Right now as we are about three weeks after the election, that both president elect donald trump to the brink of office, a book that might be more timely for this moment in america and indeed, the turnout today for the book forum suggests theres widespread interest in the content of this book. I have to say also, im delighted to have today as speakers, both one of the authors, ben beginsberg, and don kettle, longtime friends o mind who have worked in the Political Science area, and Jennifer Bacher ner a good friend. And donald trump raises the question on the american agenda for some time, which is a deep dissatisfaction with much of the country that is outside the beltway. I remember one time may have been this fall sitting around thinking, after having lived in washington for some really about 25 years now you know thelight out there might really be different and this from a person who works at the Cato Institute who has professional commitment to the idea that life is better and out
Work in a different federal program. His week were joined by Christopher Mihm of the Government Accountability office hirisk on the biennial list. Christopher mihm, for those who two years ago, explain what the high risk list is. High risk list, programs most vulnerable to aste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement or in need of broadbased transformation, we in 1990, initiative we issued new report every two years and do at the beginning of new congress to help with oversight agenda and other decisions they need to make. Between that time, we issue dozens, hundreds of reports that agencies and work closely to address high risk issues. Does agency or issue get on the high risk list . S it ranked by total money wasted or potential money saved . Guest both of those. Early 20002001, we issued criteria we use, so we can be agencies, work closely with the administration to identify the issues that we at to put on Operation Program on the high money wastedart is or potential savings, it is also pote
Work in a different federal program. His week were joined by Christopher Mihm of the Government Accountability office hirisk on the biennial list. Christopher mihm, for those who two years ago, explain what the high risk list is. High risk list, programs most vulnerable to aste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement or in need of broadbased transformation, we in 1990, initiative we issued new report every two years and do at the beginning of new congress to help with oversight agenda and other decisions they need to make. Between that time, we issue dozens, hundreds of reports that agencies and work closely to address high risk issues. Does agency or issue get on the high risk list . S it ranked by total money wasted or potential money saved . Guest both of those. Early 20002001, we issued criteria we use, so we can be agencies, work closely with the administration to identify the issues that we at to put on Operation Program on the high money wastedart is or potential savings, it is also pote
Between different intelligence agencies and between Law Enforcement that existed previously to 2,000. This was removed after 9 11 to facilitate information sharing to what we referred to cloak is now giving the government ability to connect dots. This goal has also let to an unexpected lending of Law Enforcement which typically intentionally far more restricted in surveillance capacities and Intelligence Surveillance which has been treated in a loose matter. What we anticipate to start asking is can we create instead of the laws, chains and fences submitting to intelligence sharing and use of Law Enforcement surveillance that we have previously with the law. So these are the types of topics that we want to start putting the excellent panel that we have here today and i will kick it off by sprucing our moderator, raj day, hes also at the Security Group and Crisis Management team. Raj served as a general counselor and prior to his service, raj serves in the white house as a Staff Securit