Summary
Jim Himes (Website; X) joins Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss the U.S. House Intelligence Committee. Jim has served as the U.S. representative for Connecticut’s 4th congressional district since 2009.
What You’ll Learn
Intelligence
- The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Its role and operations
- The importance of bipartisan collaboration
- Transparency and accountability in intelligence
- Congressman Himes' personal experiences during 9/11, its impact on his career in intelligence, and 9/11’s impact on intelligence at large
Reflections
- Public trust and earning confidence
- Partnership and cooperation
And much, much more …
Quotes of the Week
“I get asked all the time, ‘Oh my gosh, you see all the threats. Do you sleep at night?’ … Yes, I do see with particularly exquisite detail the threats against us. I also get to see the detail of the assets and the people that we deploy against those threats. And because I get to see with great detail the assets and the tools that we have to address those threats, yes, I do sleep at night. Not because they will ever be perfect, but because these are incredibly dedicated people, the technology is amazing, and it is commensurate with the threats out there.” -Jim Himes
Resources
SURFACE SKIM
*SpyCasts*
DEEPER DIVE
Books
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Sies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence, A. B. Zegart (Princeton University Press, 2022)
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The Secret World: A History of Intelligence, C. Andrew (Yale University Press, 2019)
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The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government, F. M. Bordewich (Simon & Schuster, 2016)
Primary Sources
*Wildcard Resource*
