Tom Drake

But they were at the heart of the failure. there gets into great detail because this is what happened.

But they were at the heart of the failure. there gets into great detail because this is what happened.

So I was able, I couldn't put any of these programs, none of the ones I was telling you about, including Thin Thread and a bunch of others, weren't allowed to go operational because they were continuing to spend, they were in fact, oh no, I was sitting in a meeting and my supervisor, the director of the signals intelligence directorate says, 9-11 is a gift to NSA.

So I was able, I couldn't put any of these programs, none of the ones I was telling you about, including Thin Thread and a bunch of others, weren't allowed to go operational because they were continuing to spend, they were in fact, oh no, I was sitting in a meeting and my supervisor, the director of the signals intelligence directorate says, 9-11 is a gift to NSA.

So I was able, I couldn't put any of these programs, none of the ones I was telling you about, including Thin Thread and a bunch of others, weren't allowed to go operational because they were continuing to spend, they were in fact, oh no, I was sitting in a meeting and my supervisor, the director of the signals intelligence directorate says, 9-11 is a gift to NSA.

We're going to get all the money we want and then some. And that's certainly what happened. Congress has opened it up. They opened up the coffers and just started pumping even more billions. Who said 9-11 was a gift to NSA? My supervisor.

We're going to get all the money we want and then some. And that's certainly what happened. Congress has opened it up. They opened up the coffers and just started pumping even more billions. Who said 9-11 was a gift to NSA? My supervisor.

We're going to get all the money we want and then some. And that's certainly what happened. Congress has opened it up. They opened up the coffers and just started pumping even more billions. Who said 9-11 was a gift to NSA? My supervisor.

Signals Intelligence Director. It became now this haunting quote. sitting right next to her, where she says, 9-11, it's a gift to NSA.

Signals Intelligence Director. It became now this haunting quote. sitting right next to her, where she says, 9-11, it's a gift to NSA.

Signals Intelligence Director. It became now this haunting quote. sitting right next to her, where she says, 9-11, it's a gift to NSA.

I was in a meeting, people were so, we were going around together, because I led the communications part of my leadership and communications team, we're going around to the workforce, because people, they needed to be held, they needed to be, I mean, people are just really taking this hard. I encouraged her to go around not just to console, but to be seen and explain, what are we going to do?

I was in a meeting, people were so, we were going around together, because I led the communications part of my leadership and communications team, we're going around to the workforce, because people, they needed to be held, they needed to be, I mean, people are just really taking this hard. I encouraged her to go around not just to console, but to be seen and explain, what are we going to do?

I was in a meeting, people were so, we were going around together, because I led the communications part of my leadership and communications team, we're going around to the workforce, because people, they needed to be held, they needed to be, I mean, people are just really taking this hard. I encouraged her to go around not just to console, but to be seen and explain, what are we going to do?

And she's sitting in this meeting, this one particular meeting, saying, I'm just sitting there with my, like, where she says 9-11 is a gift, and then some. Jesus Christ, man. Because they're always, oh, we never got enough money. If we just had enough money, we could, you know, no, it's not about the money. And you'd already solved the core challenge problems already. So...

And she's sitting in this meeting, this one particular meeting, saying, I'm just sitting there with my, like, where she says 9-11 is a gift, and then some. Jesus Christ, man. Because they're always, oh, we never got enough money. If we just had enough money, we could, you know, no, it's not about the money. And you'd already solved the core challenge problems already. So...

And she's sitting in this meeting, this one particular meeting, saying, I'm just sitting there with my, like, where she says 9-11 is a gift, and then some. Jesus Christ, man. Because they're always, oh, we never got enough money. If we just had enough money, we could, you know, no, it's not about the money. And you'd already solved the core challenge problems already. So...

I then was part of a, the thing about this is the Department of Defense Inspector General My other colleagues, I was anonymous because I was still working. They were all retired, including Diane Rourke, who was the staffer on the highest permit select committee. She had the primary NSA account, Republican primary NSA account.

I then was part of a, the thing about this is the Department of Defense Inspector General My other colleagues, I was anonymous because I was still working. They were all retired, including Diane Rourke, who was the staffer on the highest permit select committee. She had the primary NSA account, Republican primary NSA account.

I then was part of a, the thing about this is the Department of Defense Inspector General My other colleagues, I was anonymous because I was still working. They were all retired, including Diane Rourke, who was the staffer on the highest permit select committee. She had the primary NSA account, Republican primary NSA account.