I HAVE TO SAY THE
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| 00:27:42 |
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FREEDOM IS INVIGORATING. TODAY I'M ACTUALLY APPEARING AS A MEMBER OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY PROJECT AT "BATTLESHIP" POTS CENTER. THAT'S THE ORGANIZATION...
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| 00:34:23 |
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THE CONSTRAINT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON TOP OF YOU. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ENTER IN TO THE RECORD A STATEMENT FROM THE HONORABLE WILLIAM WEBSTER...
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| 00:34:49 |
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CAN SEE THE BOOTS, THE RIFLES, THE HEM MET GIVES YOU AGRAPHIC PICTURE OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THAT DAY. YOU CAN SEE THE SOLDIERS ON CRUTCHES. I ASKED...
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| 00:40:47 |
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THE SHAKE DOWN. THEY COULD HAVE AT LEAST WATCHED HIM. PUT HIM UNDER SURVEILLANCE. MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED WHAT HAPPENED IN MY TOWN. I WANT TO GO...
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| 00:41:33 |
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A INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN RADICAL. THAT'S A HARD CALL. >> WHEN HE'S ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO PERFORM A SUICIDE BOMBING MISSION AGAINST SOLDIER AND CIVILIAN...
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| 00:41:45 |
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HIS FELLOW. >> THAT'S WHAT I SAID, I WANT WANT TO SOMEBODY TO INTERVIEW THE GO. >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE CASE. WHAT
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| 00:41:54 |
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HAPPENED HERE? >> THE DECISION MADE
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| 00:41:58 |
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IN WTO WERE U BASED ON [INAUDIBLE] A SET OF CIRCUMSTANCE. >> YOUR MICROPHONE. >> SORRY. >> I'M SORRY. >>
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| 00:42:05 |
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BETTER? >> YES. >> THE DECISIONS MADE AT WFO WERE THE RESULT OF TRULY A CASCADING SET OF CIRCUMSTANCE. SAN DIEGO SET THE LEAD BASED
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| 00:42:15 |
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ON THE FIRST TWO E-MAILS THAT WERE ACQUIRED FROM ASSAN TO MALL LACK I CAN. THERE WAS NO FBI POLICY ON THE ASSIGNMENT OF THESE TYPES OF LEADS OR ON...
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| 00:46:14 |
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IN THIS MATTER THAT RESULTED IN 13 PEOPLE BEING KILLED, ALL SOLDIERS. SHOULD ANYBODY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? WE WERE SPECIFICALLY...
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| 00:47:24 |
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EXAMPLE. SPEW MY TIME IS RUNNING SHORT BUT THE SAN DIEGO OFFICE CALLED THE RESPONSE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE HIS STELLAR CAREER AND SOMETHING TO...
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| 00:47:57 |
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AN INTERVIEW OF HASAN WAS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE IT WOULD DAMAGE HIM IN TERMS OF HIS POSITION IN THE MILITARY. THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WOULD NOT TAKE IT...
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| 00:49:18 |
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CORRECTNESS ALSO CREPT INTO THE FBI. FOR EXAMPLE WE SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL MINUTES TALKING ABOUT HOW SOMEBODY AT THE SAN DIEGO OFFICE OF THE FBI HAD...
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| 00:52:02 |
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AND MAYBE ASK THE FIRST. I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE POLICIES AND I'VE HEARD ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES. COULD THIS UNDER THE SAME SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES HAPPENED...
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| 00:52:24 |
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I THINK -- >> IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. >> I THINK IT'S -- THE MORE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS CIRCUMSTANCE THE LESS LIKELY IS GOING TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF SOMETHING...
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| 00:52:36 |
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THROUGH THE CRACKS? ABSOLUTELY. I STILL BELIEVE THERE IS INFORMATION THAT IS NOT BEING SHARED EFFECTIVELY AND QUITE OFTEN THAT INFORMATION IS ABOUT...
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| 00:53:16 |
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TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF POLICY CHANGES AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER SENSITIVITY TO THESE TYPES OF ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE HOWEVER TWO OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERN...
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| 00:53:20 |
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STATE DEPARTMENT CHAIN OF COMMAND AND THEIR INVESTIGATORS SO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DETECT AND DEFERRED -- DETERRED, EXCUSE ME FOR...
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| 00:54:56 |
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INFORMATION WHETHER STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIALS, HOW IS THAT INHIBITED BY COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION POLICIES IN THE STATE OF PEOPLE SEE THINGS AND PEOPLE...
