Paul Gimigliano Quotations

There is plenty of work to go around. One key to success is that intelligence activities in a given country be coordinated, a process in which the (CIA) chief of station plays a crucial role.

When requests come in from Congress, of course they receive appropriate consideration.

CIA's mission is to provide the president and other leaders of our government with the best possible foreign intelligence to help keep our nation safe and strong,

What that means, ... is when we are asked to provide intelligence on a particular topic, we do so without shading or shaping the information in any way. It is not a question of partisan support.

As as rule we do not comment on the personal career decisions of individual employees.

That's what gets the people of this agency fired up to come to work every day. They know that the president appreciates the job that they do.

A CIA officer has been fired for unauthorized contact with the media and for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. This is a violation of the secrecy agreement that is the condition of employment with CIA. The officer has acknowledged the contact and the disclosures.

The officer has acknowledged unauthorized discussions with the media and the unauthorized sharing of classified information. That is a violation of the secrecy agreement that everyone signs as a condition of employment with the CIA.

Though the process typically works well, there will always be the anomaly, given the tremendous amount of material and multiple players involved.

Because the inspector general's review is ongoing, it would be inappropriate to discuss specific matters that may fall within that review. The fact that the inspector general is looking into something should in no way be seen as lending credibility to any assertion.