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WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta unveiled what he called "a strong package'' aimed at enhancing the power of Pentagon officials to investigate those in the military who sexually assault fellow service members.
At a news conference Monday night where he was joined by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, Panetta said the Pentagon will create in each branch of the service a special unit of investigators and prosecutors trained in investigating sexual assault cases.
With each revelation about the Las Vegas conference we have found that this was not a one-off incident of a wayward employee, but a culture of carelessness and zero accountability from management.
Furthermore, we heard that there are ongoing Inspector General investigations into bribes, kickbacks, and other improprieties. Document requests by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee will determine if this Administration has allowed the excesses of Las Vegas to take place in other agencies and departments. This is an issue which rightly deserves greater scrutiny by Congress and ultimately the taxpayer.
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, wrote to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Director of National Intelligence regarding the unveiling of a new road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by North Korea.
"Of deep concern…are allegations that the missile…is based on Chinese technology, in violation of international obligations and a threat to the national security interest of the United States," wrote Turner.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) attended the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's hearing on "Addressing the GSA's Culture of Wasteful Spending." Turner questioned where the funds came from to pay for items included in a conference goodie or "swag" bag.
The list of items, many of which contained labels denoting that they had been manufactured in China, came from funds that were supposed to be allocated for repairs to U.S. Government buildings:
1. Blackjack Dealer's Vest with monogrammed Conference logo
Made in China
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Todd Stewart, a retired Air Force major general and former director of plans and programs for the Air Force Materiel Command, will be installed as leader of the Air Force Institute of Technology next month, officials said Thursday.
On May 8, Stewart is to become director and chancellor of AFIT, new titles for the head position at the Air Force post-graduate school on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The lead position has been commandant, the title used for the job's current occupant, Col. Timothy Lawrence.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following statement upon the news that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) has conducted a long-range missile test:
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) announced that Sinclair Community College has been selected to conduct Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Research at the Springfield Air National Guard Base. Turner worked with members of the House Committee on Transportation to create UAS research sites in the FAA reauthorization bill passed by Congress in February. The final language established six UAS testing sites in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill.
Congressman Mike Turner commended the choice of Dr. Todd I Stewart to be the new Director and Chancellor of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Stewart, who retired as a Major General of the Air Force in 2002, previously served as the Director of Plans and Programs at Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patt. Turner, along with Sen. Rob Portman, has introduced H.R. 1999, a bill which would designate criteria for the leadership at AFIT.
The Secretary of the Air Force has signed off on language offered by Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) in the FY11 National Defense Authorization Act that will expand the Air Force Institute of Technology's (AFIT) authority to enroll government and non-government civilian personnel in its programs. This is a major advance for the institution and many civilian employers and employees who work in conjunction with the Air Force.
"I am committed to finding new investment opportunities at Wright-Patt and AFIT is an obvious place to begin. This is the kind of public/private sector partnership that makes sense in our changing economy and will build on assets already in place," said Turner.
Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Michael Turner today asked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to account for how much taxpayer money the federal government spent to test LightSquared's wireless network for interference with government telecommunications devices.
Grassley and Turner are concerned that the federal government spent millions of dollars on testing, and that the government might never recover the expenditure because LightSquared and its parent company, Harbinger Capital Partners, are in deep financial trouble, according to media reports.