INTERVIEW WITH NORA SLATKIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2012
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• Publication Date: May 22, 1995
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STATION WUSA TV
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PROGRAM CBS This Morning CITY Washington, D. C.
DATE May 22, 1995 7:00 A. M. AUDIENCE
SUBJECT
Interview with Nora Slatkin
BROADCAST EXCERPT
PAULA ZAHN: For years it's been one of America's bashing of
the old boy network. But now the times, they are changing, even at
the CIA. The new Director John Deutch promised to shake things up.
And has he ever! Among his very first moves was appointing Nora
Slatkin as the first female Executive Director in the agency's
history. She joins us this morning from Washington.
Good morning and congratulations.
When your boss made this appointment, he said part of his goal
was to bring the glass ceiling down to the glass floor. What has
to be done to completely pierce the glass ceiling at the CIA?
NORA SLATKIN [Executive Director, CIA]: Well, I must say that
bringing in a new team is just the first step in what John Deutch
is interested in doing. What we're trying to do is make the CIA a
work force where discrimination of-any kind is not acceptable.
ZAHN: Let's talk about discrimination, because a group of 300
women just successfully sued the CIA in an out-of-court settlement.
They were awarded some millions of dollars in back pay and given
job promotions. What do you say to some of those folks who might
be a little cynical about your appointment, that perhaps maybe your
appointment is just a symbolic move?
SLATKIN: Frankly, Paula, I don't see any way that people
could say that my appointment is just symbolic. John Deutch has
brought in an entire team of experienced managers in the national
security field and in the intelligence field. And our number one
goal is to make sure that the work place at the CIA has two major
conditions.
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One, it 'a a place where discrimination of any kind is not
acceptable, and, secondly, it's a work place where people are
judged on their capability, that performance counts, regardless of
gender or race.
ZAHN: Let's talk about what some of your priorities will be,
because you will be very involved in the day-to-day operations of
the CIA. Even John Deutch has conceded that morale is very low
there, coming on the heels of mismanagement problems swirling
around the Aldrich Ames case, how that was handled, and these
discrimination problems. What is your main goal? And the two you
just mentioned just now -- about -- you just pointed out?
SLATKIN: Well, our biggest challenge and our first challenge
is to improve the management, and thereby the morale of the men and
women at the Central Intelligence Agency. There is no doubt these
are dedicated professionals who are doing the nation's most
important job every day. But we all understand that intelligence
is at a crossroads at this point. With strong leadership from John
Deutch and with team work and team building, I am confident that
we'll be able to keep this agency in the right direction.
ZAHN: What kind of reaction have you gotten so far to some of
the members who have felt quite embattled through the last several
months?
SLATKIN: Well, I must say in my first couple of days, I've
been thrilled. I've been really pleased at the way people, the men
and women of the CIA, have welcomed the new team and have said that
they are willing, more than willing, to work with strong leadership
to move the agency forward. It's been a nice welcoming and I must
say I've spent most of my time in the first week meeting with the
senior leadership and meeting with all levels of the career force.
And you can feel a general understanding and a general welcoming of
strong leadership and the new team that John Deutch has put into
place.
ZAHN: There are still a couple of key positions left open.
Let's talk about the director of operations in closing this morning
which is a very sensitive post involving clandestine overseas
operations. How actively will you be involved in helping make that
appointment?
SLATKIN: I'm going to be very actively involved. John Deutch
has established a group of outside advisers as well as myself. The
outside advisers include Brent Scowcroft; John McMann, former
Deputy Director of the CIA; Ambassador Lilly; Nora Garrett, and
myself. We will form a team -- we are going to start today, as a
matter fact -- that will present John Deutch with a series of
recommendations for who the next director of operations will be.
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ZAHN: well, we thank you for joining us this morning. We
know you've got a lot of work to get started on this week. Again,
congratulations. Thank you for coming.
SLATKIN: Thank you, Paula. I appreciate being here.
ZAHN: Alright.
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