George Voinovich: “I would like to say, again, thank you very, very much for the good work that you have done.”

I think, General Clapper, or somebody needs to just say to them, 'Look, we have decided that if they have this kind of clearance, it ought to be acceptable in your shop.'

the current structure falls short in comparison to a model that provides additional accountability and reasonably insulates the organization from political interference

I also bring to my colleagues' attention a July 14, 2010, letter to Senators Levin, Kerry, McCain, and Lugar, from former commanders of the Strategic Air Command and U.S. Strategic Command. Again, I hope my colleagues will read that…

In the past, GAO has suggested that the Joint Reform Team provide Congress with 'long-term financing requirements for security clearance reform.'