July 19, 2010

Washington, D.C. - The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will host a panel discussion, “State of Play: The Future of the Director of National Intelligence,” with Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and former 9/11 Commission Chair and Vice Chair Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton. The discussion will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, July 20, 2010, the morning of the nomination hearing for James R. Clapper to be the new Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The discussion will be moderated by The Associated Press’ Kimberly Dozier.

Congressman Thornberry, and Governor Kean and Congressman Hamilton, now co-chairs of the BPC’s National Security Preparedness Group, will discuss what issues the new DNI, the fourth in five years, will confront. Under the leadership of Governor Kean and Congressman Hamilton, the BPC has been conducting an ongoing review of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act and the effectiveness of the DNI, a recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.

A series presented by the BPC, Bridge-Builder Breakfasts highlight institutions and individuals who are reaching across political lines to solve critical challenges facing the country.

WHO: Congressman Mac Thornberry, former 9/11 Commission Chair and Vice Chair Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton, co-chairs of the BPC’s National Security Preparedness Group, and AP’s Kimberly Dozier

WHAT: State of Play: The Future of the Director of National Intelligence
Bridge-Builder Breakfast Panel Discussion

WHERE: Bipartisan Policy Center
1225 I Street NW, Suite 1000, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005

WHEN: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
8:00AM to 9:30AM
Continental breakfast available at 8:00AM
Program begins at 8:30AM

The event is open to media, but space is limited. Members of the press wishing to attend, please RSVP here. Press set-up begins at 8:00AM.

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National Security Preparedness Group