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| 00:55:23 |
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KNOWN AS AN E. CARD IN SYSTEM WHICH IS KNOWN AS AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF ITS GUARDIAN SYSTEM BY WHICH INDIVIDUALS WHO BRING INFORMATION TO LOCAL LAW...
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| 00:56:00 |
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ARE MOST FOCUSED ON IS THE AMERICAN-MUSLIM COMMUNITY WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THAT ENGAGEMENT BY THE FBI IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND...
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| 00:57:02 |
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THE PROBLEM IS THAT TOO OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN THIS COUNTRY,
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| 00:57:06 |
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WE STUMBLE OVER OURSELVES TO TRY TO IDENTIFY WHO ARE THE MODERATES AND WHO ARE THE EXTREMISTS AND I WOULD ARGUE TO YOU GENTLEMEN THAT THIS IS THE...
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| 00:58:29 |
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THE TIME IN THIS COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR IN DIFFERENT SHAPES AND FORMS THAT YOU USE THE WORD THE NECESSITY OF HAVING A NATIONAL SYSTEM VERSUS A PATCHWORK...
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| 00:59:43 |
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A VERY SEPARATED SYSTEM WITH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THAT INFORMATION IS BEING COLLECTED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND TO SOME EXTENT SHARED WITH...
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| 01:01:39 |
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AGREE. THAT WAS THE FIRST OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FBI, ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT. >> THANK YOU
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| 01:01:46 |
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VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU RANKING MEMBER. THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA'S RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND THANKS FOR THIS VERY TIMELY HEARING....
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| 01:01:59 |
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STATE DEPARTMENT HAD WARNINGS AT LEAST 48
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| 01:02:03 |
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HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK. YET THEY DID NOT GO IN LOCK DOWN CERTAIN EMBASSIES WHERE THE THREATS FOR AND THE REASON...
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| 01:05:01 |
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WE SAW EVIDENCE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTIGATE ON A CRIMINAL BASIS AS THE U.S. MILITARY IS DOING. >> LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION...
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| 01:05:19 |
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OF OATH OF THOSE CHARACTERIZATIONS, WE REFUSE TO REACH A FINDING ON THAT AND I HAVE TO SAY THE REASON IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE
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| 01:05:28 |
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THE EVIDENCE IF VISION TO KNOW IN THE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF STANDRIDGE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS APPLYING AND CERTAINLY THEIR INVESTIGATION WAS...
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| 01:06:13 |
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CO? >> MR. -- AN ACT OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM UNDER OUR STATUTE THAT WE USE, IT WAS A SUB GOVERNMENTAL GROUP, POLITICAL VIOLENCE. WE CALLED A TERRACE...
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| 01:06:36 |
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FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF THAT ATTACK WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS WAS AN ACT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM. I THINK WE AS AMERICANS...
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| 01:07:10 |
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FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND ESPECIALLY
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| 01:07:12 |
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FOR THEIR INSIGHTS IN THEIR ANSWERS. I WAS THINKING THAT YOU NOW WE CAN ALWAYS KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE INFORMATION. IT'S OBVIOUSLY FAR...
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| 01:09:05 |
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AT THE SAN DIEGO AGENCY RECOGNIZES THE MESSAGES AND DESERVES SOME FORM OF ACTION. UNDER SBA POLICIES THAT EXISTED THEY COULD SET WHAT WAS CALLED A ROUTINE...
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| 01:10:08 |
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COULD IN MAKING AN ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO BE PLACED IN CERTAIN KINDS OF POSITIONS RELATIVE TO EVALUATION AS PEOPLE SEEK EMPLOYMENT,...
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| 01:11:00 |
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THEY COME AND WORK FOR YOU IN THE PERFORMANCE IS OVERBLOWN. IT'S A PRETTY BROAD PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY THE MANIFESTATION IN THIS SITUATION IS ABSOLUTELY...
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| 01:12:02 |
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POSITION TO CARRY OUT THEIR ULTIMATE AIM AND ALL I AM SEEKING IS AN OPINION. I KNOW THAT IT'S TOUGH TRYING TO DEAL WITH MOTIVATION ALL OF THE TIME. I...
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| 01:12:32 |
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ORDER TO CONCLUDE WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITIES OF THIS COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE STAND ON THE CONTINUUM OF REFORM, MODERATION, EXTREMISM AND I WOULD BE VERY...
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| 01:13:06 |
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YOU MR. LEITER THAT THE FBI AND JTTF HAVE AN ENORMOUS CHALLENGE. SO MUCH INFORMATION IS COMING THROUGH WITH THIS ONE THREAD AND YOU'RE HELD ACCOUNTABLE....
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| 01:20:09 |
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ME INTRODUCE MR. KSHEMENDRA PAUL, THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE....
