LETTER TO TIM SAMPLE RE: HPSCI MARK-UP

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• Publication Date: October 3, 2001

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 '
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
4 October 2001
Mr. Tim Sample
Staff Director
Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence
House of Reptesentatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Tim:
(U//FOU0) It is with' deep regret that I write this letter.
I have perused your Committee's mark-up of the Administration's
request for our Program for Fiscal Year 2002 and, while
reasonable people can legitimately disagree on any of a number
of the included topics, there is a tone to the remarks which can
only be described as accusatory, insulting, and demeaning.
Specifically, I call your attention to three items, with which I
am personally acquainted:
1. The punitive cut to the Counterintelligence
Center is hardly an unbiased or complete account. To
this day, I have not had a response to my request
that your associates sit down with me and share your
factual findings. At the same time, I take strong
exception to your characterizations of what occurred
in your investigation, particularly in light of the
number, depth and attributed exigency of your demands.
Repeatedly, we responded to your requests--in
writing--and our positions were not rebutted but
rather dismissed out of hand.
2. The remarks relative to �the Office of
Congressional Affairs come as a shock since it has
never been mentioned to me before. It strikes me as
unusual that in a relationship with our senior OCA
people, characterized by multiple daily contacts, this
is how you register dissatisfaction.
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3. The remarks relative to the cut in the Office
of the Inspector General are particularly offensive
since they question the integrity of our senior Agency
officials, specifically the DCI, DDCI and me. I
assure you that we understand the "value of an
independent IG." I have written and spoken on
this subject for many years with respect to audit
committees in the private sector--which fulfill the
same function--and, since joining the Agency, on the
IG role. I defy you to find one thing undone by us
which would incent the Executive Branch to name a
permanent IG. We have done everything in our power
to accomplish this. Additionally, I cannot find any
basis to document the other concerns you express.
Our IG office enjoys the total support of Agency
management and carries out its responsibilities in a
professional manner.
(U//FOU0) Finally, I would like to ask that in the future,
I am not left to learn of all your many criticisms in a budget
mark. We had hoped to move forward with your Committee as
partners, each trying to help the other, addressing issues in a
positive and constructive manner as they arise. I look forward
to getting our relationship back on track.
Sincerely yours,
A. �B. Krongard
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