Accountability Quote by Michael Hayden

As both a career intelligence officer and as an American citizen, I am a strong believer in the importance of oversight. Simply put, experience…

— Gina Haspel

CIA will continue to pursue every lead; analyze the information we collect with critical, objective eyes; and brief reliable intelligence to protect U.S. forces…

— Gina Haspel

In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not…

— Hillary Clinton

When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are gonna be…

— Barack Obama

Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take…

— Leon Panetta

“Authorities this broad give the national security bureaucracy the power to scrutinize the personal lives of every law-abiding American. Allowing that to continue is…

— Ron Wyden

The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern…

— Jeffrey Toobin

The American people and our allies around the world can rely on CIA's vigilance, excellence, and determination to proudly serve.

— Gina Haspel

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel…

— Gloria Naylor

“We have seen segments of our Government, in their attitudes and action, adopt tactics unworthy of a democracy, and occasionally reminiscent of totalitarian regimes.…

— Church Committee

The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how…

— Jane Harman

I don't think the intelligence community itself institutionally is losing its focus; it will continue to do its job; continue to be vigilant on…

— James R. Clapper