Political Quotes

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

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

We still believe that identifying long-term funding for all of the reform efforts would help, especially as the money becomes tighter and congressional decisionmakers such as yourself have to prioritize.

In his piece, the Secretary discusses the importance of verification and closes with this thought: The original START Treaty expired last December. The time has come to start seeing again, with penetrating eyes, and to start learning from…