1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,790 good afternoon . Thank you all for 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,050 being here today . It's with great 3 00:00:08,060 --> 00:00:10,282 sadness that we acknowledge the loss of 4 00:00:10,282 --> 00:00:12,282 an American hero and Medal of Honor 5 00:00:12,282 --> 00:00:14,338 recipient . Ronald Sure , who passed 6 00:00:14,338 --> 00:00:16,560 away this week . Staff started sure was 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,449 inspired to serve this country by 8 00:00:18,449 --> 00:00:20,920 events of September 11th 2001 on April 9 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:22,960 6 2008 . While serving is a senior 10 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,682 medical sergeant in support of 11 00:00:24,682 --> 00:00:26,627 Operation Enduring Freedom . Staff 12 00:00:26,627 --> 00:00:28,738 Sergeant sure provided medical aid to 13 00:00:28,738 --> 00:00:30,627 his family , his team mates while 14 00:00:30,627 --> 00:00:32,904 facing enemy fire . For over six hours , 15 00:00:32,904 --> 00:00:34,960 he will remember first Courage . Our 16 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,060 thoughts are with him and his family on 17 00:00:38,060 --> 00:00:40,282 the continued fight against Cove it and 18 00:00:40,282 --> 00:00:42,504 another positive sign . The US Senate's 19 00:00:42,504 --> 00:00:44,504 Mercy is departing from Los Angeles 20 00:00:44,504 --> 00:00:46,449 today after successfully providing 21 00:00:46,449 --> 00:00:48,510 support to the city while Cove in 19 22 00:00:48,510 --> 00:00:50,370 cases were surging . The mercies 23 00:00:50,370 --> 00:00:52,703 departure is a welcome sign of progress . 24 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:56,836 As you saw earlier today , President 25 00:00:56,836 --> 00:00:58,891 Trump announced Operation Warp Speed 26 00:00:58,891 --> 00:01:01,140 and what is part of that named General 27 00:01:01,140 --> 00:01:03,520 Purna to be the chief operating officer 28 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,742 for the effort to develop , manufacture 29 00:01:05,770 --> 00:01:07,714 and distribute vaccines to counter 30 00:01:07,714 --> 00:01:09,770 Corona virus . I'd also like to show 31 00:01:09,770 --> 00:01:12,930 the names of other senior senior 32 00:01:12,930 --> 00:01:14,986 individuals within the Department of 33 00:01:14,986 --> 00:01:17,208 Defense subject matter experts who have 34 00:01:17,208 --> 00:01:19,319 been identified to support the effort 35 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,041 So forth for diagnostics Major 36 00:01:21,041 --> 00:01:23,263 Generally Pain . The assistant director 37 00:01:23,263 --> 00:01:25,430 of combat Support , the Defense Health 38 00:01:25,430 --> 00:01:27,620 Agency for Therapeutics . Dr Sean 39 00:01:27,630 --> 00:01:29,463 Bickerstaff , acting director of 40 00:01:29,463 --> 00:01:31,686 research and development at D H . A for 41 00:01:31,686 --> 00:01:33,770 vaccines . Dr Matt Hepburn Joint 42 00:01:33,770 --> 00:01:36,210 project Lead , CBRN defence Enabling 43 00:01:36,210 --> 00:01:38,230 biotechnologies for production and 44 00:01:38,230 --> 00:01:40,008 distribution . Stacy Cummings , 45 00:01:40,008 --> 00:01:42,230 principal deputy assistant secretary of 46 00:01:42,230 --> 00:01:44,286 defense for acquisition enablers and 47 00:01:44,286 --> 00:01:46,119 security and assistance . Andrew 48 00:01:46,119 --> 00:01:48,230 Kalinsky , chief intelligence officer 49 00:01:48,230 --> 00:01:50,174 for CBRN Defence . So they will be 50 00:01:50,174 --> 00:01:52,174 working with the HHS teams on those 51 00:01:52,174 --> 00:01:54,174 joint mission assignments under the 52 00:01:54,174 --> 00:01:56,390 leadership of General Purna on and ah 53 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,850 and ah Doctor Slowey . Finally , 54 00:01:59,860 --> 00:02:02,027 tomorrow we celebrate Armed Forces Day 55 00:02:02,027 --> 00:02:03,693 across our nation . This year 56 00:02:03,693 --> 00:02:05,749 celebration marks 70 years since the 57 00:02:05,749 --> 00:02:07,860 first Armed Forces Day was proclaimed 58 00:02:07,860 --> 00:02:10,110 in 1950 we want to join everyone in 59 00:02:10,110 --> 00:02:12,221 thanking honoring all the 1.4 million 60 00:02:12,221 --> 00:02:14,332 active duty and 1.3 million guard and 61 00:02:14,332 --> 00:02:16,499 reserve personnel serving in our armed 62 00:02:16,499 --> 00:02:18,721 forces . The brave men and women of the 63 00:02:18,721 --> 00:02:20,943 U . S . Military are among our nation's 64 00:02:20,943 --> 00:02:20,670 best , and we thank them for their 65 00:02:20,670 --> 00:02:22,781 sacrifice and commitment to service , 66 00:02:22,781 --> 00:02:24,892 particularly those who are serving on 67 00:02:24,892 --> 00:02:27,003 the front lines in the battle against 68 00:02:27,003 --> 00:02:29,114 Cove it these days . So with that , I 69 00:02:29,114 --> 00:02:31,281 will take your questions . All right , 70 00:02:31,281 --> 00:02:33,503 so we'll go to the phones for ah leader 71 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:39,320 by thanks . Um , two things . One . 72 00:02:39,330 --> 00:02:43,230 Um , there were five , uh , sailors 73 00:02:43,230 --> 00:02:45,397 on the Roosevelt that have a re tested 74 00:02:45,397 --> 00:02:47,341 positive . What does this tell you 75 00:02:47,341 --> 00:02:50,180 about sort of the testing and the 76 00:02:50,190 --> 00:02:52,730 ability for the military to get its 77 00:02:52,740 --> 00:02:55,310 troops , particularly sailors . Uh , 78 00:02:55,590 --> 00:02:59,020 back on the job . Aziz , you go forward . 79 00:02:59,180 --> 00:03:01,402 And secondly , just on the quick one on 80 00:03:01,402 --> 00:03:04,210 the mercy as you look ahead to the fall 81 00:03:04,210 --> 00:03:06,510 when there may be another resurgence of 82 00:03:06,510 --> 00:03:09,630 the virus , do you expect that the 83 00:03:09,630 --> 00:03:11,741 mercy of the comfort would be used in 84 00:03:11,741 --> 00:03:13,810 the same way ? Or are there lessons 85 00:03:13,820 --> 00:03:17,350 learned that suggests maybe the ships 86 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,460 themselves weren't used a lot , but 87 00:03:19,470 --> 00:03:22,660 that other types of military medical 88 00:03:22,830 --> 00:03:25,350 personnel are greater use . 89 00:03:26,950 --> 00:03:30,000 So with regard to the teddy Roosevelt , 90 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,667 I think we would we would all 91 00:03:31,667 --> 00:03:33,500 acknowledge that this has been a 92 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:35,167 learning process . And so the 93 00:03:35,167 --> 00:03:37,222 department , and particularly Navy , 94 00:03:37,222 --> 00:03:39,222 have learned much over the last few 95 00:03:39,222 --> 00:03:41,389 weeks on how toe confront outbreaks on 96 00:03:41,389 --> 00:03:43,333 ships . Fortunately , this is only 97 00:03:43,333 --> 00:03:45,560 affected at this time to ships . Ah , 98 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,782 and as we saw with the U . S . S Kidd , 99 00:03:47,782 --> 00:03:49,893 many of those lessons learned allowed 100 00:03:49,893 --> 00:03:52,060 the Navy to move very quickly . But it 101 00:03:52,060 --> 00:03:54,004 also shows us that what we've what 102 00:03:54,004 --> 00:03:56,004 we've known for a long time is that 103 00:03:56,004 --> 00:03:58,116 this is ah , very stubborn infectious 104 00:03:58,116 --> 00:04:00,004 disease that we've taken steps on 105 00:04:00,004 --> 00:04:02,060 walking through . The steps that the 106 00:04:02,060 --> 00:04:04,171 Navy has taken include removing those 107 00:04:04,171 --> 00:04:06,227 who are symptomatic , removing those 108 00:04:06,227 --> 00:04:08,393 who have close proximity to people who 109 00:04:08,393 --> 00:04:10,727 are symptomatic testing the entire crew , 110 00:04:10,727 --> 00:04:12,782 cleaning the crew , quarantining the 111 00:04:12,782 --> 00:04:14,893 crew on , then putting people back on 112 00:04:14,893 --> 00:04:16,893 the ship . The good news is that in 113 00:04:16,893 --> 00:04:19,004 this case , you had a few individuals 114 00:04:19,004 --> 00:04:20,949 who showed symptoms because of the 115 00:04:20,949 --> 00:04:22,750 medical testing and the medical 116 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,302 surveillance that we had put in place . 117 00:04:25,302 --> 00:04:27,413 They quickly were alerted the medical 118 00:04:27,413 --> 00:04:29,524 crew on the ship . They were tested . 119 00:04:29,540 --> 00:04:31,540 They were removed from the ship and 120 00:04:31,540 --> 00:04:33,484 quarantined that we did tracing to 121 00:04:33,484 --> 00:04:35,707 identify others who have been were near 122 00:04:35,707 --> 00:04:37,929 them and tested them , and then did the 123 00:04:37,929 --> 00:04:40,040 same to identify others who were near 124 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,096 them . So process is put in place to 125 00:04:42,096 --> 00:04:44,373 quickly quickly address the issue . So , 126 00:04:44,670 --> 00:04:46,670 as I said , is a stubborn disease . 