So reciprocity is already required?

Because current law does state 'with certain exceptions.' So it's up to the DNI to know what those certain exceptions are.

So when I meet with the chief human capital officers of the agencies, affectionately called 'CHICOs,' those folks tell me that one of the key areas that slows down Federal hiring, which now is over 106 days on average across the Federal…

You had said first-time approval is still at 150 days.

Thank you for your leadership in this regard, and to Angela, especially, nice to see you.

it was an exceptionally moving service in the Rotunda today. For a man to be able to lie in honor in the Rotunda, for the Nation to pause for a moment, and for the leadership of the House and Senate, on both sides of the aisle, and the…

Do we know the costs of hiring when it is done through the Federal agencies?

Thank you again for supporting our employees who protect us and our great nation.

So the question is, what you just described to me on USA Jobs and such, and the hiring process, and the online look at that dashboard, as you described it, if I were to go look at that right now and go across multiple agencies, are all…

The Federal Government is facing a hiring crisis.

direct hire authority is really important flexibility

Why does that not happen now?

So how do you measure it? Look out 5 years from now, as you are looking back at it. Is it working? Not working? What are you going to look for?

A vacancy cannot be open for 106 days, nor can someone in the process wait that long to get an answer.

So let me just bring this up, then I am going to go to Senator Daines for his questions as well.

I join with many others who are praying for the families in Florida today as they grieve--an overwhelming grief that most parents would never contemplate--because they do not have the opportunity to take their kids to school today because…

the Senate is probably interested in the status of the debate on immigration. This debate started in September in hallways, committee rooms, and in our offices--opportunities for us to talk about these issues now for months. Several weeks…

if we go back over the past 20 years, it is hard to find an immigration debate that occurred that ended with making law. Immigration issues have been contentious over the years-- unnecessarily so. They have been emotional over the years…

I think there needs to be a national cry for that.

What I'd be interested in from you all is, on a national security level and what you're seeing, what are we facing?

What I'm trying to be able to determine is the coordination of information, the local law enforcement and from data that's gathered from some of the work that's happening overseas.

I think that sends a very strong signal that any elections that are coming up need to be--we need to assume that there might be interference with that, particularly from the Russians and maybe from some other malign actors.

The more transparency we can provide to the American people, to people of nations that see this threat coming, the better off we will be.

the greatest threat is the debt of our Nation.

It was interesting that we bring all these issues. And some of this is 15 years of pent-up energy and of questions.