Speech #1100058248

Let me just read it. "The Committee has reduced the funding level for intelligence and analysis below the amounts requested. The Committee notes that the Office of Intelligence and Analysis carried over significant unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2006. and has shown no signs of an increased pace of obligations during the current fiscal year." That is not something were pleased about. but the best way to create some pressure and some incentives to correct this situation. to get this function moving. is what the committee has done. The gentlemans amendment would reduce by $10 million the amounts provided to the managerial function and the Border Patrol at DHS and reallocate those funds for the intelligence functions. But as I said. at the end of 2006 the intelligence program had $50 million remaining unspent. largely because it was unable to hire the staff at the rate at which it was planned. Theres been no indication from the intelligence managers of the Department that the pace of hiring has increased. so we fully expect the programs will end this year with significant balances unspent.