127 00:04:46,670 --> 00:04:48,670 We're learning a lot . We're taking 128 00:04:48,670 --> 00:04:51,040 every step possible to get the ship 129 00:04:51,050 --> 00:04:53,570 fully clean and fully ready . I'll just 130 00:04:53,570 --> 00:04:55,570 note , as we've said from the start 131 00:04:55,570 --> 00:04:57,737 with regard to the TR is that and that 132 00:04:57,737 --> 00:04:59,959 the chairman Billy set up here a number 133 00:04:59,959 --> 00:05:01,959 of times that the TR could be a TSE 134 00:05:01,959 --> 00:05:04,360 tomorrow if we called upon and would be 135 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,360 able to fight through this this 136 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,527 evaporate . But we do want to get to a 137 00:05:08,527 --> 00:05:10,638 place where there are zero infections 138 00:05:10,638 --> 00:05:12,527 on the ship and the entire ship's 139 00:05:12,527 --> 00:05:14,582 complement is back at sea . And that 140 00:05:14,582 --> 00:05:16,638 may take a little bit more time with 141 00:05:16,638 --> 00:05:18,582 with your second question with the 142 00:05:18,582 --> 00:05:20,360 comfort and mercy we saw at the 143 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,471 beginning of this outbreak , a demand 144 00:05:22,471 --> 00:05:24,138 from the state and locals for 145 00:05:24,138 --> 00:05:26,360 additional support . And in the case of 146 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,582 the comfort mercy , we had New York and 147 00:05:28,582 --> 00:05:30,638 Washington State and California in a 148 00:05:30,638 --> 00:05:32,582 couple of the places that were all 149 00:05:32,582 --> 00:05:34,804 clamoring for what they thought was the 150 00:05:34,804 --> 00:05:36,860 need , which was gonna be additional 151 00:05:36,860 --> 00:05:38,971 bed space . And so the comfort of the 152 00:05:38,971 --> 00:05:41,027 mercy had the benefit of having 1000 153 00:05:41,027 --> 00:05:42,971 beds as well as doctors to support 154 00:05:42,971 --> 00:05:44,916 those . So it brought a full fully 155 00:05:44,916 --> 00:05:47,138 fledged hospital as we went through the 156 00:05:47,138 --> 00:05:49,304 process , we've seen the demand signal 157 00:05:49,304 --> 00:05:51,527 shift from a fully formed hospital with 158 00:05:51,527 --> 00:05:53,693 doctors and nurses to potentially just 159 00:05:53,693 --> 00:05:55,860 additional beds on then , then to just 160 00:05:55,860 --> 00:05:58,220 doctors . So we'll look at it . The 161 00:05:58,220 --> 00:06:00,276 lessons we learned from that we have 162 00:06:00,276 --> 00:06:02,276 adjusted . We've modified and we'll 163 00:06:02,276 --> 00:06:04,331 look and see what the next potential 164 00:06:04,331 --> 00:06:06,650 wave looks like . So I can't predict 165 00:06:06,690 --> 00:06:10,220 what ah , what any type of Ah , follow 166 00:06:10,220 --> 00:06:13,170 on . Maybe I have no ability to do that . 167 00:06:13,810 --> 00:06:15,921 But I do know that the comfort in the 168 00:06:15,921 --> 00:06:18,032 mercy will be prepped and ready , and 169 00:06:18,032 --> 00:06:20,199 the crews will be prepared to deploy , 170 00:06:20,199 --> 00:06:22,254 if called upon by FEMA , HHS and the 171 00:06:22,254 --> 00:06:24,477 governors and mirrors of of the country 172 00:06:24,477 --> 00:06:26,910 to assist . All right , well , good . 173 00:06:26,910 --> 00:06:30,680 The next one done . Jennifer Santos was 174 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,902 removed abruptly from her job as deputy 175 00:06:32,902 --> 00:06:34,847 assistant secretary of defense for 176 00:06:34,847 --> 00:06:37,013 industrial policy to work closely with 177 00:06:37,013 --> 00:06:39,291 industry on the Defense Production Act . 178 00:06:39,291 --> 00:06:41,720 No explanation was given why she was 179 00:06:41,730 --> 00:06:43,730 moved . Apparently Ellen Lord , her 180 00:06:43,730 --> 00:06:45,700 boss , didn't know about it . And 181 00:06:45,770 --> 00:06:47,930 people are saying the order came from 182 00:06:47,930 --> 00:06:50,152 the White House to remove her . Can you 183 00:06:50,152 --> 00:06:52,319 walk us through what I just start with 184 00:06:52,319 --> 00:06:54,430 the assertion that Ellen Lord was not 185 00:06:54,430 --> 00:06:56,374 aware of this . I spoke with Ellen 186 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,920 about this . Ellen was aware of , ah , 187 00:06:58,930 --> 00:07:01,810 change That was being made . Um , the 188 00:07:01,820 --> 00:07:05,230 decision was made to have ah Jen moved 189 00:07:05,230 --> 00:07:07,397 to position the navy . They had a need 190 00:07:07,397 --> 00:07:09,508 for someone to assist . Ah ah , Honda 191 00:07:09,508 --> 00:07:11,563 Gertz . With his role as the head of 192 00:07:11,563 --> 00:07:13,660 acquisition and navy , she had ah , 193 00:07:13,670 --> 00:07:15,837 some capabilities and skills that they 194 00:07:15,837 --> 00:07:17,614 thought would be helpful was an 195 00:07:17,614 --> 00:07:17,460 opportunity for Jennifer to move into a 196 00:07:17,460 --> 00:07:19,293 new position there . And it also 197 00:07:19,293 --> 00:07:21,404 provided us an opportunity as we move 198 00:07:21,404 --> 00:07:23,571 forward with this operation warp speed 199 00:07:23,571 --> 00:07:25,793 to potentially identify somebody with a 200 00:07:25,793 --> 00:07:27,516 different set of background in 201 00:07:27,516 --> 00:07:29,738 manufacturing toe work with industry as 202 00:07:29,738 --> 00:07:31,571 we move forward in , some of the 203 00:07:31,571 --> 00:07:33,682 efforts will have to undertake in the 204 00:07:33,682 --> 00:07:35,849 coming months babies need . That's why 205 00:07:35,849 --> 00:07:35,590 she was moved over . I think there's 206 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,918 just listed on a few different reasons . 207 00:07:37,918 --> 00:07:40,760 Why so All right , so go go back to the 208 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:44,000 phones . Goto Travis Triton . Bloomberg . 209 00:07:47,540 --> 00:07:49,096 Hi . Can you hear me ? Ok , 210 00:07:52,190 --> 00:07:54,190 thank you . Yes , we can , Travis . 211 00:07:55,140 --> 00:07:58,120 Okay . Thank you . Um , I wanted to ask 212 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,340 you about the teeth management officer . 213 00:08:01,970 --> 00:08:04,690 There was a a assessment that came out 214 00:08:04,690 --> 00:08:07,300 by the Defense Business Board and you 215 00:08:07,310 --> 00:08:09,366 said that last week that it was just 216 00:08:09,366 --> 00:08:11,530 one inputs . Essentially , it found 217 00:08:11,530 --> 00:08:13,850 that the position has been ineffective . 218 00:08:14,370 --> 00:08:16,314 I'm wondering if a D . O . D . Has 219 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,080 completed in an an internal assessment 220 00:08:19,330 --> 00:08:21,240 of the chief management officer 221 00:08:21,350 --> 00:08:24,610 position and what it is determined 222 00:08:24,610 --> 00:08:26,490 whether it has been effective or 223 00:08:26,490 --> 00:08:30,170 ineffective . Thank Here is directed 224 00:08:30,270 --> 00:08:32,960 the to the staff to conduct an 225 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,071 assessment of the office of the chief 226 00:08:35,071 --> 00:08:38,190 management officer stipulated Ah in the 227 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,360 f y 20 nd a . So that staff assessment 228 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,200 will take into consideration the 229 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,422 findings of other independent reviews , 230 00:08:45,422 --> 00:08:48,750 including the review conducted by the D . 231 00:08:48,750 --> 00:08:51,180 B . B . The report of the secretary's 232 00:08:51,180 --> 00:08:52,958 assessment will be delivered to 233 00:08:52,958 --> 00:08:55,124 Congress when it's completed . I don't 234 00:08:55,124 --> 00:08:57,540 have AH timeline on that , but I expect 235 00:08:57,540 --> 00:08:59,596 that will be on informative review . 236 00:08:59,620 --> 00:09:01,787 And one thing I just want to make sure 237 00:09:01,787 --> 00:09:04,009 everybody's clear of is whether the the 238 00:09:04,009 --> 00:09:07,400 office of the chief management officer , 239 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,473 um , has go undergone change and 240 00:09:09,473 --> 00:09:11,473 whether additional modifications or 241 00:09:11,473 --> 00:09:13,584 changes are necessary . The one thing 242 00:09:13,584 --> 00:09:15,529 that's been clear is that at least 243 00:09:15,529 --> 00:09:17,418 Horseman's been X selling in that 244 00:09:17,418 --> 00:09:19,640 position has been ah ah riel benefit to 245 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,584 the department and working through 246 00:09:21,584 --> 00:09:23,640 transformation on many of the issues 247 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,584 that she has been tasked with . So 248 00:09:25,584 --> 00:09:27,807 appreciate all the work that she's been 249 00:09:27,807 --> 00:09:29,918 doing to continue will continue to be 250 00:09:29,918 --> 00:09:32,190 doing Jennifer super duper missile that 251 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,311 the president just referred to it the 252 00:09:34,311 --> 00:09:36,367 White House in the Oval Office . I'm 253 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:38,533 gonna have to refer you back , toe the 254 00:09:38,533 --> 00:09:40,700 White House on that . I don't have any 255 00:09:40,700 --> 00:09:44,330 information to give you on that . Can 256 00:09:44,330 --> 00:09:46,274 you update us on the Fort Dietrich 257 00:09:46,274 --> 00:09:48,910 vaccine ? Is it in the lead right now 258 00:09:48,910 --> 00:09:50,910 in terms of the eight vaccines that 259 00:09:50,910 --> 00:09:53,132 we're hearing about where they in their 260 00:09:53,132 --> 00:09:54,966 trials . So I can't give you any 261 00:09:54,966 --> 00:09:57,132 specific information apparent others I 262 00:09:57,132 --> 00:09:58,966 know that they're moving rapidly 263 00:09:58,966 --> 00:10:00,966 through the process . I think we're 264 00:10:00,966 --> 00:10:00,930 intending to try to get a briefing for 265 00:10:00,930 --> 00:10:02,960 you guys with with some of the team 266 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,960 that's gonna be working on that has 267 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,580 been working on vaccines and 268 00:10:06,580 --> 00:10:08,580 therapeutics . I think we've talked 269 00:10:08,580 --> 00:10:10,524 with , um ah a couple weeks ago or 270 00:10:10,524 --> 00:10:12,636 maybe a month ago to get them back in 271 00:10:12,636 --> 00:10:14,913 here and give you far more information . 