Reports shortly before the polls closed former governor and his First Cousins watching party was simply saying im a little concerned our primaries have become out of control over allegations and things and i think we have to reestablish ground rules about the allegations that are reasonable. The story says he was speaking on the run of runoff cycle of te longest costly history that is that both businessmen and the representative Jack Kingston for an open senate seat. The next governor of the republican honcho says they argue that the system needs to be overhauled. The director of National Intelligence said today that the terrorist attacks increasing and the former employer in florida spoke at an events to mark the tenth anniversary of the Commission Report. This is an hour and a half. [applause] well thank you very much. I apologize for being late. Im sure you understand. I do want to thank the vice chair and the 9 11 commissione commissioners. The right thing to thank them for is the
Commission report. This is an hour and a half. [applause] well thank you very much. I apologize for being late. Im sure you understand. I do want to thank the vice chair and the 9 11 commissione commissioners. The right thing to thank them for is the love of our country. Thats been manifested obviously in each case in many ways but particularly the commitments when they were commissioners when that was going on, but even more importantly the sustainment of that commitment which i think at its root is another reflects the level of the country. And also, i feel obliged to support and thank them for the continued support of the Intelligence Community and our National Security structure that. The past few days and weeks have been in tens with world events. So i appreciate the chance this morning to start by briefly and talk about the journey the Intelligence Community has taken over the past decade. Like all journeys this is the one that is the work in progress. Today we face the most dive
That quote from the congressman showing only did the past secretaries about the oversight reform, but so does the whos who of the National Security commission. The problem looks like this, the solution is going to be discussed by the distinguished panel. Its my pleasure to introduce gorman who is a reporter covering terrorism, counterterrorism and intelligence and she won the 2006 award for the washington correspondents to recover to the National Security agency at a 2000 received a citation for the National Magazine writing for the educatio education writing association. She will moderate the panel. Thanhispanic thank you for jg us for our officially unsexy panel. [laughter] but congressional reform is probably the most highprofile reform that has never fully or at all then embraced, and in the ten year report looking at the current state of the play for the National Security Council Commission says that theres been a proliferation of the committees that are now responsible for the co
You and more importantly giving a compass to find our way forward in our integration journey. And im proud and humbled to represent the community and the men and women and that this morning. So, to the commissioners, thank you for what you did in the Community Ten years ago and thank you for what you continue to do in that spirit and thanks for your wisdom. Thanks very much for having me. [applause] report calls on congress to consolidate its oversight of Homeland Security. Are 92 committees and subcommittees overseeing Homeland Security. A forume spoke at hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center calling the structure archaic and out of date. This is one hour 15 minutes. The next panel is going to focus on one of the last major recommendations of the 9 11 commission. Simplifying and consolidating oversight of Homeland Security. That doesnt sound like the sexiest topic, but it is one that is important, and if addressed his soul to the needs facing the country. Every Nonpartisan Group that
The debate offer the u. S. Drone program in the region. Also b, is this the first time an american citizen has been killed by a drone attack outside of Anwar Al Awlaki who was an american who became a terrorist and taken out by a u. S. Drone strike. To be clear white house statement says counterterror operation. They do not specify that it was a drone strike. So we should hear from the white house and im reaching out now to specify what kind of operation this was. Was a drone strike aircraft or elements on the ground involved. Thats one thing we have to look into. Keep in mind all those things have inherent risks. Drone strikes killed civilians before. You mentioned al awlaki strike the one previous weve known before pesifying drone specifically. Keep in mind there was another operation on the ground in somalia with Ground Forces that killed not an american but an International Hostage from south africa. So all these options at the president s hands, all of them are risky in these cont