I don't take the turmoil as unexpected, ... For people who created the culture at the C.I.A. that gave us the information about Al Qaeda, who gave us the information about Iraq, the kinds of changes that Porter is making may be uncomfortable, and they may be making the right decision: they're leaving. Peter Hoekstra
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![[The next session will have Justice Department witnesses discussing] what is working and not working, ... access to information. - Peter Hoekstra Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBuZXh0IHNlc3Npb24gd2lsbCBoYXZlIEp1c3RpY2UgRGVwYXJ0bWVudCB3aXRuZXNzZXMgZGlzY3Vzc2luZ10gd2hhdCBpcyB3b3JraW5nIGFuZCBub3Qgd29ya2luZywgLi4uIGFjY2VzcyB0byBpbmZvcm1hdGlvbi4g&author=ICBQZXRlciBIb2Vrc3RyYSAgICA=&num=9 "[The next session will have Justice Department witnesses discussing] what is working and not working, ... access to information. - Peter Hoekstra Quotes")
![[The classification process will also be covered, because] too much information is classified and more should be declassified, ... We probably have some overclassification situations of our own. - Peter Hoekstra Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBjbGFzc2lmaWNhdGlvbiBwcm9jZXNzIHdpbGwgYWxzbyBiZSBjb3ZlcmVkLCBiZWNhdXNlXSB0b28gbXVjaCBpbmZvcm1hdGlvbiBpcyBjbGFzc2lmaWVkIGFuZCBtb3JlIHNob3VsZCBiZSBkZWNsYXNzaWZpZWQsIC4uLiBXZSBwcm9iYWJseSBoYXZlIHNvbWUgb3ZlcmNsYXNzaWZpY2F0aW9uIHNpdHVhdGlvbnMgb2Ygb3VyIG93bi4g&author=ICBQZXRlciBIb2Vrc3RyYSAgICA=&num=4 "[The classification process will also be covered, because] too much information is classified and more should be declassified, ... We probably have some overclassification situations of our own. - Peter Hoekstra Quotes")
![[He said others have tried to put together legislation on leaks and failed.] It may be very difficult, ... If Hoekstra and Harman can agree, it might get done. At least we will give it an honest shot. - Peter Hoekstra Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0hlIHNhaWQgb3RoZXJzIGhhdmUgdHJpZWQgdG8gcHV0IHRvZ2V0aGVyIGxlZ2lzbGF0aW9uIG9uIGxlYWtzIGFuZCBmYWlsZWQuXSBJdCBtYXkgYmUgdmVyeSBkaWZmaWN1bHQsIC4uLiBJZiBIb2Vrc3RyYSBhbmQgSGFybWFuIGNhbiBhZ3JlZSwgaXQgbWlnaHQgZ2V0IGRvbmUuIEF0IGxlYXN0IHdlIHdpbGwgZ2l2ZSBpdCBhbiBob25lc3Qgc2hvdC4g&author=ICBQZXRlciBIb2Vrc3RyYSAgICA=&num=9 "[He said others have tried to put together legislation on leaks and failed.] It may be very difficult, ... If Hoekstra and Harman can agree, it might get done. At least we will give it an honest shot. - Peter Hoekstra Quotes")
![[Such shield laws] could have serious implications if passed without exceptions for those occasions when our national security is at risk, ... The time has come for a comprehensive law that will make it easier for the government to prosecute wrongdoers and increase the penalties which hopefully will act as a deterrent for people thinking about disclosing information. - Peter Hoekstra Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1N1Y2ggc2hpZWxkIGxhd3NdIGNvdWxkIGhhdmUgc2VyaW91cyBpbXBsaWNhdGlvbnMgaWYgcGFzc2VkIHdpdGhvdXQgZXhjZXB0aW9ucyBmb3IgdGhvc2Ugb2NjYXNpb25zIHdoZW4gb3VyIG5hdGlvbmFsIHNlY3VyaXR5IGlzIGF0IHJpc2ssIC4uLiBUaGUgdGltZSBoYXMgY29tZSBmb3IgYSBjb21wcmVoZW5zaXZlIGxhdyB0aGF0IHdpbGwgbWFrZSBpdCBlYXNpZXIgZm9yIHRoZSBnb3Zlcm5tZW50IHRvIHByb3NlY3V0ZSB3cm9uZ2RvZXJzIGFuZCBpbmNyZWFzZSB0aGUgcGVuYWx0aWVzIHdoaWNoIGhvcGVmdWxseSB3aWxsIGFjdCBhcyBhIGRldGVycmVudCBmb3IgcGVvcGxlIHRoaW5raW5nIGFib3V0IGRpc2Nsb3NpbmcgaW5mb3JtYXRpb24uIA==&author=ICBQZXRlciBIb2Vrc3RyYSAgICA=&num=4 "[Such shield laws] could have serious implications if passed without exceptions for those occasions when our national security is at risk, ... The time has come for a comprehensive law that will make it easier for the government to prosecute wrongdoers and increase the penalties which hopefully will act as a deterrent for people thinking about disclosing information. - Peter Hoekstra Quotes")