272 00:10:14,913 --> 00:10:14,770 Much of the work that they're doing is 273 00:10:14,770 --> 00:10:16,881 gonna fall under the Operation War of 274 00:10:16,881 --> 00:10:19,048 speed that's that's being undertaken . 275 00:10:19,048 --> 00:10:21,159 And so the work that they're going to 276 00:10:21,159 --> 00:10:23,381 do is gonna inform that and work as one 277 00:10:23,381 --> 00:10:26,080 of the many the many different types of 278 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,302 vaccines that are under consideration . 279 00:10:29,740 --> 00:10:31,851 I wanted to ask you about a couple of 280 00:10:31,851 --> 00:10:34,018 things the secretary said in something 281 00:10:34,018 --> 00:10:36,351 you just said about the vaccine . First , 282 00:10:36,351 --> 00:10:38,573 can you tell us why warp speed needs an 283 00:10:38,573 --> 00:10:40,700 intelligence officer ? You mentioned 284 00:10:40,700 --> 00:10:43,680 that white . Why ? Whose expertise I 285 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:45,736 think you indicated , was chemical , 286 00:10:45,736 --> 00:10:47,736 biological , radiological . Why did 287 00:10:47,736 --> 00:10:49,847 they need the intelligence ? Office ? 288 00:10:49,847 --> 00:10:52,013 Surfaces suggest that some of the work 289 00:10:52,013 --> 00:10:54,069 on the vaccine will be classified as 290 00:10:54,069 --> 00:10:56,236 opposed to just industrial sensitive . 291 00:10:56,410 --> 00:10:58,632 And I wanted to ask you also about what 292 00:10:58,632 --> 00:11:00,854 the secretary said at the White House , 293 00:11:00,854 --> 00:11:03,077 and I'm quoting him . He said , We will 294 00:11:03,077 --> 00:11:04,966 deliver by the end of this year a 295 00:11:04,966 --> 00:11:07,132 vaccine at scale to treat the American 296 00:11:07,132 --> 00:11:09,188 people in our partners abroad . He's 297 00:11:09,188 --> 00:11:11,354 very definitive that it will be by the 298 00:11:11,354 --> 00:11:13,410 end of this year , which is 28 weeks 299 00:11:13,410 --> 00:11:15,740 from now . What makes Secretary s for 300 00:11:15,740 --> 00:11:17,907 what evidence does he have ? What does 301 00:11:17,907 --> 00:11:21,560 he know ? That makes him able to be 302 00:11:21,710 --> 00:11:25,700 himself absolutely definitive that 303 00:11:25,700 --> 00:11:27,644 there will be a safe and effective 304 00:11:27,644 --> 00:11:31,420 vaccine 28 weeks . So on the 1st 1 305 00:11:31,430 --> 00:11:33,597 I will . I'll have to get back to some 306 00:11:33,597 --> 00:11:35,374 more detail on the role of each 307 00:11:35,374 --> 00:11:37,430 individual on the task force . But I 308 00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:39,541 think one of things you would look at 309 00:11:39,541 --> 00:11:41,597 us . We do want to make sure that we 310 00:11:41,597 --> 00:11:41,570 were protecting the research . We're 311 00:11:41,570 --> 00:11:44,430 protecting that information so that we 312 00:11:44,430 --> 00:11:46,630 can move through the process . And I 313 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,380 think we've seen reports of efforts to 314 00:11:49,380 --> 00:11:53,310 ah , by adversaries to muck 315 00:11:53,310 --> 00:11:56,980 with our research and development , and 316 00:11:57,130 --> 00:11:59,260 that runs risks of having information 317 00:11:59,260 --> 00:12:01,371 manipulated or corrupted . So we need 318 00:12:01,371 --> 00:12:03,593 to protect that . I think that would be 319 00:12:03,593 --> 00:12:05,704 one aspect of having ah , very highly 320 00:12:05,704 --> 00:12:07,927 informed person who is talented in that 321 00:12:07,927 --> 00:12:09,982 room . But I could get you some more 322 00:12:09,982 --> 00:12:12,093 information on that . Barbara Chinese 323 00:12:12,093 --> 00:12:14,316 have made efforts to hack into American 324 00:12:14,316 --> 00:12:16,204 vaccine information . I need more 325 00:12:16,204 --> 00:12:18,538 information on the role that individual . 326 00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:20,649 So on the on the second part with the 327 00:12:20,649 --> 00:12:22,900 secretaries confidence , I think it's 328 00:12:22,900 --> 00:12:25,067 fair for the secretary to be confident 329 00:12:25,067 --> 00:12:27,320 that when the president tasks and 330 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,830 Congress and the American government , 331 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,062 the entire American people , are behind 332 00:12:32,062 --> 00:12:34,270 an effort that will be successful , I 333 00:12:34,270 --> 00:12:36,159 don't think that there is any any 334 00:12:36,159 --> 00:12:38,850 reason to doubt that we can , using all 335 00:12:38,850 --> 00:12:40,860 of the medical capabilities at the 336 00:12:40,870 --> 00:12:42,759 hands of the federal government , 337 00:12:42,759 --> 00:12:44,760 industry , the private sector , 338 00:12:45,110 --> 00:12:46,880 research institutions , all of 339 00:12:46,890 --> 00:12:49,112 everybody working together , along with 340 00:12:49,112 --> 00:12:51,223 the capabilities of the military , on 341 00:12:51,223 --> 00:12:53,057 the logistic side to deliver and 342 00:12:53,057 --> 00:12:55,001 manufacturer that that we won't be 343 00:12:55,001 --> 00:12:57,223 successful . I think the secretary is a 344 00:12:57,223 --> 00:12:59,334 showing optimism and confidence in it 345 00:12:59,334 --> 00:13:01,168 on . And I think that's what the 346 00:13:01,168 --> 00:13:00,970 American people want to see from the 347 00:13:00,980 --> 00:13:02,980 from the government right now is an 348 00:13:02,980 --> 00:13:05,147 effort to move toward that goal and be 349 00:13:05,147 --> 00:13:07,313 successful . All right , we'll go back 350 00:13:07,313 --> 00:13:11,220 to the specific By the end of the year . 351 00:13:11,450 --> 00:13:13,506 We've set a goal . So our goal , the 352 00:13:13,506 --> 00:13:16,040 goal of the operation , is that by 353 00:13:17,410 --> 00:13:19,688 is different from he's He was specific . 354 00:13:19,688 --> 00:13:21,854 We will have it . But I think you look 355 00:13:21,854 --> 00:13:24,077 at what the goal is , and then you work 356 00:13:24,077 --> 00:13:23,660 backwards from there . What do we need 357 00:13:23,660 --> 00:13:25,493 to do to attain that goal ? What 358 00:13:25,493 --> 00:13:27,493 resource is ? Well , he's saying we 359 00:13:27,493 --> 00:13:29,549 will have advice . You're once again 360 00:13:29,549 --> 00:13:31,660 you set a goal and then you work back 361 00:13:31,660 --> 00:13:31,540 from them . You say , What do we need ? 362 00:13:31,550 --> 00:13:33,606 What do we need to do to obtain that 363 00:13:33,606 --> 00:13:36,620 goal . So ah , goal when you set a goal 364 00:13:36,620 --> 00:13:38,398 and then you say , What are the 365 00:13:38,398 --> 00:13:40,287 resource is we need ? Who are the 366 00:13:40,287 --> 00:13:42,287 people we need ? What's the team we 367 00:13:42,287 --> 00:13:44,509 need ? And then you put that to it . So 368 00:13:44,509 --> 00:13:46,731 we're looking at this is a problem that 369 00:13:46,731 --> 00:13:48,731 could be solved by collaboration by 370 00:13:48,731 --> 00:13:50,842 putting the right people working with 371 00:13:50,842 --> 00:13:52,676 industry , working with the best 372 00:13:52,676 --> 00:13:52,190 scientists in the world , working with 373 00:13:52,190 --> 00:13:54,301 the best logistician in the world and 374 00:13:54,301 --> 00:13:56,357 then applying all of that to it . So 375 00:13:56,357 --> 00:13:58,468 it's a matter of how quickly you want 376 00:13:58,468 --> 00:14:00,634 to do it and how many resources you're 377 00:14:00,634 --> 00:14:02,746 willing to put to it . And that's the 378 00:14:02,746 --> 00:14:04,857 that's Ah , that's what Secretary has 379 00:14:04,857 --> 00:14:06,912 confidence in that . Given that goal 380 00:14:06,912 --> 00:14:09,079 we've identified , the steps that need 381 00:14:09,079 --> 00:14:08,890 to be didn't need to be taken . I had 382 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:10,946 the opportunity to talk with General 383 00:14:10,946 --> 00:14:13,168 Permit yesterday for a little bit about 384 00:14:13,168 --> 00:14:15,112 this , and he laid out some of the 385 00:14:15,112 --> 00:14:17,168 steps that when you start looking at 386 00:14:17,168 --> 00:14:19,279 you work backwards , you say , Here's 387 00:14:19,279 --> 00:14:21,390 where we need to be on the in January 388 00:14:21,390 --> 00:14:23,501 of 2021 . What are the different type 389 00:14:23,501 --> 00:14:25,723 of steps we need to take and then start 390 00:14:25,723 --> 00:14:25,270 breaking it down and saying , All right , 391 00:14:25,270 --> 00:14:27,610 do we need to build up our our 392 00:14:27,620 --> 00:14:29,731 manufacturing ? Okay . What does that 393 00:14:29,731 --> 00:14:32,009 mean ? We got a look at the facilities . 