National press club the place where news happens im Eileen O Reilly the 2023 president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training and good evening. The 2023 president of the National Press club and and and editor of lips as thank you for joining us here at the National Press club and on c span for the headliner event. I want to think the National Press club. For helping put this event together, including the headliners teams cochairs, and lori and the closed membership event coordinator. We have a very Exciting Program tonight with our esteemed Panel Focused on the book just out called, the last honest man, the cia, fbi, mafia and the kennedys. One senators fight to save democracy. Lets get started. Quote. If a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the Intelligence Community has the given the government, could enable it to impose total tyranny. There would be no way to fight back. That may sound like a statement from to
Will continue to do that, and to make sure that in the second incident that were using their input. Well, i think its absolutely crucial. Mr. Chairman, i would like to really thank you also for having the ig at the table, when i chaired the committee, it was my habit or really my administrative procedure that all of my subcommittees either had an ig come in what was the hotspots for agencies or at least submit written testimony, the fact that youre utilizing that is really crucial. Well have a lot to talk about this afternoon. Thank you so much for your service. We so value the work of our Inspector Generals theyve been enormously helpful to me, both as chair and now vice chair of the committee to really get value for our dollar. To identify management hotspots, and we really want to thank you for the identification not only of the problem but the recommendation for solutions. So thank you very much and all the igs. Youre very welcome, senator. Thank you, senator. Senator langford. Tha