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| 01:25:48 |
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CENTERS. MR. KEATING, MY RANKING MEMBER, WE BOTH WORKED AT FUSION CENTERS AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE GIVEN A BAD NAME AND I THINK PRIVACY PROTECTION PEACE...
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| 01:28:04 |
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SOME OF THE COMMENTS DISCUSSED ON THE EARLIER PANEL RELATED TO THIS QUESTION, THINGS LIKE DOING A BETTER JOB WITH ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT. THERE...
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| 01:29:31 |
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AWLAKI. I THINK THAT MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO AS TO WHY THERE HAS BEEN SO AND PREVENTION IN THE FISA WORLD IN SO MANY RESTRICTIONS, LEGAL RESTRICTIONS,...
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| 01:30:43 |
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IN THIS TRAGEDY AT FORT HOOD COULD INDEED OCCUR AGAIN TODAY. CAN YOU REFLECT ON YOUR THINKING, WHETHER IT COULD OCCUR TODAY AND ALSO WHAT WOULD YOU...
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| 01:31:20 |
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HOOD. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE SUCCESSFUL ON WITH THIS INITIATIVE IS BEING ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER A LOT OF DIFFERENT VOICES ACROSS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT...
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| 01:32:51 |
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AREAS PERHAPS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT TERMS OF THAT BECAUSE I DO THINK THE MORE YOU HAVE IT UNDER ONE ROOF SO TO SPEAK, EVEN THOUGH...
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| 01:33:24 |
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THE INFORMATION SHARING BY STATUTE IS THIS -- DISTRIBUTED SO THE FOCUS WE HAVE THIS ON INTEROPERABILITY NOT JUST AT THE TECHNICAL LEVEL. IT'S NOT...
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| 01:34:11 |
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THE NEED FOR THE LOCAL POLICE TO BE THERE AND TO BE REALLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS IN TERMS OF INFORMATION. I MUST TELL YOU AND THIS IS MY...
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| 01:35:24 |
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LED BY DHS WITH CLOSE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FBI AND DOJ AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. I TALKED ABOUT THE INITIATIVE BEFORE, 300,000 POLICE OFFICERS IN THIS...
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| 01:36:53 |
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APT TO PARTICIPATE AND BE PART OF THIS? FROM THEIR VANTAGE POINT? >> IT'S, WHEN I TALK TO THE STATE AND LOCAL AND THE FEDERAL, THERE'S A KEY FOCUS ON...
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| 01:37:11 |
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INVESTMENTS TODAY IN THE FUSION CENTERS AND IN OTHER INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT MAKE IN THEM AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE BY EXPANDING THE USAGE...
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| 01:37:46 |
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SHARING THAT WILL HELP PREVENT FUTURE ATTACKS ON THIS COUNTRY AND JUST HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL ARE SHARED REALLY SO I THANK YOU FOR THE WORK...
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| 01:40:10 |
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STEWARDSHIP FOCUS. IT HAS TAKEN US A LONG TIME AND THE GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP THE STRUCTURES AND THE PROGRAMMATIC STRUCTURES. WE HAVE LOTS OF POLICIES...
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| 01:42:04 |
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HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO TO ONE PLATFORM AND BE ABLE TO GOOGLE SO TO SPEAK, TO USE THAT TERM, NOT NECESSARILY THAT COMPANY BUT YOUR NAME TO FIND OUT...
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| 01:42:44 |
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TESTIMONY. GOVERNMENT WIDE THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASSIFIED SYSTEMS, INFORMATION SHARING AND IN PARTICULAR...
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| 01:43:42 |
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DHS HDM SYSTEM HAS CONNECTIVITY TO THE FUSION CENTERS AND THEY HAVE BEEN MAY KEEP SOME STELLAR PROGRESS WITH THE HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION NETWORK....
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| 01:45:47 |
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A MAJOR PART OF THE NATIONAL SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING INITIATIVE AND IT'S THE IS THE MAIN WAY THAT STATE AND LOCAL ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT ON SUSPICIOUS...
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| 01:48:03 |
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A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE ACROSS THIS NATION RELATED TO SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING EITHER
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| 01:48:10 |
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DIRECT WAY OUT OF THE STAR SYSTEM OR STARLIKE ACTIVITY. IT IS FOUNDATIONAL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. >> I THINK OF --...
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| 01:48:27 |
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AS WELL. I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING THAT WE HAVE
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| 01:48:33 |
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REPRESENTATIVES, THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HERE TODAY AT THIS HEARING. I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DESERVES, OR SHOULD GIVE AN APOLOGY,...
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