394 00:14:32,009 --> 00:14:34,120 We've got a look at the we got a look 395 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:36,342 at the facilities . We've got a look at 396 00:14:36,342 --> 00:14:38,564 the distribution on all these different 397 00:14:38,564 --> 00:14:40,564 parts of it , and then you start to 398 00:14:40,564 --> 00:14:42,787 incrementally attack it again . How can 399 00:14:42,787 --> 00:14:44,787 you be specific of a date certain I 400 00:14:44,787 --> 00:14:46,787 understand all the effort being put 401 00:14:46,787 --> 00:14:48,676 into it . But how can you How can 402 00:14:48,676 --> 00:14:50,842 anybody say at this point four years , 403 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,100 Tom , you set a goal . You have 404 00:14:53,100 --> 00:14:55,156 confidence that you're gonna put the 405 00:14:55,156 --> 00:14:57,378 resource is to it to obtain that goal . 406 00:14:57,378 --> 00:14:59,600 And I think that's what the secretary . 407 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:01,489 And that's what the president are 408 00:15:01,489 --> 00:15:03,600 saying is that we have a goal . We've 409 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,822 got the team together . We've committed 410 00:15:05,822 --> 00:15:07,989 to putting the resource is to it , and 411 00:15:07,989 --> 00:15:10,100 we're gonna attain that goal . Okay . 412 00:15:10,100 --> 00:15:12,433 All right . Let's go back to the phones . 413 00:15:12,433 --> 00:15:13,989 Um , go to ah , address Ali 414 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,230 Johnson . Um , whenever the secretary 415 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,540 and other military leaders go to the 416 00:15:21,540 --> 00:15:23,651 White House , I presume they're being 417 00:15:23,651 --> 00:15:25,929 tested by the White Out testing system , 418 00:15:25,929 --> 00:15:25,740 which is the average testing system . 419 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,567 But there were some research that came 420 00:15:28,567 --> 00:15:30,678 out earlier this week showing that up 421 00:15:30,678 --> 00:15:32,844 to 50% of the results could be false . 422 00:15:32,844 --> 00:15:34,789 Negative . I'm just wondering when 423 00:15:34,789 --> 00:15:36,956 extra Esper and other military leaders 424 00:15:36,956 --> 00:15:39,770 go to the White House . Given that they 425 00:15:39,770 --> 00:15:41,992 could be false negatives , why not wear 426 00:15:41,992 --> 00:15:44,048 a map ? I'm difference Is there harm 427 00:15:44,048 --> 00:15:46,270 and wearing a mask when they go there ? 428 00:15:46,270 --> 00:15:48,500 Explained out . Please , I think we've 429 00:15:48,500 --> 00:15:50,667 seen that the department's been pretty 430 00:15:50,667 --> 00:15:52,611 forward leaning ahead of the curve 431 00:15:52,611 --> 00:15:54,778 since the start on measures to counter 432 00:15:54,778 --> 00:15:57,380 act Corona virus . And what we look at 433 00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:59,490 is that this is an effort to to 434 00:15:59,490 --> 00:16:01,930 mitigate risk and so by mitigating risk . 435 00:16:01,930 --> 00:16:04,152 You look at the different measures that 436 00:16:04,152 --> 00:16:06,263 we've taken social distancing wearing 437 00:16:06,263 --> 00:16:08,208 masks when social distancing isn't 438 00:16:08,208 --> 00:16:09,763 possible . We've put people 439 00:16:09,763 --> 00:16:11,986 telecommuting . We've been doing vtcs . 440 00:16:11,986 --> 00:16:14,152 We've separated senior leaders . We've 441 00:16:14,152 --> 00:16:16,430 been quarantining , people are exposed , 442 00:16:16,430 --> 00:16:18,541 we do tracing . We do regular testing 443 00:16:18,541 --> 00:16:20,541 and then we do screen to people for 444 00:16:20,541 --> 00:16:20,390 symptoms . There's a whole bunch of 445 00:16:20,390 --> 00:16:22,510 different things we do to get to that 446 00:16:22,510 --> 00:16:24,980 point . With regard to the White House , 447 00:16:25,180 --> 00:16:27,640 you have a system where testing takes 448 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,690 place . Generally they're they're 449 00:16:29,690 --> 00:16:32,060 maintaining their distance socially on 450 00:16:32,060 --> 00:16:34,171 it . Sometimes they were masked , and 451 00:16:34,171 --> 00:16:36,338 sometimes they don't . So I think that 452 00:16:36,338 --> 00:16:38,393 they're taking the steps to mitigate 453 00:16:38,393 --> 00:16:40,282 the risk in an environment . In a 454 00:16:40,282 --> 00:16:42,338 meeting where everyone has just been 455 00:16:42,338 --> 00:16:44,190 tested , the risk is somewhat 456 00:16:44,190 --> 00:16:47,220 diminished , so that would that would 457 00:16:47,220 --> 00:16:49,130 be my response to you . But we've 458 00:16:49,130 --> 00:16:51,910 provided , ah , guidance and , uh , and 459 00:16:51,910 --> 00:16:53,966 the leaders have been following it . 460 00:16:53,966 --> 00:16:56,188 But generally there are cases where you 461 00:16:56,188 --> 00:16:58,521 are able to maintain social distance on , 462 00:16:58,521 --> 00:17:01,180 and so you may choose not to wear a 463 00:17:01,180 --> 00:17:03,291 mask . It's it's It's a decision that 464 00:17:03,450 --> 00:17:05,617 is being made at different times based 465 00:17:05,617 --> 00:17:07,728 on on the event . I'm not wearing one 466 00:17:07,728 --> 00:17:09,783 right now because I'm up here at the 467 00:17:09,783 --> 00:17:11,617 podium and it would make it very 468 00:17:11,617 --> 00:17:11,380 difficult to communicate with you . 469 00:17:11,380 --> 00:17:13,602 Many of you are . Some of you are not , 470 00:17:13,870 --> 00:17:16,210 but we're all socially distance , so 471 00:17:16,220 --> 00:17:18,331 we're taking advantage of that . It's 472 00:17:18,331 --> 00:17:20,331 mitigating the risk on , and that's 473 00:17:20,331 --> 00:17:22,553 what we're gonna have to continue to do 474 00:17:22,553 --> 00:17:24,730 it . We cannot drive . We cannot adopt 475 00:17:24,730 --> 00:17:26,674 a posture where we just stop doing 476 00:17:26,674 --> 00:17:28,563 everything that may result in any 477 00:17:28,563 --> 00:17:30,720 communication of Corona virus . We're 478 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,831 not going to shut down the Pentagon . 479 00:17:32,831 --> 00:17:34,664 We're not going to shut down the 480 00:17:34,664 --> 00:17:34,180 Department of Defense . We're not going 481 00:17:34,180 --> 00:17:36,236 to stop doing events , so we're just 482 00:17:36,236 --> 00:17:38,236 gonna take ah , Siris of mitigation 483 00:17:38,236 --> 00:17:41,480 steps . All right , we'll go back to 484 00:17:41,490 --> 00:17:43,520 the phone as well . So , uh , David 485 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:47,300 Martin , Thank you . 486 00:17:47,750 --> 00:17:51,640 Um , the president keeps using the term 487 00:17:51,650 --> 00:17:54,070 mobilized the military for this 488 00:17:54,070 --> 00:17:56,470 operation work , speed . And that 489 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,280 mobilizes usually meant Teoh referred 490 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,447 to calling up the reserves are calling 491 00:18:02,447 --> 00:18:05,690 out the the National Guard . So , uh , 492 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,230 what kind of military mobilization is 493 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:12,360 vision here other than the assignment 494 00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:15,730 of these officers to operation works ? 495 00:18:16,730 --> 00:18:20,350 And also , where is 496 00:18:20,350 --> 00:18:22,183 operation Warp speed going to be 497 00:18:22,183 --> 00:18:25,010 headquarters ? Is general partner going 498 00:18:25,010 --> 00:18:26,621 to continue to work from the 499 00:18:26,621 --> 00:18:28,510 headquarters of the Army Material 500 00:18:28,510 --> 00:18:31,290 Command ? Was he going to moved to 501 00:18:31,300 --> 00:18:34,810 Washington or what ? The first part of 502 00:18:34,810 --> 00:18:36,921 that , I think the president has ah , 503 00:18:36,921 --> 00:18:39,032 using the mobilizing the cloak little 504 00:18:39,032 --> 00:18:42,490 sense of , ah of putting the army or 505 00:18:42,490 --> 00:18:45,190 putting the military onto a task . And 506 00:18:45,190 --> 00:18:47,357 we're mobilizing . A resource is we're 507 00:18:47,357 --> 00:18:49,750 mobilizing our know how our knowledge , 508 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,080 our leadership , our logistic 509 00:18:52,090 --> 00:18:54,670 logistical backgrounds to address that . 510 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,951 So I think the president I don't want 511 00:18:56,951 --> 00:18:59,007 to speak for but I think that it was 512 00:18:59,007 --> 00:19:00,951 understood as the use of the cloak 513 00:19:00,951 --> 00:19:03,173 legalism closely in terms of mobilizing 514 00:19:03,173 --> 00:19:05,284 the military with regard to where the 515 00:19:05,284 --> 00:19:07,440 force is going to be , the warp speed 516 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,440 team is going to be located . On my 517 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,607 understanding is that they're going to 518 00:19:11,607 --> 00:19:13,662 be working out of HHS , that they've 519 00:19:13,662 --> 00:19:15,551 identified office space there . I 520 00:19:15,551 --> 00:19:15,280 believe General Partner . Mention this 521 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,530 in the interview that he had with with 522 00:19:17,540 --> 00:19:20,060 three New York Times yesterday that he 523 00:19:20,060 --> 00:19:22,900 and Dr Slowly will be co located over 524 00:19:22,900 --> 00:19:26,730 there and working from HHS . All right , 525 00:19:26,790 --> 00:19:28,980 next one . Louis Martinez , ABC . 