QA ONLY: Foreign espionage at national labs hearing 02-20-25

This is just the direct questions and answers portion of the hearing, not commentary.

Questions with Timestamps:
0. ... compel them to cooperate with PRC intelligence gathering operations?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=1750

1. ... such support that ends up benefiting our adversaries in this way?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=1920

2. ... sensitive research while allowing for limited high level exceptions?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2023

3. ... security in the long term, and in particular, for workforce morale?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2104

4. ... and then what happens when they don't all line up and agree?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2308

5. ... were in our labs in the last fiscal year, for which we have data?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2475

6. How many do you know? 8000 out of a total of.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2487

7. Would you bet the over or the under? 0.5.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2516

8. ... scientists get to go to Russia? The equivalent sites in Russia.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2522

9. ... scientists at a Chinese or Russian equivalent site is American?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2544

10. ... word on allowing such a foreign visitor to visit his or her lab?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2620

11. ... directors of these places tend to come from a scientific background.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2667

12. ... excluded from one lab, is he therefore excluded from every other lab?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2680

13. ... of competition between these labs for money, or prestige or talent?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2701

14. ... What are the implications of something like that, Doctor Richmond?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2829

15. ... conflicts of interests and contacts with government officials?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2925

16. ... to sensitive Department of Energy secrets or classified information?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=2970

17. ... What authorities directives can Congress use to help on that mission?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=3339

18. ... of the same challenges of, of IP theft and so forth can, can occur?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=3413

19. ... vital information from our allies and foreign born scientists?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=3554

20. ... us to actually consume, use, or effectively continue the research on?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=3658

21. ... the goal and intent of, of those types of that matrix as personal?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=3722

22. ... to develop that workforce for the future in these Stem courses?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4405

23. ... to our national labs? Mr. Puglisi or Deborah, I should hold, please?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4453

24. ... who can make a significant contribution to our national welfare.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4630

25. ... Department of Energy, and you have those kinds of examination?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4716

26. ... Barbara, how do you how do you think we should strike this balance?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4743

27. Cost of of brilliant researchers from anywhere in the world?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4857

28. And so the default would be no? And so there's flexibility.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4892

29. ... Are they swept into this house? The house? What's the definition?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4918

30. ... years, or a couple of generations would not be included in citizens?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=4933

31. ... in terms of establishing security? Yes, ma'am? Would you like to go?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5025

32. ... will go where they have opportunity? You follow them going there?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5138

33. Have got to eat, so they've got to have a job? well, people.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5175

34. ... circumstances, not because of their security risk, fundamentally?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5202

35. ... United States for graduate school, um, from the world over, right?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5238

36. ... sufficient to protect our classified research from foreign espionage?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5350

37. ... both also economic impact technologies as well as classified.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5419

38. ... of things we can do to improve it, but it? We've got to be adaptable.
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5440

39. ... with this issue about our national security? Start this at this side?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5528

40. ... Laboratories and the Seven Suns universities in China, please?
https://youtu.be/Tj1AiLiqx6Y?t=5877