be energy secretary and tell him what the department actually does. the energy department, state department, all the cabinet departments are filled with under secretary and assistant secretary positions that need to be confirmed by the senate, none of whom have been chosen or named by donald trump. and the trump campaign has not announced staff appointments for the national security council. joining us is the executive director and cofounder of -- and also joining us jeremy bash, former chief of staff leon panetta, cia and defense department. jeremy bash,s your view of this administration especially as it effects state department, defense department, cia and all of the unfilled appointments there? >> three big challenges i see for this transition, for this handoff, lawrence. first, of course has been the feud with the intelligence agencies. donald trump is going to need those intelligence officers to defend the country, to assess