Kit Bond: “Now, while we are asking easy questions, as you have indicated and the chair has indicated, as you know, we are debating…”

If confirmed as the next Inspector General, you'll have the weighty responsibility of ensuring the Director and Congressional Intelligence Committees are fully informed of any violations of the law or deficiencies in CIA programs.

That means you would often have the unenviable task of determining whether or not there are such violations.

If it is a regulatory problem, we will get out our cattle prod and help you get those done.

This pragmatic decision will help address larger fighter shortfalls in the Navy, save the taxpayer over $500 million.