Tom Drake

And then they would usually get swallowed up by some bigger company. I saw all this happen all in front of me. So I'm sitting there February of 2001. NSA was under huge pressure because they weren't solving the problem, to say it simply. Huge pressure from stakeholders and other studies like you got to do something. Maybe you need to stir up the gene pool.

Maybe you need to bring in senior people with outside experience, both government and industry, and bring them into NSA, put them in senior positions, and let them make the necessary changes. I was part of about six-month period, roughly. There was a couple of people that had been hired in a little sooner, where about a dozen of us were hired in from the outside. I applied.

Maybe you need to bring in senior people with outside experience, both government and industry, and bring them into NSA, put them in senior positions, and let them make the necessary changes. I was part of about six-month period, roughly. There was a couple of people that had been hired in a little sooner, where about a dozen of us were hired in from the outside. I applied.

Maybe you need to bring in senior people with outside experience, both government and industry, and bring them into NSA, put them in senior positions, and let them make the necessary changes. I was part of about six-month period, roughly. There was a couple of people that had been hired in a little sooner, where about a dozen of us were hired in from the outside. I applied.

They actually went to careerbuilders.com. Remember monster.com? They tried to do this like high-tech ITs would do or startups. How do you hire people? They realized on the government, they couldn't go through the normal government cycle because it would just take too long. Right. Way too long. And they had to have security clearances on top of that. Right. So they accelerated, compressed it all.

They actually went to careerbuilders.com. Remember monster.com? They tried to do this like high-tech ITs would do or startups. How do you hire people? They realized on the government, they couldn't go through the normal government cycle because it would just take too long. Right. Way too long. And they had to have security clearances on top of that. Right. So they accelerated, compressed it all.

They actually went to careerbuilders.com. Remember monster.com? They tried to do this like high-tech ITs would do or startups. How do you hire people? They realized on the government, they couldn't go through the normal government cycle because it would just take too long. Right. Way too long. And they had to have security clearances on top of that. Right. So they accelerated, compressed it all.

I went through. Even though it wasn't the position I originally applied for, I went through a multi-month process, but for NSA, it was basically two months. And then I started going up. I kept getting, I kept making the cut to the point where I made the cut. Two of us made the cut with the person I ultimately reported to when I was hired and I got hired.

I went through. Even though it wasn't the position I originally applied for, I went through a multi-month process, but for NSA, it was basically two months. And then I started going up. I kept getting, I kept making the cut to the point where I made the cut. Two of us made the cut with the person I ultimately reported to when I was hired and I got hired.

I went through. Even though it wasn't the position I originally applied for, I went through a multi-month process, but for NSA, it was basically two months. And then I started going up. I kept getting, I kept making the cut to the point where I made the cut. Two of us made the cut with the person I ultimately reported to when I was hired and I got hired.

They accelerated because I already had a clearance. Okay. So that only took a couple of months. I started in late August. I had a different color badge. I took the oath, and this is critical. I'm now taking the oath as a senior civilian, Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. I'm taking the oath for the fifth time in my career to do what?

They accelerated because I already had a clearance. Okay. So that only took a couple of months. I started in late August. I had a different color badge. I took the oath, and this is critical. I'm now taking the oath as a senior civilian, Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. I'm taking the oath for the fifth time in my career to do what?

They accelerated because I already had a clearance. Okay. So that only took a couple of months. I started in late August. I had a different color badge. I took the oath, and this is critical. I'm now taking the oath as a senior civilian, Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. I'm taking the oath for the fifth time in my career to do what?

Support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies foreign to domestic. I'm taking an oath. not loyalty not to a person not to an agency not to secrets or secrecy not to corruption not to cover up i'm taking oath to a piece of paper to defend the constitution the thing that defines who you are as a country and makes us americans with all the amendments

Support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies foreign to domestic. I'm taking an oath. not loyalty not to a person not to an agency not to secrets or secrecy not to corruption not to cover up i'm taking oath to a piece of paper to defend the constitution the thing that defines who you are as a country and makes us americans with all the amendments

Support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies foreign to domestic. I'm taking an oath. not loyalty not to a person not to an agency not to secrets or secrecy not to corruption not to cover up i'm taking oath to a piece of paper to defend the constitution the thing that defines who you are as a country and makes us americans with all the amendments

particularly the first 10 okay fifth time i had done you know twice in the air force because i had re-upped yep once in the navy once at cia as an officer there and then now as a senior executive

particularly the first 10 okay fifth time i had done you know twice in the air force because i had re-upped yep once in the navy once at cia as an officer there and then now as a senior executive

particularly the first 10 okay fifth time i had done you know twice in the air force because i had re-upped yep once in the navy once at cia as an officer there and then now as a senior executive

In fact, all the jobs I had when I was at NSA over a six and a half year period, my supervisor was always reporting to the top deck, the civilian head, which was the deputy director, who then reported to the director as a military head. So, first day I reported to my new duty station as a senior executive was 9-11. And this is where life...