526 00:19:31,430 --> 00:19:33,830 Jonathan Travis actually asked the 527 00:19:33,830 --> 00:19:36,620 question about , um when we could 528 00:19:36,620 --> 00:19:38,731 expect the new regulations than you , 529 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,210 uh , changes on , you know , the health 530 00:19:41,210 --> 00:19:43,310 conditions status now , depending on 531 00:19:43,310 --> 00:19:45,532 India . Do I feel like that's bad ? And 532 00:19:45,532 --> 00:19:47,760 then I have a follow up . Okay , So 533 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,130 with with regard to the Pentagon , one 534 00:19:50,130 --> 00:19:52,241 thing I would just start with this is 535 00:19:52,241 --> 00:19:54,186 we're not reopening the Pentagon . 536 00:19:54,186 --> 00:19:56,352 Pentagon has never been closed . We're 537 00:19:56,352 --> 00:19:55,520 not reopening the department . The 538 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,687 departments ever been closed . What we 539 00:19:57,687 --> 00:19:59,909 will do is we will begin to ramp up the 540 00:19:59,909 --> 00:20:02,076 number of individuals in the number of 541 00:20:02,076 --> 00:20:04,298 offices that air here . That's going to 542 00:20:04,298 --> 00:20:06,576 take place over over a number of weeks . 543 00:20:06,576 --> 00:20:08,464 What we have to look at is what's 544 00:20:08,464 --> 00:20:10,464 happening in in the district and in 545 00:20:10,464 --> 00:20:10,110 northern Virginia . So we still got to 546 00:20:10,110 --> 00:20:11,888 rely on what is the governor of 547 00:20:11,888 --> 00:20:14,054 Virginia saying , What is the mayor of 548 00:20:14,054 --> 00:20:16,110 D . C saying What is the governor of 549 00:20:16,110 --> 00:20:17,943 Maryland saying , Take that into 550 00:20:17,943 --> 00:20:20,054 account . There's There's a number of 551 00:20:20,054 --> 00:20:22,277 different things we've gotta look at in 552 00:20:22,277 --> 00:20:24,499 terms of the ability of our workforce . 553 00:20:24,499 --> 00:20:26,388 So mass transportation , day care 554 00:20:26,388 --> 00:20:29,800 schools , uh , hospital availability . 555 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,022 So these are all things we want to make 556 00:20:32,022 --> 00:20:34,133 sure in place . So there's Ah planing 557 00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:36,244 process that WHS is undertaking right 558 00:20:36,244 --> 00:20:38,640 now . Toe reach that conclusion . They 559 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,751 have , Ah , plan and the framework is 560 00:20:40,751 --> 00:20:42,918 out . There is conditions based . I've 561 00:20:42,918 --> 00:20:45,084 looked over it and it's in . It's in a 562 00:20:45,084 --> 00:20:47,362 good place . Hopefully that we will be , 563 00:20:47,362 --> 00:20:49,529 ah , be making an announcement on that 564 00:20:49,529 --> 00:20:51,584 relatively soon . But that is that's 565 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:53,807 that's up for review right now , within 566 00:20:53,807 --> 00:20:55,973 the department of People taking a look 567 00:20:55,973 --> 00:20:59,810 at it , he had a follow up . Yes , and 568 00:20:59,950 --> 00:21:03,920 that includes the broader Khan correct 569 00:21:04,370 --> 00:21:06,148 thing . Take a look at it . Two 570 00:21:06,148 --> 00:21:08,259 separate things , though one is going 571 00:21:08,259 --> 00:21:10,570 to be looking . We have a a inside D o 572 00:21:10,570 --> 00:21:14,070 d . We have WHS , which runs the 573 00:21:14,070 --> 00:21:16,014 Pentagon reservation . So the mark 574 00:21:16,014 --> 00:21:17,903 Center and other D . O . D leased 575 00:21:17,903 --> 00:21:20,014 facilities within the NCR and the and 576 00:21:20,014 --> 00:21:22,237 the Pentagon building itself . You kind 577 00:21:22,237 --> 00:21:25,190 of treat that as a as its own command 578 00:21:25,410 --> 00:21:27,632 and the sense that they have to look at 579 00:21:27,632 --> 00:21:29,521 the conditions here locally . The 580 00:21:29,521 --> 00:21:31,410 second part , I think what you're 581 00:21:31,410 --> 00:21:33,521 talking about is are are larger force 582 00:21:33,521 --> 00:21:35,410 con review of how the rest of the 583 00:21:35,410 --> 00:21:37,299 department around the country and 584 00:21:37,299 --> 00:21:39,299 around the world is gonna open . So 585 00:21:39,299 --> 00:21:41,188 that's that's undergoing . That's 586 00:21:41,188 --> 00:21:40,600 obviously going to be a little bit more 587 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,600 complex because we've got a look at 588 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,322 individual states , individual 589 00:21:44,322 --> 00:21:46,430 localities . But we do have the 590 00:21:46,430 --> 00:21:48,597 framework of what that is . So looking 591 00:21:48,597 --> 00:21:50,763 at what have local and state officials 592 00:21:50,763 --> 00:21:53,280 directed the availability of hospital 593 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,550 care and the availability of testing , 594 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,727 and then for the commanders to look at 595 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,760 their mission assignments And what how 596 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,090 open do they need to be to conduct 597 00:22:03,090 --> 00:22:05,312 their missions ? So that frameworks out 598 00:22:05,312 --> 00:22:07,479 there that's also out for review , and 599 00:22:07,479 --> 00:22:09,534 we expect to have ah announcement on 600 00:22:09,534 --> 00:22:13,470 that in the coming weeks . All right , 601 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,280 we'll go . Uh , go next toe . Paul 602 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:17,350 Hanley FP . 603 00:22:25,030 --> 00:22:27,570 All right , we'll goto Courtney Q b NBC . 604 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,840 Hi . Thanks . On another one . 605 00:22:34,540 --> 00:22:37,550 Oh , sorry , Another one . Operation 606 00:22:37,550 --> 00:22:40,990 work speed . Um , if the president has 607 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,833 said now , once or twice that he 608 00:22:42,833 --> 00:22:44,500 intends to use the military , 609 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,090 distribute the vaccine once it's 610 00:22:47,090 --> 00:22:49,090 available on , I'm wondering , even 611 00:22:49,090 --> 00:22:51,257 went so far the other days to say that 612 00:22:51,257 --> 00:22:53,368 that's what they're planning for that 613 00:22:53,368 --> 00:22:55,312 is that going to be active duty or 614 00:22:55,312 --> 00:22:57,646 national guard or a combination of both ? 615 00:22:57,646 --> 00:22:59,923 And can you give us a sense about what ? 616 00:22:59,923 --> 00:23:01,979 Where that planning is , what that's 617 00:23:01,979 --> 00:23:04,146 gonna look like ? I don't I don't have 618 00:23:04,146 --> 00:23:06,312 an answer for you at this time , but I 619 00:23:06,312 --> 00:23:05,440 think that that is something that 620 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,607 General Pern and his team will be able 621 00:23:07,607 --> 00:23:09,860 to provide updates to , but that he's 622 00:23:09,860 --> 00:23:11,860 the one who is handling it . That's 623 00:23:11,860 --> 00:23:13,860 what he's been hired to do . That's 624 00:23:13,860 --> 00:23:15,527 what he has a great wealth of 625 00:23:15,527 --> 00:23:17,749 experience doing . And so he's going to 626 00:23:17,749 --> 00:23:19,860 be coming up with a plan on how to do 627 00:23:19,860 --> 00:23:21,693 that and what resources to use . 628 00:23:21,693 --> 00:23:23,804 Whether that is , ah , active duty or 629 00:23:23,804 --> 00:23:25,916 National guard or some combination of 630 00:23:25,916 --> 00:23:27,971 both and and given the great role of 631 00:23:27,971 --> 00:23:27,880 the National Guard has clearly already 632 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,470 played in the covert response . It's 633 00:23:30,470 --> 00:23:32,303 it's something that they're well 634 00:23:32,303 --> 00:23:34,414 conditioned to Dio . But I'll have to 635 00:23:34,414 --> 00:23:36,248 get back to you after talking to 636 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:38,303 General Pern on on where they are in 637 00:23:38,303 --> 00:23:37,920 the plane , it on that when he's gonna 638 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,142 be ready to talk about what those plans 639 00:23:40,142 --> 00:23:42,950 are . All right . Did Ah . Did I hear 640 00:23:42,950 --> 00:23:43,950 Paul there , 641 00:23:46,740 --> 00:23:49,770 boy ? Lee ? Yeah , Good . I'm wondering 642 00:23:49,770 --> 00:23:51,992 if you could give us an update on troop 643 00:23:51,992 --> 00:23:54,048 withdrawals from Afghanistan and say 644 00:23:54,048 --> 00:23:57,100 whether the , uh , you view the Taliban 645 00:23:57,100 --> 00:23:59,710 is sticking to their agreement in this 646 00:23:59,710 --> 00:24:03,020 process . And excuse me . Secondly , 647 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:06,320 there's better gotten . Expect schools 648 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,600 on basis for dependence to be opened in 649 00:24:08,610 --> 00:24:12,140 September . So 650 00:24:12,150 --> 00:24:14,372 take your last question first . I think 651 00:24:14,372 --> 00:24:16,539 that's that's part of that review that 652 00:24:16,539 --> 00:24:18,706 we're looking at . Ah , and it's gonna 653 00:24:18,706 --> 00:24:20,872 be conditioned on a number of things . 