Dan Coats: “So I guess there's a possibility that they wouldn't be operational during that 1-year holding period.”

We can create a discipline, a way of thinking about these challenges.

You will need to inspire a workforce that has unfortunately been hollowed out by years of firings, and remind them that their mission is critical--and still noble.

You'll need to demonstrate to the American people that the Intelligence Community deserves their utmost confidence as a source of truth and insight.

Electoral legitimacy is the essential linchpin of our entire political culture.