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In a time honored tradition known as

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the assumption of directorship . The

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defense counterintelligence and

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security agency flag was passed from

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acting under Secretary of Defense for

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Intelligence and Security . The

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honorable Melany Harris to newly hired

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director David Cutler . And in his

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first official act as director , Mr

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Cutler passed the flag to D CS A chief

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of staff , Miss Ellen Audrey .

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The ceremony was held at the National

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Marine Corps Museum in Quantico ,

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Virginia . No detail was overlooked .

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A special moment for former acting

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director Daniel Lee . He was honored

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for his leadership during the search

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for a new director and the honorable

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Melany Harris had warm words in her

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introduction of director Cutler . I've

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had the great fortune to have known and

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worked with David Cutler for a long

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time and in several roles , his breadth

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of experience within the intelligence

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community , both military and civilian

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support to national level decision

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making and management of large complex

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organizations make him well suited for

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this role . There was a wide range of

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dignitaries attending this event from

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the Department of Defense and

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Intelligence Community , the White

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House and Congress also in the crowd ,

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former DCs A directors and industry

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leaders , as well as senior leadership

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from DCs . A mission directorates and

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support areas and the gatekeepers whose

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job is to conduct integrated security

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services around the agency's core

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missions , personnel , security ,

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industrial security ,

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counterintelligence , and insider

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threat and security training . Director

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Cutler had a special message for all

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and specifically for the workforce . I

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promise you that I will listen and

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learn from you . I will fight to remove

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any barriers , preventing you from

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being successful . I will fight for the

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resources you need to do the job that

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you need to do . His overall speech ,

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it brought camaraderie and one part of

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his speech caught the attention of

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colleagues including Sheila Roberts , a

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security program's office ,

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investigative analyst . When he spoke

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directly to the workforce . My ears

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really honed in on how important

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security was and just making sure that

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we focus in on putting security first

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and mirroring it with intelligence . I

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like the fact that he wants to

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integrate security intelligence

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together . His message resonated and

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inspired . I got the feeling that he

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was speaking directly to me that I was

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the person he was , he was directing it

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to . I've been with the agency for a

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long time and he uh like I said , he

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just really knows the work that we do

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already and appreciates everyone with

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ceremonial formalities . Complete the

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never ending work of protecting

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national security continues with

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Director Cutler's goals . Very clear .

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The first is to be recognized as the

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nation's premier provider of integrated

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security services . Second is to be at

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full performance in our core mission

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areas . So personnel , security ,

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industrial security ,

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counterintelligence , and insider

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threat , and also security training .

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Also to have world class enablers to

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make those missions happen . And then

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finally to prepare for our own future ,

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actually do the planning ourselves and

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think about what we need to do and

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where we need to be by about the year

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2040 .