654 00:24:20,872 --> 00:24:23,094 Like I said , what is what of the state 655 00:24:23,094 --> 00:24:25,150 and local governments directed ? How 656 00:24:25,150 --> 00:24:27,317 how do we interact with them on that ? 657 00:24:27,317 --> 00:24:29,483 So that if they have a force condition 658 00:24:29,483 --> 00:24:29,430 or ah , health condition that they have 659 00:24:29,430 --> 00:24:31,652 said , How do we interact with them and 660 00:24:31,652 --> 00:24:33,652 ensure that were , ah We're working 661 00:24:33,652 --> 00:24:35,597 closely with them to make sure our 662 00:24:35,597 --> 00:24:37,597 people are protected , because with 663 00:24:37,597 --> 00:24:39,763 schools you may have people coming off 664 00:24:39,763 --> 00:24:41,930 the base that need to attend as well , 665 00:24:41,930 --> 00:24:44,041 and then looking at where , where the 666 00:24:44,041 --> 00:24:46,300 the need is from the unit as well . So 667 00:24:46,570 --> 00:24:48,570 that's part of that decision that's 668 00:24:48,570 --> 00:24:50,403 that's undergoing review in that 669 00:24:50,403 --> 00:24:52,459 process right now . So don't have an 670 00:24:52,459 --> 00:24:54,570 update for you with regarded the true 671 00:24:54,570 --> 00:24:57,150 patrol were still ah , moving forward 672 00:24:57,310 --> 00:25:00,090 with the with the force reduction 673 00:25:00,090 --> 00:25:02,090 levels that were committed . Teoh , 674 00:25:02,370 --> 00:25:04,537 this has been a number of getting down 675 00:25:04,537 --> 00:25:06,450 8600 that we that General Miller 676 00:25:07,820 --> 00:25:09,931 proposed back . I believe in the fall 677 00:25:09,931 --> 00:25:12,153 when we were in Afghanistan . Thing was 678 00:25:12,153 --> 00:25:14,098 October and ah , we've been moving 679 00:25:14,098 --> 00:25:15,931 forward with that since then and 680 00:25:15,931 --> 00:25:18,042 started since Thea Thea agreement was 681 00:25:18,042 --> 00:25:20,080 signed . And so that is still going 682 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:22,510 forward . We expect Teoh to meet that 683 00:25:22,510 --> 00:25:24,840 within the timeline laid out under the 684 00:25:24,850 --> 00:25:26,906 dream of the Taliban . But I have no 685 00:25:26,906 --> 00:25:28,794 update for you on what the actual 686 00:25:28,794 --> 00:25:31,128 number is today . Ah , And then finally , 687 00:25:31,128 --> 00:25:33,128 with regard to the questions on the 688 00:25:33,128 --> 00:25:35,294 agreement itself , I just refer you to 689 00:25:35,294 --> 00:25:37,517 Ambassador Khalilzad comments . I think 690 00:25:37,517 --> 00:25:39,850 he gave a press conference this morning , 691 00:25:39,850 --> 00:25:41,961 where he dove into a lot of detail in 692 00:25:41,961 --> 00:25:44,183 that he is , ah , farm or knowledgeable 693 00:25:44,183 --> 00:25:46,350 person on this topic than I am . And I 694 00:25:46,350 --> 00:25:48,461 think I would I suggest you you would 695 00:25:48,461 --> 00:25:50,239 be better served looking to his 696 00:25:50,239 --> 00:25:52,517 comments this morning . All right , Um , 697 00:25:52,517 --> 00:25:54,128 we'll goto miss you , Ryan . 698 00:26:00,740 --> 00:26:02,684 All right , we'll come back in the 699 00:26:02,684 --> 00:26:04,851 building , the first in the comfort of 700 00:26:04,851 --> 00:26:06,962 being are going back for refit and to 701 00:26:06,962 --> 00:26:09,200 get prepared . But at this point that 702 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,367 can you confirm that there is no other 703 00:26:11,367 --> 00:26:13,589 follow on mission plan for the ships at 704 00:26:13,589 --> 00:26:15,589 this point , right ? Right now , we 705 00:26:15,589 --> 00:26:17,700 have not received a tasking from FEMA 706 00:26:17,700 --> 00:26:19,922 for a follow on mission for the comfort 707 00:26:19,922 --> 00:26:23,270 or mercy I took so I will fall upon 708 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,510 increases question social distancing 709 00:26:25,660 --> 00:26:27,660 policy . So that's not a question , 710 00:26:27,660 --> 00:26:29,438 really , whether the department 711 00:26:29,438 --> 00:26:31,327 officials air following that here 712 00:26:31,327 --> 00:26:30,750 because they very much are . But it 713 00:26:30,750 --> 00:26:32,639 seems like when general 1,000,000 714 00:26:32,639 --> 00:26:34,750 Secretary s forget to the White House 715 00:26:34,750 --> 00:26:36,861 because they have done a rapid test , 716 00:26:36,861 --> 00:26:39,083 they set that aside . But now , knowing 717 00:26:39,083 --> 00:26:41,083 that that rapid test is such a high 718 00:26:41,083 --> 00:26:43,194 failure rate , have they reconsidered 719 00:26:43,194 --> 00:26:45,940 that policy maybe social distancing or 720 00:26:45,940 --> 00:26:47,884 wearing a mask when there with the 721 00:26:47,884 --> 00:26:49,773 president or at the White House , 722 00:26:49,773 --> 00:26:51,607 knowing that they're setting the 723 00:26:51,607 --> 00:26:51,530 example for the rest of this department 724 00:26:51,540 --> 00:26:53,980 and force . So first I would say on the 725 00:26:53,990 --> 00:26:56,046 testing , I'm gonna have to refer to 726 00:26:56,046 --> 00:26:58,212 the doctors on that one . I think I've 727 00:26:58,212 --> 00:27:00,990 seen some pretty conflicting reports . 728 00:27:00,990 --> 00:27:04,480 Is toe what the accuracy of the testing 729 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:08,200 is ? So that is the testing that the 730 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,070 doctors have have identified and that 731 00:27:12,070 --> 00:27:14,340 is being used . We're relying on it , 732 00:27:14,670 --> 00:27:16,837 but we're also taking other measures . 733 00:27:16,837 --> 00:27:18,781 So I think there's there is , ah , 734 00:27:18,781 --> 00:27:20,948 great kerfuffle about the meeting last 735 00:27:20,948 --> 00:27:23,114 Saturday when you looked at the photos 736 00:27:23,114 --> 00:27:25,337 the individuals table receded . Five is 737 00:27:25,337 --> 00:27:28,770 six feet apart around the table . I 738 00:27:28,780 --> 00:27:30,780 think they were taking those social 739 00:27:30,780 --> 00:27:32,780 distancing measures in good faith . 740 00:27:32,780 --> 00:27:34,850 There may be moments where you're 741 00:27:34,850 --> 00:27:36,906 entering or leaving a room where you 742 00:27:36,906 --> 00:27:39,128 haven't put your mask back on yet where 743 00:27:39,128 --> 00:27:40,961 there may be some sort of closer 744 00:27:40,961 --> 00:27:43,072 contact , but it's it's a it's a risk 745 00:27:43,072 --> 00:27:45,294 mitigation , and I think that the in an 746 00:27:45,294 --> 00:27:45,240 effort where you're going into an 747 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,510 environment where everybody's just been 748 00:27:47,810 --> 00:27:49,921 recently tested , you have confidence 749 00:27:49,921 --> 00:27:53,170 in the testing system and , ah , you're 750 00:27:53,170 --> 00:27:55,392 maintaining social distance , your from 751 00:27:55,392 --> 00:27:57,448 taking steps to reduce the risk on . 752 00:27:57,448 --> 00:27:59,170 And I think that that's , ah , 753 00:27:59,210 --> 00:28:01,370 reasonable place to be for the 754 00:28:01,370 --> 00:28:03,314 secretary and for the other senior 755 00:28:03,314 --> 00:28:05,440 leaders . All right , go back to the 756 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:09,380 phones . A couple more . Um , Terra 757 00:28:09,380 --> 00:28:13,120 cop . Hey , 758 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:16,230 Dawson . Thanks for doing this . Um , I 759 00:28:16,230 --> 00:28:19,220 want to put in a request first to see 760 00:28:19,220 --> 00:28:22,410 if the five do D members with teaching 761 00:28:22,410 --> 00:28:25,030 and other agencies , um could come into 762 00:28:25,030 --> 00:28:27,197 the briefing room just to tell us what 763 00:28:27,197 --> 00:28:29,308 their specific roles are specifically 764 00:28:29,308 --> 00:28:31,363 learning the logistic , learning the 765 00:28:31,363 --> 00:28:33,474 vaccine development . So just putting 766 00:28:33,474 --> 00:28:35,808 that requesting a top and then secondly , 767 00:28:35,980 --> 00:28:38,340 what I don't see there is oversight . 768 00:28:38,350 --> 00:28:40,239 And I'm wondering if there's been 769 00:28:40,239 --> 00:28:42,461 discussions within the building to Will 770 00:28:42,461 --> 00:28:45,410 this just be another D o d g mission 771 00:28:45,410 --> 00:28:47,660 adds on to For all of the contracts 772 00:28:47,660 --> 00:28:49,882 have been vetted for all of the efforts 773 00:28:49,882 --> 00:28:52,049 underway . Will that become an added D 774 00:28:52,049 --> 00:28:56,000 o D i G . Overview responsibility ? I 775 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,056 don't have a question . I don't have 776 00:28:58,056 --> 00:29:00,167 started . I have an answer for you on 777 00:29:00,167 --> 00:29:02,333 that one for the second part will take 778 00:29:02,333 --> 00:29:04,444 the first suggestion under advisement 779 00:29:04,444 --> 00:29:04,100 and I'll talk with the team and then 780 00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:06,370 talk with the HHS team and knowing that 781 00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:08,537 this is ah , White House task force is 782 00:29:08,537 --> 00:29:10,592 being put together . I'll definitely 783 00:29:10,592 --> 00:29:12,648 have toe circle with them . But ah , 784 00:29:12,648 --> 00:29:14,759 the I G is always gonna play a role . 