[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2229-S2230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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           THE RETIREMENT OF CIA INSPECTOR GENERAL FRED HITZ

 Mr. GLENN. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to Fred Hitz, 
who will soon be retiring from his position as CIA Inspector General. I 
have known Fred since he worked in the Department of Energy's 
congressional affairs' office in the 1970's, and I have gotten to know 
Fred particularly well since he became the first statutory CIA 
Inspector General in November of 1990. As Fred heads off to teach at 
Princeton University--his alma mater, I would simply note that the 
CIA's loss will be Princeton's gain.
  As the first statutory CIA IG, all of Fred's moves have been 
relentlessly scrutinized as his mission was often met with a great deal 
of apprehension. Fred was faced with the significant challenge of 
establishing an internal, yet independent, oversight mechanism within 
the CIA that served the DCI, and had certain responsibilities to the 
Congressional oversight committees. Over seven years later, because of 
Fred Hitz's tenacity, integrity, and respect for the Central 
Intelligence Agency, the CIA Office of Inspector General has matured, 
and today provides the effective, professional oversight that Congress 
intended when the CIA IG Act was passed in 1989. This has been no small 
achievement.
  In over 7 years of service as the CIA IG, Fred Hitz and his office 
have generated hundreds of quality products, and have advanced the 
national security of the United States by demonstrably improving the 
efficiency and effectiveness of this important agency. Fred has 
overseen the conduct of increasingly sophisticated and highly

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visible audits, inspections and investigations that have enhanced the 
accountability of the CIA and preserved the trust of CIA management, 
Congress and the public.
  Fred has developed and promoted standards of accountability that have 
brought consistency and fairness to the Agency's handling of employee 
performance issues. He has greatly strengthened the Office of Inspector 
General by expanding the size of its professional cadre and the scope 
of its efforts, as well as by insisting that its audits, inspections 
and investigations be conducted with thoroughness, strict objectivity 
and an unwavering devotion to quality. In so doing, Fred has garnered 
the Office of Inspector General the respect, admiration and trust of 
CIA managers, counterparts throughout the Intelligence Community and 
the U.S. Government--and the Congressional intelligence oversight 
committees.
  As a result of Fred's leadership, the CIA's Office of Inspector 
General has become a bulwark of independence and professionalism, 
assuring the American people that their nation's premier intelligence 
organization is conducting its activities efficiently, effectively and 
under the rule of law.
  Mr. President, the CIA and the nation owe Fred Hitz a great deal of 
gratitude for his fine work at the Central Intelligence Agency. I wish 
Fred all the best in all of his future endeavors.

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