{"id":109863,"date":"2019-11-25T14:42:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T19:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=109863"},"modified":"2019-11-25T14:42:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T19:42:41","slug":"as-new-member-of-house-armed-services-committee-brindisi-brings-together-key-defense-industry-figures-with-department-of-defense-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=109863","title":{"rendered":"As new member of House Armed Services Committee, Brindisi brings together key defense industry figures with Department of Defense officials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rep. Anthony Brindisi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Mohawk Valley will continue to lead and work together\nto keep our military the greatest in the world<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congressman Anthony Brindisi brought together key defense\nindustry stakeholders with officials from the Department of Defense. Brindisi,\na new appointee to the House Armed Services Committee, outlined for industry\nofficials and the DoD the key role Rome and the Mohawk Valley plays in\ndefending our nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a new member of the House Armed Services Committee, it\nis important for the Mohawk Valley and Rome in particular to have a seat at the\ntable,\u201d Brindisi said. \u201cFrom the critical mission in Rome to the\ncountless jobs provided by the defense industry in our region, Upstate New York\ncontinues to be a key player in the defense of our nation. From this committee,\nI will fight to make sure our region continues to lead and that our brave men\nand women in uniform have the resources they need to fight and win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rome is home to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Eastern\nAir Defense Sector, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and the 222nd\nCommand and Control Squadron. Rome Lab conducts extremely vital research and\ndevelopment projects including cutting-edge quantum computing, cyber and\ncounter-UAS research. EADS is responsible for detecting and countering all air\nthreats in the eastern portion of the United States. DFAS ensures that our\nservice-members and DoD’s contractors and vendors are paid on time. The 222nd\nCACS is one of only eight Air National Guard squadrons that support a\nspace-related mission. They support ongoing space operations crucial to our\nnational security. Brindisi brought together local officials, defense industry\nstakeholders, and DoD officials for a discussion of the regions priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe military and research assets we have in our region play\na critical role in protecting our nation and the economy of New York\nState,\u201d said Senator Joe Griffo. \u201cI am hopeful that, in his role on the\nHouse Armed Services Committee, Congressman Brindisi will be able to advocate\nfor, protect and potentially grow the military-related institutions and the\nimportant work they do in the Mohawk Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDFAS\/Rome applauds the Congressman\u2019s selection to the House\nArmed Services Committee,\u201d said President of DFAS National AFGE Council\nEdward Abounader. \u201cHe has been a staunch advocate for DFAS Rome and the 1,000\nemployees who provide exceptional service to the Department of Defense. Given\nthe numerous issues facing DFAS\/Rome, including automation, the outsourcing of\nthe current Rome workload to the services and the challenges anticipated with\nthe NDAA competition, we look forward to his continuing advocacy to make\nDFAS\/Rome stronger and a more vibrant partner in service to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is terrific to have Congressman Brindisi, with an such\nimportant role on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, host this regional\nround table,\u201d said Mike Walsh, president and CEO of NYSTEC. \u201cThis region is a\nleader in cybersecurity, quantum science, wireless and broadband communications\nand many other emergent science and technology innovations. All of which are\nextremely important to our national security and regional economic development.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis roundtable allows us to work with the Congressman to\nreinforce and collaborate on regional and State support for our nation\u2019s\nmission-critical infrastructure. Today, more than ever, NYSTEC is working\nclosely with the AFRL.  Our collaborative approach will foster regional\neconomic growth and help develop the workforce needed to protect our national\nsecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongressman Brindisi continues to demonstrate strong\nleadership and commitment to New York and our nation,\u201d said Mary Carol\nChruscicki, Executive Director of the CNY Defense Alliance. \u201cI was so excited\nto help bring these people together so the Congressman could have an open\nconversation with all the stakeholders to better understand the needs of the\nregion and what can be worked on as a member the HASC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWords cannot express how important it is to have someone\nlike Congressman Brindisi in this role who understands the importance of Rome\nLab, the Defense Finance & Accounting Services and the Eastern Air Defense\nSector and the high-tech ecosystem that drives our economy and Nations\nsecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brindisi was appointed to the powerful Armed Services\nCommittee earlier this month. The committee handles oversight and authorization\nof funding for DoD. In June, Brindisi secured $10 million for Rome Lab<\/a>. Brindisi, a longtime\nchampion of the Rome Lab, brought former United States Air Force Secretary\nHeather Wilson to the facility in March. In April, Brindisi testified about the\nimportance of Rome Lab\u2019s perimeter security project. His Support Procurement of our Nation\u2019s Stainless Steel Act\n(SPOONSS)<\/a> passed the House in July as part of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Mohawk Valley will continue to lead and work together\nto make sure our military stays the greatest in the world,\u201d Brindisi said. \u201cThis\nis an issue that transcends partisan politics: making sure our troops and\ndefense department employees have the tools they need to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Brindisi serves on the House Committee on\nVeterans\u2019 Affairs and the House Agriculture Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mohawk Valley will continue to lead and work together to keep our military the greatest in the world Congressman Anthony Brindisi brought together key defense industry stakeholders with officials from the Department of Defense. Brindisi, a new appointee to the House Armed Services Committee, outlined for industry officials and the DoD the key role […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,21571],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-top-story","category-veterans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/102245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}