785 00:29:14,759 --> 00:29:16,759 He's one of the very value teammate 786 00:29:16,759 --> 00:29:19,170 here at the department of checking on 787 00:29:19,180 --> 00:29:21,360 how we're conducting things . I'm sure 788 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,480 that there will be some role for him 789 00:29:23,490 --> 00:29:25,490 continued throughout the cove itics 790 00:29:25,490 --> 00:29:28,110 experience . I don't know exactly what 791 00:29:28,110 --> 00:29:30,221 that will be with regard to this task 792 00:29:30,221 --> 00:29:32,530 force , but I can check Check into that 793 00:29:32,530 --> 00:29:34,470 for you . Okay . 794 00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:41,260 The Corona virus issues security issues . 795 00:29:41,740 --> 00:29:45,420 Can you tell us about the recent really 796 00:29:45,430 --> 00:29:48,750 hurt us in Korea ? Japan ? 797 00:29:49,340 --> 00:29:52,980 Uh , security cooperation meetings . 798 00:29:53,250 --> 00:29:55,300 What was the A copy ? 799 00:29:56,770 --> 00:29:58,937 So the recent meetings in Japan , what 800 00:29:58,937 --> 00:30:02,710 was the topic ? I I'm not going to get 801 00:30:02,710 --> 00:30:05,330 into the specifics of of any meeting , 802 00:30:05,540 --> 00:30:09,010 but generally we continue to discuss 803 00:30:09,010 --> 00:30:12,110 our need to work collaboratively in 804 00:30:12,110 --> 00:30:14,670 this environment . There are a number 805 00:30:14,670 --> 00:30:16,837 of threats in the region North Korea , 806 00:30:16,837 --> 00:30:19,360 obviously being the first and foremost 807 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,160 in their region . But also , how is the 808 00:30:22,170 --> 00:30:25,710 Covina adjusting the 809 00:30:25,710 --> 00:30:28,110 outlook and how we respond ? We 810 00:30:28,110 --> 00:30:30,277 obviously do a lot of joint training . 811 00:30:30,277 --> 00:30:32,332 We do a lot of joint exercising with 812 00:30:32,332 --> 00:30:34,332 Japan and Korea . We do a lot of we 813 00:30:34,332 --> 00:30:36,443 have thousands , tens of thousands of 814 00:30:36,443 --> 00:30:38,332 American soldiers and sailors and 815 00:30:38,332 --> 00:30:40,332 airmen based in Japan and Korea and 816 00:30:40,332 --> 00:30:42,554 South Korea . And so it's important for 817 00:30:42,554 --> 00:30:45,050 us . Thio Thio continue to contact , 818 00:30:45,060 --> 00:30:47,282 saying , Contacted them about how we're 819 00:30:47,282 --> 00:30:49,282 doing that and how we're doing that 820 00:30:49,282 --> 00:30:52,090 safely . Do you know about the current 821 00:30:52,090 --> 00:30:54,330 situation off the North Korean croon ? 822 00:30:54,330 --> 00:30:57,680 Abidal's uh , I'm not gonna get into 823 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:00,090 until matters about what we do and 824 00:31:00,090 --> 00:31:02,430 don't know on that , I think it's it's 825 00:31:02,430 --> 00:31:05,260 safe to say that it would be highly 826 00:31:05,260 --> 00:31:07,371 unusual if there was one place in the 827 00:31:07,371 --> 00:31:09,593 world that didn't have Corona virus the 828 00:31:09,593 --> 00:31:11,950 mastication with the U . S and South 829 00:31:11,950 --> 00:31:15,570 Screw T joint military exercises going 830 00:31:15,570 --> 00:31:18,790 to number . I mean that they're going 831 00:31:18,790 --> 00:31:22,300 to normals at the question eso we have 832 00:31:22,300 --> 00:31:25,000 not , ah fully restored all of our 833 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:28,780 exercises in the face of this . There's 834 00:31:28,780 --> 00:31:30,836 a lot of that that has to take place 835 00:31:30,836 --> 00:31:33,040 before we can . We can do that , but I 836 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:36,030 will say that USFK has continued to do 837 00:31:36,030 --> 00:31:38,197 maneuvering to do tabletop exercises . 838 00:31:38,197 --> 00:31:40,141 They've been flying , they've been 839 00:31:40,141 --> 00:31:42,363 maneuvering . They've been working with 840 00:31:42,363 --> 00:31:44,586 the with the Republic of Korea military 841 00:31:44,586 --> 00:31:46,808 throughout and will continue to do so . 842 00:31:46,990 --> 00:31:49,157 I will go back to the phone for just a 843 00:31:49,157 --> 00:31:51,323 couple more , um , questions before we 844 00:31:51,323 --> 00:31:54,350 wrap up . Uh , so , uh , Paul Shipman ? 845 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,240 Yeah . Hi . Thanks for doing this . 846 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:02,129 What is the current status of the 847 00:32:02,129 --> 00:32:04,920 Patriot missile battery withdrawal from 848 00:32:05,470 --> 00:32:07,680 Saudi Arabia ? And I saw the stated 849 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:09,850 justification for removing them . But 850 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:12,018 how do you respond , Teoh ? The 851 00:32:12,018 --> 00:32:14,184 perception that the U . S . Is backing 852 00:32:14,184 --> 00:32:16,462 away from the support for Saudi Arabia . 853 00:32:16,580 --> 00:32:18,747 So we're not gonna talk about specific 854 00:32:18,747 --> 00:32:21,010 timelines on the movement of any of our 855 00:32:21,730 --> 00:32:23,841 air defense assets into or out of any 856 00:32:23,841 --> 00:32:26,063 particular region . And I don't believe 857 00:32:26,063 --> 00:32:27,980 believe that . Ah , that has is 858 00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:30,202 something we have been talking about on 859 00:32:30,202 --> 00:32:32,202 this . I'll just say we have robust 860 00:32:32,202 --> 00:32:35,460 capabilities in theater to address . Ah , 861 00:32:35,540 --> 00:32:37,690 multiple threats and we have the 862 00:32:37,690 --> 00:32:39,523 ability to augment those . Those 863 00:32:39,523 --> 00:32:42,630 resource is on short notice . So we 864 00:32:42,630 --> 00:32:44,852 continue to work with the international 865 00:32:44,852 --> 00:32:46,963 community . The Saudi Saudi on forces 866 00:32:46,963 --> 00:32:49,130 did actually strengthen their of their 867 00:32:49,130 --> 00:32:51,580 defense forces as well so that they can 868 00:32:51,870 --> 00:32:54,230 have a greater role in air defenses for 869 00:32:54,230 --> 00:32:56,630 the kingdom . I didn't catch the second 870 00:32:56,630 --> 00:32:57,908 part . Your question . 871 00:33:01,140 --> 00:33:03,362 I've seen the justification for why the 872 00:33:03,362 --> 00:33:05,584 U . S . Was planning to withdraw them . 873 00:33:05,584 --> 00:33:07,418 So it's a dress . I think it was 874 00:33:07,418 --> 00:33:09,696 threats from Russia or China elsewhere . 875 00:33:09,696 --> 00:33:11,362 But how do you respond to the 876 00:33:11,362 --> 00:33:13,530 perception that represents us backing 877 00:33:13,530 --> 00:33:15,950 away from its support , our commitment 878 00:33:15,950 --> 00:33:18,380 to Saudi Arabia ? So once again , So 879 00:33:18,380 --> 00:33:21,060 we're not gonna talk about the movement 880 00:33:21,060 --> 00:33:23,070 in her out of any area of our air 881 00:33:23,070 --> 00:33:25,181 defenses . I'll just say that we have 882 00:33:25,181 --> 00:33:27,237 AH , long standing relationship with 883 00:33:27,237 --> 00:33:29,237 Saudi Arabia that is clearly not in 884 00:33:29,237 --> 00:33:31,403 question . Whether we're moving forces 885 00:33:31,403 --> 00:33:33,014 in or moving amount , that's 886 00:33:33,014 --> 00:33:34,959 counterterrorism . That's maritime 887 00:33:34,959 --> 00:33:37,070 security . That's air defense on . We 888 00:33:37,070 --> 00:33:36,980 remain committed . That and at the same 889 00:33:36,980 --> 00:33:38,940 time we are . Everyone is in this 890 00:33:38,940 --> 00:33:41,107 building and seen us over the last few 891 00:33:41,107 --> 00:33:43,620 months were aggressively addressing our 892 00:33:43,620 --> 00:33:45,842 global force posture and whether that's 893 00:33:45,842 --> 00:33:48,480 in Centcom , African Indo pay Kong . 894 00:33:48,700 --> 00:33:50,644 We're looking at where we need our 895 00:33:50,644 --> 00:33:52,756 forces and where's the best place toe 896 00:33:52,756 --> 00:33:54,700 have them all with the goal toward 897 00:33:54,700 --> 00:33:57,340 turning and looking toward the Indo 898 00:33:57,340 --> 00:34:00,350 Pacific and the ability for us to , ah 899 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,470 to shift on , re prioritize in 900 00:34:02,470 --> 00:34:05,610 accordance with the NDS , so that's Ah , 901 00:34:05,620 --> 00:34:07,920 that's kind of a long answer of saying 902 00:34:08,110 --> 00:34:10,740 we always just our forces . And just 903 00:34:10,740 --> 00:34:12,851 because we've had forces in one place 904 00:34:12,851 --> 00:34:15,018 for a period doesn't mean we'll always 905 00:34:15,018 --> 00:34:17,460 have them there on . Then we'll go do a 906 00:34:17,460 --> 00:34:19,930 couple more questions and then we will 907 00:34:19,930 --> 00:34:23,850 wrap it up . So Abraham Moshi Wash 908 00:34:23,850 --> 00:34:27,840 Examiner Perfect . 909 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:30,062 Thanks so much for taking my question . 910 00:34:30,062 --> 00:34:32,780 Um , Jonathan , I wonder if you could 911 00:34:33,700 --> 00:34:35,867 talk about back to the D . P . A . And 912 00:34:35,867 --> 00:34:38,580 Santos dismissal just quickly . Is this 913 00:34:38,580 --> 00:34:40,790 a sign of a shift in strategy for 914 00:34:40,790 --> 00:34:42,957 obtaining medical equipment ? And then 915 00:34:42,957 --> 00:34:45,390 secondly , general pain And a Wondered 916 00:34:45,390 --> 00:34:47,660 if you could comment on his efforts to 917 00:34:47,670 --> 00:34:50,000 ramp up test kit production and tested 918 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,240 component production . We haven't 919 00:34:52,250 --> 00:34:54,400 really seen much in the way of Title 920 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,500 three investment or purchases for a 921 00:34:56,500 --> 00:34:58,556 test . It is still going to be doing 922 00:34:58,556 --> 00:35:00,500 that . Can you give us an update ? 923 00:35:00,500 --> 00:35:02,740 Thanks so much . Sure . So I won the 924 00:35:02,740 --> 00:35:05,090 first question with regard Thio Chin 925 00:35:05,090 --> 00:35:07,990 Santa's . I wouldn't say it's moving in 926 00:35:07,990 --> 00:35:10,130 a new direction . It was just , ah , 927 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,460 personnel change that took place on , 928 00:35:12,460 --> 00:35:14,627 and we're gonna take advantage of it . 929 00:35:14,627 --> 00:35:16,793 Teoh to bolster the team , the Navy as 930 00:35:16,793 --> 00:35:19,170 well as try to find ah different skill 931 00:35:19,170 --> 00:35:22,210 set within within the A N s portfolio 932 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:26,310 with regard toe general pain are 933 00:35:26,310 --> 00:35:28,143 testing capabilities continue to 934 00:35:28,143 --> 00:35:30,088 increase ? I think we've gone from 935 00:35:30,088 --> 00:35:32,490 having 15 testing sites toe 80 . We 936 00:35:32,490 --> 00:35:34,212 have the ability to do tens of 937 00:35:34,212 --> 00:35:36,480 thousands of test a week were able to 938 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:38,536 hit those and we talked about at the 939 00:35:38,536 --> 00:35:41,820 tear 0123 testing needs and we've got 940 00:35:41,820 --> 00:35:43,653 ah regimen in place where we can 941 00:35:43,653 --> 00:35:45,764 actually conduct those as necessary . 942 00:35:45,830 --> 00:35:47,997 Eso We've had a pretty good success in 943 00:35:47,997 --> 00:35:50,830 getting there with regard toe the dp a 944 00:35:51,020 --> 00:35:53,650 ah , and procurement . We do have a 945 00:35:53,660 --> 00:35:55,771 number of different projects in which 946 00:35:55,771 --> 00:35:57,827 we've used those funds for including 947 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,520 the There's ah , one that was trying to 948 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:02,520 find it right here that we just did 949 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,160 this week with regard Teoh to 950 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:08,690 increasing our our ability to buy 951 00:36:09,310 --> 00:36:11,643 PP kits for protective eyewear , gloves , 952 00:36:11,643 --> 00:36:13,810 gowns , mask and for medical personnel 953 00:36:13,810 --> 00:36:16,860 $134 million for that in a number of 954 00:36:16,860 --> 00:36:18,804 other ones . You've heard the ones 955 00:36:18,804 --> 00:36:21,390 about our decontamination unit that we 956 00:36:21,390 --> 00:36:23,390 helped with the ability to increase 957 00:36:23,390 --> 00:36:25,557 swabs . I don't have an update for you 958 00:36:25,557 --> 00:36:27,779 specific to how we've used e p a on the 959 00:36:27,779 --> 00:36:30,001 testing side . But I think what we have 960 00:36:30,001 --> 00:36:32,180 seen nationwide is that the testing 961 00:36:32,180 --> 00:36:34,300 capacity and the testing 962 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:37,910 struck infrastructure has grown 963 00:36:38,030 --> 00:36:40,690 organically as the demand has increased . 964 00:36:40,910 --> 00:36:43,021 And so the industry has stepped up in 965 00:36:43,021 --> 00:36:45,077 that that case . But that's gonna be 966 00:36:45,077 --> 00:36:47,299 something where we're gonna continue to 967 00:36:47,299 --> 00:36:49,299 look at it . I do hope to have ah , 968 00:36:49,299 --> 00:36:51,521 general pain in here in the near future 969 00:36:51,521 --> 00:36:53,688 to give an update on testing . I think 970 00:36:53,688 --> 00:36:55,910 we're trying to get a couple of details 971 00:36:55,910 --> 00:36:57,910 in place on our our current testing 972 00:36:57,910 --> 00:36:57,770 plan Before we did that . So hope 973 00:36:57,770 --> 00:37:00,030 they'll have me here soon . I would do 974 00:37:00,030 --> 00:37:02,252 ah , last question . Literacy . Woodman 975 00:37:02,252 --> 00:37:06,230 from Politico I 976 00:37:06,230 --> 00:37:08,230 don standing for doing this . I'm 977 00:37:08,230 --> 00:37:10,350 wondering if you could you tell us a 978 00:37:10,350 --> 00:37:13,000 little bit more . Hey , plans for 979 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:16,440 lifting secretary Stop movement order . 980 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:19,020 Um , it believes the right now the date 981 00:37:19,030 --> 00:37:21,260 is June 30th . Is there any chance that 982 00:37:21,260 --> 00:37:23,710 it will be lifted before then ? And how 983 00:37:23,710 --> 00:37:25,570 would you go about doing this ? 984 00:37:25,580 --> 00:37:27,660 Especially as you navigate the 985 00:37:27,670 --> 00:37:30,450 difference rules for social distance 986 00:37:30,460 --> 00:37:32,293 saying etcetera in the different 987 00:37:32,293 --> 00:37:34,182 countries and states that we have 988 00:37:34,182 --> 00:37:37,810 spaces eso when the secretary 989 00:37:38,570 --> 00:37:40,860 extended the order . He noted that 990 00:37:40,860 --> 00:37:44,230 there would be , ah , 15 day review and 991 00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:46,351 that has taken the first of those has 992 00:37:46,351 --> 00:37:48,073 taken place and did not make a 993 00:37:48,073 --> 00:37:50,129 determination Teoh modifier lift the 994 00:37:50,129 --> 00:37:52,240 order and the order still in place at 995 00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:54,462 the same time , we have made a decision 996 00:37:54,462 --> 00:37:56,351 to extend it . Uh , as I laid out 997 00:37:56,351 --> 00:37:58,462 before on some of those measures were 998 00:37:58,462 --> 00:38:00,629 gonna look at for how we reopen are so 999 00:38:00,629 --> 00:38:03,770 how we expand our operations throughout 1000 00:38:03,770 --> 00:38:07,240 the department , the locations ensuring 1001 00:38:07,240 --> 00:38:09,770 that they are open within 1002 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,002 the local government and state 1003 00:38:13,002 --> 00:38:15,260 government , as well as looking at the 1004 00:38:15,260 --> 00:38:17,630 capability to test and treat patients 1005 00:38:17,630 --> 00:38:19,686 in those areas . That's all gonna be 1006 00:38:19,686 --> 00:38:21,686 part of that . So the stop movement 1007 00:38:21,686 --> 00:38:23,797 orders all gonna roll into that So we 1008 00:38:23,797 --> 00:38:25,797 can't move somebody from California 1009 00:38:25,797 --> 00:38:27,852 Teoh , South Carolina If the sending 1010 00:38:27,852 --> 00:38:29,908 state has issues or if the receiving 1011 00:38:29,908 --> 00:38:32,130 state does so we've got a balance . All 1012 00:38:32,130 --> 00:38:34,352 of them . I just don't know her as well 1013 00:38:34,352 --> 00:38:34,350 that even though we've had that stop 1014 00:38:34,350 --> 00:38:36,572 movement order , there were a number of 1015 00:38:36,572 --> 00:38:38,683 different waivers and exemptions that 1016 00:38:38,683 --> 00:38:40,850 were tasked down to the delegated down 1017 00:38:40,850 --> 00:38:42,850 to the first General Officer in the 1018 00:38:42,850 --> 00:38:44,850 chain of command to allow continued 1019 00:38:44,850 --> 00:38:47,017 movement of necessary personal . We've 1020 00:38:47,017 --> 00:38:49,128 seen that happen . So while there has 1021 00:38:49,128 --> 00:38:51,183 been a decrease , we've continued to 1022 00:38:51,183 --> 00:38:53,750 have personal move around the world in 1023 00:38:53,750 --> 00:38:55,972 a safe manner and around the country in 1024 00:38:55,972 --> 00:38:58,083 a safe manner , often times with some 1025 00:38:58,083 --> 00:39:00,710 quarantining , timeframes and screening 1026 00:39:00,710 --> 00:39:03,420 process in place . So I just got off 1027 00:39:03,430 --> 00:39:05,597 before I came in here off a phone call 1028 00:39:05,597 --> 00:39:07,708 where we were talking about What does 1029 00:39:07,708 --> 00:39:07,700 that look like for the move season ? 1030 00:39:07,710 --> 00:39:09,766 How are we gonna How are we going to 1031 00:39:09,766 --> 00:39:11,932 staff up and how are we going to surge 1032 00:39:11,932 --> 00:39:14,099 so that we can ensure that once we are 1033 00:39:14,099 --> 00:39:16,210 able to move , were able to meet that 1034 00:39:16,210 --> 00:39:16,170 demand ? So these are all things that 1035 00:39:16,170 --> 00:39:18,170 apartments looking at . We've got a 1036 00:39:18,170 --> 00:39:20,392 great team of ah , logisticians . We've 1037 00:39:20,392 --> 00:39:22,720 got a great team of medical advisers 1038 00:39:22,730 --> 00:39:24,841 who are all examining these every day 1039 00:39:24,841 --> 00:39:27,120 and hope to have some some updates and 1040 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:29,120 some changes in policy . But , like 1041 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:31,470 everybody else , were just trying to 1042 00:39:31,470 --> 00:39:33,692 help flatten the curve and and get to a 1043 00:39:33,692 --> 00:39:36,220 place where we were in a better place 1044 00:39:36,220 --> 00:39:39,000 toe handle the outbreak and then also , 1045 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:41,111 as announced by the president's great 1046 00:39:41,111 --> 00:39:43,111 announcement today having Operation 1047 00:39:43,111 --> 00:39:45,810 Warp speed and and the goal of getting 1048 00:39:45,810 --> 00:39:49,570 Teoh 300 million vaccines by January of 1049 00:39:49,570 --> 00:39:51,626 next year . So with that , thank you 1050 00:39:51,626 --> 00:39:52,830 guys , have a good weekend .